Southampton – Cardiff 3–2

	1H	2H	T
SOU	2	1	3
C	1	1	2

Match report

Southampton beat Cardiff 3–2 at Southampton Stadium in Championship. F. Azaz opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Southampton have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽F. Azaz

15'

26'

⚽García

⚽J. Ariboassist E. Jelert

38'

J. Bree

38'

2H

55'

Moreau

⚽J. Ariboassist J. Aribo

76'

⇄James Jones↓ F. Azaz

76'

⇄Müller↓ Pereira

⇄G. Long↓ J. Aribo

85'

⇄Petrov↓ Romano

87'

⚽Romanoassist Lopez

Momentum

SOU

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 18, 2023 · 19:00

VenueSouthampton Stadium

Attendance50,427 / 58,636 (86%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking SOU

#11·

#18

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

F. Azaz

7.7

Lineups

SOU 4-3-37.00Formation7.084-3-3 C

7.7Azaz 17.3Lopez 27.1Lindqvist 37.7Rossi 47.1Novak 56.3Hansen 67.5Ferrari 77.3Silva 86.3García 97.3Moreau 107.5Romano 116.5Pereira

Southampton

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

31G. Bazunu6.8

14J. Bree7.5

5T. Dobson-Ventura6.4

6T. Harwood-Bellis6.5

Cardiff

Coach: D. Costa · 4-3-3

1Lopez7.3 2Lindqvist7.1 3Rossi7.7 4Novak7.1 5Hansen6.3 6Ferrari7.5 7Silva7.3 8García6.3 9Moreau7.3 10Romano7.5 11Pereira6.5

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL