Wednesday , 30 September 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
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

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

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
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Brentford FC have kicked off against Cardiff City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The 34-year-old Kieffer Moore has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brentford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Vitaly Janelt is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brentford FC tonight.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Raya made 390 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Thomas Frank will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Brentford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' It’s high time Mick McCarthy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' Brentford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 57' A stunning finish from Kieffer Moore — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Saman Ghoddoos. He replaces Vitaly Janelt on 58 minute.
  • 63' Tariqe Fosu doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Brentford FC! Emiliano Hansen comes on to replace Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Harry Wilson is replaced by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 74' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Marlon Pack exits the field as Sheyi Ojo enters on 74.
  • 79' Brentford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 81' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 81 minute. Kieffer Moore leaves to be changed by Josh Murphy.
  • 86' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tariqe Fosu on 87.
  • 87' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Thomas Sang departs to be replaced by Jonny Williams.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Brentford FC player. Sergi Canos gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Charlie Goode. He replaces Tariqe Fosu on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Brentford FC 1-1 Cardiff City FC.

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.