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
Southampton
Form comparisonCardiff City
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: Southampton mixed, Cardiff City mixedThe 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.
- 28 Aug 2024Cardiff3-5Southampton
- 20 Apr 2024Cardiff2-1Southampton
- 02 Dec 2023Southampton2-0Cardiff
- 27 Jul 2021Cardiff0-4Southampton
- 09 Feb 2019Southampton1-2Cardiff
- 08 Dec 2018Cardiff1-0Southampton
- 12 Apr 2014Southampton0-1Cardiff
- 26 Dec 2013Cardiff0-3Southampton
- 31 Jan 2012Southampton1-1Cardiff
- 28 Sept 2011Cardiff2-1Southampton
- 07 Nov 2026vsPreston1-0L
- 03 Nov 2026vsWest Brom1-1D
- 31 Oct 2026vsQPR4-1W
- 24 Oct 2026vsWest Ham2-3W
- 17 Oct 2026vsBolton0-0D
- 07 Nov 2026vsBurnley5-4W
- 04 Nov 2026vsWest Ham3-3D
- 31 Oct 2026vsWolves3-0L
- 24 Oct 2026vsBirmingham1-0W
- 17 Oct 2026vsMiddlesbrough2-2D
The rows around these two clubs. Dots mark the clubs in between.
Southampton vs Cardiff City: form and season numbers
Southampton take a form score of 7.6 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 5.0 for Cardiff City. Southampton have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 competitive matches, while Cardiff City have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Southampton average 1.8 goals scored and 0.9 conceded per game, Cardiff City 2.1 and 1.8. Southampton have kept a clean sheet in 30% of their matches this season, Cardiff City in 10%. In their last 10 meetings Southampton have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5. Southampton sit 7th on 24 points, Cardiff City 14th on 18.
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