Match summary
Southampton saw off Cardiff 2-0. Southampton led 2-0 at half-time.
Adam Armstrong put Southampton ahead in the 11th minute and Armstrong made it 2-0 with a header in the 15th minute.
The chances backed that up: Southampton created 2.50 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Cardiff's 0.83 from 10.
Before kick-off
Southampton win
58%
Avg odds 1.64
Draw
24%
Avg odds 4.04
Cardiff win
18%
Avg odds 5.16
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
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.