Sunday , 15 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Cardiff City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 30 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Mark McGuinness 48' Y
Cody Drameh 57' Y
Y 58' Nico Gordon
Curtis Nelson 67' Y
Will Vaulks 76' Y
Y 82' Neil Etheridge

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

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

7
3
1
Cardiff City FC 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-05-01 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC 2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
27 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
23 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
18 Apr Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
15 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–2 L
09 Apr Reading FC A 2–1 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
23 Apr Millwall FC H 2–2 D
18 Apr Blackpool FC A 1–6 L
15 Apr Coventry City FC H 2–4 L
09 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L
03 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Birmingham City FC
#14 Position #1
18 Points 29
15 Played 15
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 2
27 Scored 28
27 Conceded 14
+0 GD +14
1.20 PPG 1.93
27% Win % 53%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts). Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts).

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
Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ 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
Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Birmingham City FC get us underway at Cardiff City Stadium.
  • 5' England international Perry Ng has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Curtis Nelson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Bowyer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 21' What a strike from Jeremie Bela! The score is 0-1.
  • 22' Jeremie Bela makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 387 games and scored 425 goals.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' Rubin Colwill gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Thomas Doyle and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 48' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' Cody Drameh is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Nico Gordon. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 63' The 36-year-old Neil Etheridge has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 64' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Juninho Bacuna departs to be replaced by Jordan James.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Curtis Nelson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 72' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 75' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Graham is hanging Jeremie Bela on the field on 75 minute.
  • 76' Will Vaulks is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 77' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Thomas Doyle departs to be replaced by Max Watters.
  • 82' Will Vaulks has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
  • 82' Controversy at the stadium! Neil Etheridge argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' Onel Hernandez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Harry Wilson 4
Joe Ralls 3
Ivan Sunjic 2
Jeremie Bela 2
Perry Ng 1
Sean Morrison 1
Juninho Bacuna 1
Robert Glatzel 1

Head to Head

2022-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-05-01 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC 2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-04-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2022-04-15 Hull City AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-09 Reading FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-04-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Millwall FC D 2022-04-18 Blackpool FC 6–1 Birmingham City FC L 2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC L 2022-04-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-04-03 Birmingham City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.65 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Birmingham City FC 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC42% Draw25% Birmingham City FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
58%
Cardiff City FC or Birmingham City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC29% Draw42% Birmingham City FC29%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.6%
0 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 0
5.2%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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