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 4-1 win over QPR, preceded by a 3-2 win over West Ham United.

The most recent match for Cardiff was a 0-3 defeat against Wolves, preceded by a 1-0 win over Birmingham.

The numbers favour Southampton, with 27 points and 13 goals conceded in 13 matches, against 14 points and 20 goals conceded in 13 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

QPR 4-1 W

West Ham United 3-2 D

Bolton 0-0 W

Norwich 1-0 W

Portsmouth 1-0

Cardiff

Wolves 0-3 W

Birmingham 1-0 D

Middlesbrough 2-2 W

Watford 5-1 L

Blackburn 1-2

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
Middlesbrough	25
Birmingham	23
Stoke City	23
Swansea	23
West Ham United	22
Wolves	21
West Brom	21
Southampton	20
QPR	20
Sheffield Utd	19
Blackburn	18
Portsmouth	18
Norwich	15
Millwall	15
Bristol City	15
Lincoln	15
Cardiff	14
Wrexham	14
Bolton	14
Charlton	14
Watford	11
Burnley	8
Derby	7
Preston	5

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

Cameron Bragg

James Ward-Prowse

Kuryu Matsuki

Finn Azaz

Leonardo Weschenfelder-Scienza

Lewis Norman Dobbin