Cardiff – Southampton 2–1

	1H	2H	T
C	0	2	2
SOU	0	1	1

Match report

Cardiff beat Southampton 2–1 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Johnson opened the scoring in the 63rd minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Southampton have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

⚽Johnsonassist Walsh

63'

⇄Lopez↓ Weber

63'

⇄James Jones↓ F. Azaz

⇄Lindqvist↓ Johnson

72'

⇄G. Long↓ J. Aribo

Haas

73'

74'

⚽F. Azazassist R. Akachukwu

⚽Keller

86'

Momentum

C

⚽⚽⚽

SOU

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 27, 2025 · 18:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance32,699 / 44,793 (73%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#16·

#5

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Müller

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-37.37Formation7.304-3-3 SOU

17.9Müller 26.8Petrov 37.9Walsh 46.4Haas 57.1Martin 67.6Almeida 76.8Bianchi 87.9Keller 97.6Janssen 107.2Johnson 117.9Weber

Cardiff

Coach: P. Rossi · 4-3-3

1Müller7.9 2Petrov6.8 3Walsh7.9 4Haas6.4 5Martin7.1 6Almeida7.6 7Bianchi6.8 8Keller7.9 9Janssen7.6 10Johnson7.2 11Weber7.9

Southampton

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

31G. Bazunu7.4

14J. Bree7.0

5T. Dobson-Ventura7.7

6T. Harwood-Bellis6.6

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