Cardiff vs Southampton

8 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Callum Paterson 74’

Match summary

Cardiff won 1-0 at home to Southampton. It was goalless at half-time.

Callum Paterson put Cardiff ahead in the 74th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Southampton's 0.51 from 12.

Match stats

Cardiff Southampton
13 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.56 xG 0.50
1.56 Non-penalty xG 0.50
7 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Cardiff Southampton
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Callum Paterson1-0 (Cardiff)
74’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cardiff
  • Sean Morrison
  • Joe Bennett
Southampton
  • Yan Valery
  • Oriol Romeu

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.56 0.51 74’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), 1-0 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.56 0.51 74’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), 1-0 Paterson 74’
Cardiff 1.56 xGSouthampton 0.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Cardiff attacking 
74’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 81’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 55’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 10’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 6’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 11’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 81’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 18’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 67’ Matt Targett (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Joe Bennett (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Mario Lemina (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Matt Targett (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 18’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 81’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 55’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 10’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 6’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 11’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 81’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 18’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 67’ Matt Targett (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Joe Bennett (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Mario Lemina (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Matt Targett (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 18’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Neil Etheridge GK900 0.000.000
Bruno Ecuele Manga DEF900 0.000.000
Sean Morrison DEF903 0.430.061
Sol Bamba DEF900 0.000.000
Joe Bennett DEF901 0.050.000
Aron Gunnarsson MID900 0.000.000
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing MID682 0.070.262
Harry Arter MID901 0.130.351
Víctor Camarasa MID900 0.000.174
Josh Murphy MID861 0.070.000
Callum Paterson FWD9014 0.730.132
Junior Hoilett Sub221 0.080.000
Kadeem Harris Sub40 0.000.000
Joe Ralls Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 34% Bet365 odds 2.90
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.25
Southampton win 36% Bet365 odds 2.70

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cardiff LWLWL
Southampton LDLDL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.