Brentford FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Brentford FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Brentford Community Stadium.
- Brentford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Steve Martin
- Referee Darren England
- Referee Marc Perry
- Referee Adrian Holmes
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D 17 Apr Millwall FC H 0–0 D 10 Apr Preston North End FC A 5–0 W 06 Apr Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D 03 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D 20 Mar Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Apr Brentford FC A 1–1 D 16 Apr Reading FC A 1–1 D 10 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–2 D 05 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–5 L 02 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 0–1 L 20 Mar Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Cardiff City FC gets underway.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 363 games and scored 332 goals.
- 10' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jonny Williams made 307 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Brentford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Curtis Nelson, as he is very good at scoring at Brentford Community Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joe Ralls suffering a number of foals already.
- 57' GOAL! Kieffer Moore scores on 57.
- 58' Another substitution for Brentford FC to replace Vitaly Janelt by Saman Ghoddoos on 58 minute.
- 63' What a strike from Tariqe Fosu! The score is 1-1.
- 68' The whistle greets Bryan Mbeumo as he departs to be replaced by Emiliano Hansen.
- 73' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Wilson departs to be replaced by Leandro Bacuna.
- 74' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Marlon Pack is replaced by Sheyi Ojo on 74 minute.
- 79' Brentford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
- 81' Josh Murphy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kieffer Moore on 81 minute.
- 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 87' It’s a booking for Brentford FC player. Tariqe Fosu gets a Yellow card.
- 87' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Thomas Sang departs to be replaced by Jonny Williams.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sergi Canos.
- 90' Another change for Brentford FC made on 90 minute. Tariqe Fosu leaves to be changed by Charlie Goode.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Brentford FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Tariqe Fosu ↓ Charlie Goode 90'
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Bryan Mbeumo ↓ Emiliano Hansen 68'
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Vitaly Janelt ↓ Saman Ghoddoos 58'
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Mads Roerslev ↓ Sergi Canos 58'
Bench
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Emiliano Hansen ↑ 68'
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Sergi Canos ↑ 58'
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Charlie Goode ↑ 90'
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Saman Ghoddoos ↑ 58'
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Coach Thomas FrankCardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Marlon Pack ↓ Sheyi Ojo 74'
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Harry Wilson ↓ Leandro Bacuna 73'
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Kieffer Moore ↓ Josh Murphy 81'
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Perry Ng ↓ Jordi Osei-Tutu 81'
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28
Thomas Sang ↓ Jonny Williams 87'
Bench
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Leandro Bacuna ↑ 73'
- 29
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Jonny Williams ↑ 87'
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Josh Murphy ↑ 81'
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Sheyi Ojo ↑ 74'
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Jordi Osei-Tutu ↑ 81'
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Coach Mick McCarthy -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sergi Canos 3 Bryan Mbeumo 2 Will Vaulks 2 Ollie Watkins 1 Marlon Pack 1 Luka Racic 1 Joe Ralls 1 Junior Hoilett 1 Head to Head
Brentford FC Form
Cardiff City FC Form
2021-04-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-03-20 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.4 Brentford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.03 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.43Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Brentford FC or Draw 74%Draw or Cardiff City FC 54%Brentford FC or Cardiff City FC 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 11.2%0 – 0 10.9%2 – 1 8.6%2 – 0 8.3%0 – 1 7.9%1 – 2 6.3%0 – 2 4.5%2 – 2 4.5%3 – 1 4%3 – 0 3.8%3 – 2 2.2%Asian Handicap — Brentford FC
Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 22% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 16% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✓Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.