Southampton vs Cardiff City prediction | 1 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Southampton Rating: 70.2
H
59%
1 January 2027
Championship
D
23%
Cardiff City Rating: 63.5
A
18%
Southampton
Ranking: #134 overall, #23 in England

70.3 → 70.2 (-0.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-1 08 Sep Swansea City (H) 69.5 -0.2
4-1 12 Sep Bristol City (H) 68.8 -0.7
2-1 19 Sep Wrexham (A) 69.7 +0.9
1-0 11 Oct Portsmouth (H) 69.4 -0.3
0-1 14 Oct Norwich City (A) 70.2 +0.8
Cardiff City
Ranking: #271 overall, #38 in England

61.0 → 63.5 (+2.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 08 Sep Stoke City (H) 62.3 +0.8
1-0 12 Sep Bolton (A) 63.1 +0.8
3-1 19 Sep Charlton (H) 63.6 +0.5
2-1 10 Oct Blackburn (A) 62.8 -0.8
5-1 13 Oct Watford (H) 63.5 +0.7

Southampton vs Cardiff City: by the numbers

There are 137 places between these two in our European rankings, with Southampton the higher, and 15 places between them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Cardiff City have moved +2.5 rating points, against -0.1 for Southampton.

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

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

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