Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 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
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
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' In just a few seconds Cardiff City Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Cardiff City FC and Brentford FC.
  • 5' Luka Racic does the damage! The net is bulging and Brentford FC surge ahead!
  • 10' The travelling Brentford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' The 29-year-old Rico Henry has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Henrik Dalsgaard is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brentford FC.
  • 21' Goal! Bryan Mbeumo scores his 87 goal in 447 matches.
  • 23' Poor challenge from Albert Adomah. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Brentford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 33' Brentford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' The Canada Junior Hoilett breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 1-2!
  • 39' Callum Paterson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 30 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' Brentford FC is showing some good football. However, Brentford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joe Ralls makes it 2-2.
  • 51' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 52' Leandro Bacuna was booked on 52.
  • 57' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Brentford FC backline.
  • 62' Brentford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' Junior Hoilett catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Ralls departs to be replaced by Daniel Ward.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Will Vaulks on 81 minutes.
  • 84' Another change for Brentford FC made on 84 minute. Emiliano Hansen leaves to be changed by Shandon Baptiste.
  • 85' It’s a booking for Brentford FC player. Shandon Baptiste gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Brentford FC — Jan Zamburek on, Shandon Baptiste off on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 2-2.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sergi Canos 3
Will Vaulks 2
Bryan Mbeumo 2
Marlon Pack 1
Luka Racic 1
Joe Ralls 1
Junior Hoilett 1
Tariqe Fosu 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.