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Southampton vs Cardiff has a mixed league balance, with Cardiff wins answered by a Southampton reply. Cardiff won 2-1 on 20 April 2024 and 2-1 on 9 February 2019, while Southampton won 2-0 on 2 December 2023. Cardiff also won 1-0 on 8 December 2018, but Southampton’s 5-3 League Cup win and 4-0 friendly result are secondary to the league comparison.
Past matches, Southampton vs Cardiff
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Cardiff
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18M
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52M
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50M
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53F
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54F
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41G
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49D
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37D
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51M
Southampton Substitutes
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M
10
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D
37
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M
54
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D
28
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M
60
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D
57
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D
46
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G
1
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D
3
Match events
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10'⚽Mateus Fernandes Normal Goal (Asst: T. Dibling)
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21'⚽R. Colwill Normal Goal (Asst: M. Reindorf)
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30'⚽S. Amo-Ameyaw Normal Goal (Asst: C. Taylor)
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36'Rubin Colwill Yellow Card
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46'A. Robertson A. Gbadehan
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48'⚽R. Edwards Own Goal
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53'Tyler Dibling Yellow Card
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55'⚽C. Archer Normal Goal (Asst: Mateus Fernandes)
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57'⚽A. Robertson Normal Goal (Asst: R. Conte)
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63'C. Twose R. Colwill
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64'A. Lallana L. Ugochukwu
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64'A. Bella-Kotchap Mateus Fernandes
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69'James Bree Yellow Card
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73'Nathan Wood Yellow Card
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78'I. Jefferies R. Kpakio
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86'R. Akachukwu R. Edwards
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89'Malachi Walcott Yellow Card
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90' +5Juan Larios T. Dibling
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90' +5J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh S. Amo-Ameyaw
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90' +1⚽J. Bree Normal Goal
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90' +4⚽C. Archer Normal Goal (Asst: T. Dibling)
Stats for this game
Matchup Southampton VS Cardiff
Cardiff hold the stronger league line
Cardiff won 2-1 at home on 20 April 2024, 2-1 at Southampton on 9 February 2019 and 1-0 at home on 8 December 2018. Southampton answered with a 2-0 home victory on 2 December 2023. The Championship and Premier League results therefore lean Cardiff, while Southampton’s win keeps the comparison from becoming one-way. Cardiff have supplied narrow victories in both venues, and Southampton’s two-goal result is a clear reply.
Cup and friendly scores need less weight
Southampton won 5-3 at Cardiff in the League Cup on 28 August 2024 and 4-0 in a friendly on 27 July 2021. Those results add contrast but should remain secondary to the Championship and Premier League meetings. A future league encounter will ask whether Southampton can turn its 2-0 reply into a broader balance or Cardiff can add weight to the stronger historical league direction in the matchup.