Southampton vs Cardiff City prediction | 1 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Southampton
Ranking: #119 overall, #23 in England

69.9 → 71.2 (+1.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 09 May Boro (A) 69.2 -0.4
2-1 12 May Boro (H) 69.7 +0.5
2-1 16 Aug Watford (A) 70.3 +0.6
3-1 22 Aug Stoke City (H) 70.5 +0.2
5-1 29 Aug Millwall (H) 71.2 +0.7
Cardiff City
Ranking: #321 overall, #43 in England

61.5 → 62.0 (+0.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 26 Apr West Brom (H) 61.8 0.0
4-2 03 May Norwich City (A) 61.4 -0.4
1-1 17 Aug Wrexham (H) 61.0 -0.4
2-2 22 Aug Derby (A) 61.7 +0.7
2-2 29 Aug Sheff Utd (H) 62.0 +0.3

Southampton vs Cardiff City: by the numbers

There are 202 places between these two in our European rankings, with Southampton the higher, and 20 places between them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Southampton have moved +1.3 rating points, against +0.5 for Cardiff City.

Last time these teams played, on 20 Apr 2024, Southampton lost 0.3 rating points.

Southampton first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 81.6 on 11 Jan 2020.

The highest Cardiff City have ever stood in our European rankings is #77, first reached on 9 Dec 2018.