The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 win over Bristol City in the mid-week, while the Bluebirds suffered a 1-0 defeat against West Bromwich Albion last time out.
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Southampton will be bidding to extend their unbeaten run to 11 games in the EFL Championship when they play host to Cardiff City at St. Mary’s Stadium on Saturday. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 win over Bristol City in the mid-week, while the Bluebirds suffered a 1-0 defeat against West Bromwich Albion last time out. The Saints are currently occupying fourth spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 34 points from 18 games, eight adrift of the top two, while the visitors are sitting at the ninth position, with 27 points to their name, three shy of the playoffs.
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Southampton edged past Bristol City on Wednesday night thanks to Kyle Walker-Peters’ lone goal early in the second-half. It was their tenth league-win of the season, and the result extended their unbeaten run to ten games, recording seven victories in the process. Meanwhile, the goal-scoring prowess of Russell Martin’s side have started to drop off a little bit, as they have found the back of the net only five times from their last four outings. The Saints have recorded four wins and one draw from from their most recent five games at St Mary’s Stadium, but their only shutout during that period was the one against the Robins in the mid-week.
Cardiff, on the other hand, have been largely inconsistent in the Championship so far, recording eight wins, three draws and seven defeats from 18 league games. The Bluebirds returned to action following the international break with a come-from-behind dramatic 2-1 victory away to Preston North End on Saturday, thanks to injury time goals from Karlan Grant and Ike Ugbo. However, Cardiff lost out to West Brom three days later, courtesy of Jeremy Sarmiento’s lone goal five minutes into the second-half. Meanwhile, on a positive note, Erol Bulut’s side have taken seven points from their last three games on the road, scoring six goals and conceding just once in the process.
Southampton probable starting lineup: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Manning, Smallbone, Downes, S.Armstrong, Edozie, A.Armstrong, Fraser
Cardiff City probable starting lineup: Runarsson, Romeo, Goutas, McGuinness, Ng, Siopis, Ralls, Bowler, Robinson, Grant, Etete
Southampton
| Opponents | Score |
| Bristol City | 1-0 (W) |
| Huddersfield | 1-1 (D) |
| West Brom | 2-1 (W) |
| Millwall | 0-1 (W) |
| Birmingham | 3-1 (W) |
Cardiff City
| Opponents | Score |
| West Brom | 0-1 (L) |
| Preston | 1-2 (W) |
| Norwich | 2-3 (L) |
| Stoke | 0-0 (D) |
| Bristol City | 2-0 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Southampton beat Cardiff | 0-4 |
| Cardiff beat Southampton | 1-2 |
| Cardiff beat Southampton | 1-0 |
| Cardiff beat Southampton | 0-1 |
| Southampton beat Cardiff | 0-3 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Southampton and Cardiff City will take place at St. Mary’s Stadium on Saturday at 8:30 pm IST.
| Southampton vs Cardiff City | Key Details |
| Date | December 2 |
| Venue | St. Mary’s Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 8:30 pm |
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