Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Brentford FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Cardiff City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Brentford FC
Sat 29 Feb 2020 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Albert Adomah 23' Y
Leandro Bacuna 52' Y
Junior Hoilett 75' Y
Will Vaulks 81' Y
Y 85' Shandon Baptiste

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee Derek Eaton
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Mark Scholes
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Feb Brentford FC H 2–2 D
25 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 0–1 L
22 Feb Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
15 Feb Wigan Athletic FC H 2–2 D
12 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–0 W
08 Feb Luton Town FC A 1–0 W
Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Feb Cardiff City FC A 2–2 D
25 Feb Luton Town FC A 1–2 L
22 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–2 D
15 Feb Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
11 Feb Leeds United FC H 1–1 D
08 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 3–2 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 ball is rolling at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Brentford FC.
  • 5' Magnificent from Luka Racic! That is 2 goals in 354 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Brentford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Ollie Watkins, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 21' Bryan Mbeumo does the damage! The net is bulging and Brentford FC surge ahead!
  • 23' Albert Adomah picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' England international Sean Morrison has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 33' Rico Henry has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 34' Against the run of play, Junior Hoilett has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Thomas Frank will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! Joe Ralls gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 52' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Brentford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dion Sanderson made 358 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 67' The travelling Brentford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Controversy at the stadium! Junior Hoilett argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 80' Cardiff City FC make a change. Joe Ralls trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Ward on 80 minutes.
  • 81' The referee has no hesitation. Will Vaulks is booked for Cardiff City FC — Yellow card on 81.
  • 84' The Brentford FC manager makes a substitution. Emiliano Hansen departs to be replaced by Shandon Baptiste.
  • 85' Shandon Baptiste is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 90' The whistle greets Shandon Baptiste as he departs to be replaced by Jan Zamburek.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cardiff City FC 2-2 Brentford FC.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sergi Canos 3
Will Vaulks 2
Bryan Mbeumo 2
Tariqe Fosu 1
Kieffer Moore 1
Ollie Watkins 1
Marlon Pack 1
Luka Racic 1

Head to Head

2020-02-29 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Brentford FC 2019-12-11 Brentford FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2020-02-29 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Brentford FC D 2020-02-25 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-02-22 Stoke City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2020-02-15 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2020-02-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–3 Cardiff City FC W 2020-02-08 Luton Town FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W

Brentford FC Form

2020-02-29 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Brentford FC D 2020-02-25 Luton Town FC 2–1 Brentford FC L 2020-02-22 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-02-15 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2020-02-11 Brentford FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2020-02-08 Brentford FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Brentford FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC39% Draw27% Brentford FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Brentford FC
61%
Cardiff City FC or Brentford FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC27% Draw46% Brentford FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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