Cardiff vs Southampton

20 April 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee O Langford

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Famara Diédhiou 68’
  • Cian Ashford 90+6’
  • Joe Aribo 12’

Match summary

Cardiff came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Southampton, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

Joe Aribo put Southampton ahead in the 12th minute, Famara Diédhiou equalised in the 68th minute, and Cian Ashford won it in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cardiff created 1.80 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Southampton 2.06 from 21.

Match stats

Cardiff Southampton
12 Shots 21
7 Shots on Target 8
4 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.80 xG 2.06
1.80 Non-penalty xG 2.06

Key events

Cardiff Southampton
Kick-off
12’
Joe Aribo0-1 (Southampton)
Half-time0-1
Famara Diédhiou1-1 (Cardiff)
68’
Cian Ashford2-1 (Cardiff)
90+6’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Nathaniel Phillips
Southampton
  • Jan Bednarek
  • Stuart Armstrong
  • Kamaldeen Sulemana

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.80 2.06 12’ Joe Aribo (Southampton), 0-1 12’ 68’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), 1-1 68’ 90+6’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), 2-1 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.80 2.06 12’ Joe Aribo (Southampton), 0-1 Aribo 12’ 68’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), 1-1 Diédhiou 68’ 90+6’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), 2-1 Ashford 90+6’
Cardiff 1.80 xGSouthampton 2.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Cardiff attacking 
68’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), open play, 0.85 xG, goal 90+2’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), set piece, 0.33 xG, blocked 90+8’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 59’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 15’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 18’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 68’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 33’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 62’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 34’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 39’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 21’ Joe Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 22’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 31’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 12’ Joe Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 56’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 53’ Joe Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 8’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ David Brooks (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 15’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 68’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), open play, 0.85 xG, goal 90+2’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), set piece, 0.33 xG, blocked 90+8’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 59’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 15’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 18’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 68’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 33’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 62’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 34’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 39’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 21’ Joe Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 31’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 22’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 12’ Joe Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 56’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Joe Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ David Brooks (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+6’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 15’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Ethan Horvath
90′ – – – – – – –
Mahlon Romeo Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
Nathaniel Phillips
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Dimitris Goutas
90′ – – 1 0.33 – – –
Ollie Tanner Taken off
77′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Manolis Siopis
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Ralls
90′ – – – – – – –
Cian Ashford
90′ 1 – 2 0.04 – – –
David Turnbull Taken off
61′ – – 1 0.19 – – –
Rubin Colwill
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Yakou Méïté
90′ – – 2 0.19 – – –
Famara Diédhiou Came on as a substitute
29′ 1 – 3 0.97 – – –
Raheem Conte Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Luey Giles Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 10% Avg odds 9.40
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.86
Southampton win 74% Avg odds 1.29

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cardiff LWLWL
Southampton LDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Southampton 2-0 Cardiff, 02 Dec 23 All Cardiff vs Southampton meetings, next on 12 Dec 26

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.