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    Cardiff City
    Cardiff City
    21st in the table
    LDLWL
    vs
    Southampton
    Southampton
    11th in the table
    DWWLW
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    Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.

    How this scoreline is calculated

    Cardiff City

    Form comparison

    Southampton

    3.4
    Form scoreout of 10, last 10 matches
    7.6
    Form score: Cardiff City 3.4, Southampton 7.6
    1.20
    Goals scoredper game, last 10
    2.10
    Goals scored: Cardiff City 1.20, Southampton 2.10
    1.60
    Goals concededper game, last 10, lower is better
    1.40
    Goals conceded: Cardiff City 1.60, Southampton 1.40
    mixed
    Opposition facedlast 10
    mixed

    Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.

    Opposition faced: Cardiff City mixed, Southampton mixed

    The form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.

    0/5Cardiff City
    Clean Sheetslast 5 games
    Southampton1/5
    2/5Cardiff City
    Failed to Scorelast 5 games
    Southampton0/5
    1.2Cardiff City
    Goals For per game
    Southampton2.1
    1.6Cardiff City
    Goals Against per game
    Southampton1.4
    1.9Cardiff City
    Yellow Cards per game
    Southampton1.7
    0.0Cardiff City
    Red Cards per game
    Southampton0.1
    0Cardiff City
    Win Streakmatches
    Southampton1
    Season averages • Cardiff City: 10 matches • Southampton: 10 matches • Refreshed weekly
    Cardiff City
    Cardiff City
    Mixed3.4/10
    Form score, last 10 matches
    LDLWL
    Over 2.5 goals
    2/5
    BTTS
    3/5
    Clean sheet
    0/5
    Scored in
    3/5
    Southampton
    Southampton
    Solid7.6/10
    Form score, last 10 matches
    DWWLW
    Over 2.5 goals
    3/5
    BTTS
    4/5
    Clean sheet
    1/5
    Scored in
    5/5
    Last 5 meetings
    5W - 1D - 4L from Cardiff City's perspective
    • 28 Aug 2024Cardiff3-5Southampton
    • 20 Apr 2024Cardiff2-1Southampton
    • 02 Dec 2023Southampton2-0Cardiff
    • 27 Jul 2021Cardiff0-4Southampton
    • 09 Feb 2019Southampton1-2Cardiff
    Cardiff City
    Cardiff City
    Last 5 matches
    • 10 Oct 2026vsBlackburn2-1L
    • 19 Sept 2026vsCharlton3-1W
    • 12 Sept 2026vsBolton1-0L
    • 08 Sept 2026vsStoke City1-1D
    • 05 Sept 2026vsPortsmouth2-0L
    Southampton
    Southampton
    Last 5 matches
    • 11 Oct 2026vsPortsmouth1-0W
    • 19 Sept 2026vsWrexham2-1L
    • 12 Sept 2026vsBristol City4-1W
    • 08 Sept 2026vsSwansea3-1W
    • 05 Sept 2026vsLincoln1-1D
    PosTeamPts
    9West Bromwich Albion14
    10Bristol City14
    11Southampton13
    12Charlton Athletic13
    13Blackburn Rovers12
    19Portsmouth8
    20Watford8
    21Cardiff City7
    22Burnley7
    23Derby County6
    Updated daily

    Cardiff City vs Southampton: form and season numbers

    Cardiff City take a form score of 3.4 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 7.6 for Southampton. Cardiff City have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5, while Southampton have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Cardiff City average 1.2 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Southampton 2.1 and 1.4. Cardiff City have kept a clean sheet in 0% of their matches this season, Southampton in 10%. In their last 10 meetings Cardiff City have won 5, drawn 1 and lost 4. Cardiff City sit 21st on 7 points, Southampton 11th on 13.

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