Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cardiff City FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Cardiff City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Sat 18 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Ryan Christie
Mark Harris 36' Y
Curtis Nelson 45' Y
Y 52' Jefferson Lerma
Leandro Bacuna 88' Y
Y 88' Adam Smith

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

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

2
1
3
Cardiff City FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals AFC Bournemouth
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth 2021-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-10-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 2019-02-02 Cardiff City FC 2–0 AFC Bournemouth 2018-08-11 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep AFC Bournemouth H 0–1 L
15 Sep Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
12 Sep Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W
28 Aug Bristol City FC H 1–2 L
21 Aug Millwall FC H 3–1 W
17 Aug Peterborough United FC A 2–2 D
AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
14 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W
11 Sep Barnsley FC H 3–0 W
28 Aug Hull City AFC A 0–0 D
21 Aug Blackpool FC H 2–2 D
18 Aug Birmingham City FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: AFC Bournemouth gets underway.
  • 5' Thomas Sang needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Ben Pearson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Bournemouth is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 24' It’s a booking for AFC Bournemouth player. Ryan Christie gets a Yellow card.
  • 29' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Marlon Pack has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 36' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Curtis Nelson made 366 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Curtis Nelson was booked on 45.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 52' It’s a booking for AFC Bournemouth player. Jefferson Lerma gets a Yellow card.
  • 54' Philip Billing puts AFC Bournemouth on the lead.
  • 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Bournemouth needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Collins is hanging Mark Harris on the field on 61 minute.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 335 games and scored 441 goals.
  • 71' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 73' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Ciaron Brown departs to be replaced by Joel Bagan.
  • 78' The travelling AFC Bournemouth supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' It is a substitution in AFC Bournemouth team. Ryan Christie is replaced by Morgan Rogers on 80 minute.
  • 85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for Leandro Bacuna. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 89' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Dominic Solanke departs to be replaced by Jamal Lowe.
  • 90' The whistle greets Jaidon Anthony as he departs to be replaced by Chris Mepham.
  • Another three points for AFC Bournemouth.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Parker

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dominic Solanke 3
Bobby Reid 2
Shane Long 1
Kieffer Moore 1
Sean Morrison 1
Philip Billing 1
Ryan Fraser 1
Jefferson Lerma 1

Head to Head

2021-09-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth 2021-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-10-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 2019-02-02 Cardiff City FC 2–0 AFC Bournemouth 2018-08-11 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-09-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-09-15 Coventry City FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-09-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-08-28 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC W 2021-08-17 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D

AFC Bournemouth Form

2021-09-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-09-14 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-09-11 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Barnsley FC W 2021-08-28 Hull City AFC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2021-08-21 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Blackpool FC D 2021-08-18 Birmingham City FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.02 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or AFC Bournemouth 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC32% Draw32% AFC Bournemouth36%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
64%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
68%
Cardiff City FC or AFC Bournemouth
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC22% Draw53% AFC Bournemouth25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.1%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
2.6%
0 – 3
2.4%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 21% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.