"SOUTHAMPTON v CARDIFF FACTS" PREDICTIONS HERE

Head-to-head

• Cardiff hold a narrow 17 wins to 16 lead over Southampton after 44 league and cup clashes over 90 years.

• The Bluebirds have won three of their last four league meetings with Southampton, although they have only beaten Saints twice away from home.

• The most recent of those two victories was 5-3 in October 1962 at second league level.

Southampton

• Saints have lost three of the last four league games, and with it their top of the table status.

• Nigel Adkins' men still boast the best home record in the division, with 11 of their 14 games won, and 34 points out of 42 secured. They have drawn 199 home matches in second level league football.

• Southampton are also the top scorers in this Championship campaign, and need to add one to their 50 goals so far, to total 2,500 all time in the second tier.

Cardiff City

• The third placed Bluebirds, one point behind the top two, and unbeaten in five Championship games (W3, D2).

• The Carling Cup finalists are also on an eight-match undefeated away league run, having won three and drawn five since losing by the odd goal in seven at Peterborough on 18 October.

• Malky Mackay's side also boast the best disciplinary record in the division, with just 33 cards received; all yellow.


Team News

Southampton defender Jos Hooiveld misses out with a hamstring strain but Jose Fonte and Richard Chaplow are fit.

Iago Falque is available again after being cup-tied while Adam Lallana will be given a check on a groin injury.

Cardiff manager Malky Mackay has the luxury of picking from a squad which has no new injury worries.

Captain Mark Hudson returns after a calf strain with full-back Kyle McNaughton likely to start after making his comeback from a spell out injured.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16695931.stm

Spot the mistake by the BBC, not me

Who the bloody hell is "Kyle McNaughton" haha

2-2

Who the bloody hell is "Kyle McNaughton" haha

Kyle McNaughton ??

Don't like the idea of proposed signing Billy Sharpe playing against us. You know what happens whe a new signing starts,they normally score and lift the rest of their team. Bad timing for us,hopefully i'm wrong.

1-1

Got a good feeling about this one, as long as Malky can keep their feet on the ground I see a 2-1 victory to the sheepshaggers.

Short half hour journey on the train for me so I should be pissed by 4.30pm latest.

Happy Days

3-1 southampton

2-0 Southampton

Has Kevin changed his name to Kyle!?

2 2 HUDSON first goal might try a cheeky £5 on this any idea what odds i will get??

2 1 cardiff miller will score and whitts winner

3-1

Is ricky lambert still suspended ?

Is ricky lambert still suspended ?

no hes back mate..


im going for a 1-1.

3-1 southampton

I think it'll be this^^^^.

Can't help but feel that they've been really disappointing of late and will want to make amends. Can see us taking a hiding particularly with Lambert back.

I actually think our heroics on tuesday will make us play even better and with more confidence.
Its going to be extremely tough and id gladly take a draw,Southampton are too good a team to carry on their poor run of form

1-1

1-0 Cardiff, late winner

Cheers Rhys - Will be happy with either a Win or a Draw...Lots of points still to be played for

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/So ... 59489.html

I'm finishing work to head for southampton in 15 minutes, FACT

SOUTHAMPTON 19 CARDIFF 27