Saturday , 14 November 2026

Brentford FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Brentford FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Tue 20 Apr 2021 · 17:00 UTC Brentford Community Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'
Tariqe Fosu 87' Y
Sergi Canos 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Brentford Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
4 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

2
2
Brentford FC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-12-26 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Brentford FC 2020-02-29 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Brentford FC 2019-12-11 Brentford FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
9/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
5/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 10 G 3 A
Yousef Salech 5 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 2 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Brentford FC and Cardiff City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Brentford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brentford FC that had 352 games and scored 520 goals.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Leandro Bacuna is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brentford FC.
  • 35' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Brentford FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Will Vaulks has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Wales international Kieffer Moore has been a key figure this campaign — 5 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' A goal from the Wales international Kieffer Moore! He fires home on 57 to make it 0-1!
  • 58' Another change for Brentford FC made on 58 minute. Vitaly Janelt leaves to be changed by Saman Ghoddoos.
  • 63' Tariqe Fosu does the damage! The net is bulging and Brentford FC surge ahead!
  • 68' It is a substitution in Brentford FC team. Bryan Mbeumo is replaced by Emiliano Hansen on 68 minute.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Leandro Bacuna comes on to replace Harry Wilson.
  • 74' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Marlon Pack exits the field as Sheyi Ojo enters on 74.
  • 79' Ivan Toney has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 53 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Kieffer Moore is withdrawn and Josh Murphy gets his opportunity.
  • 86' 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.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Tariqe Fosu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' Jonny Williams is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thomas Sang at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Sergi Canos on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Brentford FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' Charlie Goode is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tariqe Fosu at the 90 minute mark.
  • It finishes all square. Brentford FC and Cardiff City FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-04-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-12-26 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Brentford FC 2020-02-29 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Brentford FC 2019-12-11 Brentford FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC

Brentford FC Form

2021-04-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-17 Brentford FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2021-04-10 Preston North End FC 0–5 Brentford FC W 2021-04-06 Brentford FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-04-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2021-03-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

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 accuracy
2 / 4
1.4 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brentford FC46% Draw28% Cardiff City FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Brentford FC31% Draw49% Cardiff City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.