Southampton - Cardiff

Southampton

Championship Season 2026 - Round 25

Friday 1 January 2027 15:00

Planned

Cardiff

Match preview

Southampton take on Cardiff in Championship at St. Mary's Stadium on 1 January 2027.

The most recent match for Southampton was a 1-0 win over Portsmouth, preceded by a 1-2 defeat against Wrexham.

The most recent match for Cardiff was a 1-2 defeat against Blackburn, preceded by a 3-1 win over Charlton.

The numbers favour Southampton, with 17 points and 10 goals conceded in 9 matches, against 7 points and 14 goals conceded in 9 matches for Cardiff.

The record over the 6 previous meetings: 3 wins for Southampton, 3 wins for Cardiff and no draws. See every meeting between Southampton and Cardiff.

68% Southampton

18% Draw

14% Cardiff

Our algorithm predicts Southampton to win, with a probability of 68%.

Team forms

Southampton

Portsmouth 1-0 L

Wrexham 1-2 W

Bristol City 4-1 W

Swansea 3-1 D

Lincoln 1-1

Cardiff

Blackburn 1-2 W

Charlton 3-1 L

Bolton 0-1 D

Stoke City 1-1 L

Portsmouth 0-2

Previous confrontations (H2H)

3 Southampton

0 Draw

3 Cardiff

67% Over 2.5 goals

50% Both teams scored

3.5 Goals per match

2 | 1 Clean sheets

Biggest win: Cardiff 0-4 Southampton (2021)

Most goals: Cardiff 3-5 Southampton (2024)

Goals scored all matches

2.17

1.33

Goals in home matches

1.50

Goals in away matches

2.50

1.00

Above is calculated based on the below matches

Full H2H of Southampton and Cardiff →

2024-08-28 Wednesday 19:45

Won 😎

Cardiff 2

Southampton 3

2024-04-20 Saturday 15:00

Won 😀

Cardiff

Southampton 3

2023-12-02 Saturday 15:00

Won 😎

Southampton

Cardiff

2021-07-27 Tuesday 19:00

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Cardiff

Southampton

2019-02-09 Saturday 15:00

Won 😎

Southampton 3

Cardiff 3

2018-12-08 Saturday 15:00

Won 😀

Cardiff 2

Southampton 2

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Stadion

Stadion name

St. Mary's Stadium

Capacity

32689

Address

Britannia Road
Southampton, Hampshire

table 2026

Championship

Team	Pts
Swansea	20
Middlesbrough	18
West Ham United	16
Stoke City	16
Wolves	14
QPR	14
Birmingham	14
Millwall	14
West Brom	14
Bristol City	14
Charlton	13
Blackburn	12
Sheffield Utd	12
Wrexham	11
Lincoln	11
Southampton	10
Bolton	10
Norwich	9
Portsmouth	8
Watford	8
Cardiff	7
Burnley	7
Derby	6
Preston	4

Complete table

Possible line-up

This possible line-up is based on both teams' past line-ups, especially the most recent one. The actual line-up may differ and will be shown here as soon as it is announced.

Southampton — Formation: 4-2-3-1

Daniel Peretz

James Bree

Jack Stephens

Keven Schlotterbeck

Ryan Manning

Flynn Downes

James Ward-Prowse

Cameron Bragg

Finn Azaz

Leonardo Weschenfelder-Scienza

Cyle Larin