Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Brentford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Cardiff City FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Brentford FC
Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+5'
Will Vaulks 55' Y
Will Vaulks 56' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Craig Taylor
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Daniel Lamport
8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 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
2020-12-26 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

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Brentford FC H 2–3 L
19 Dec Norwich City FC A 0–2 L
16 Dec Birmingham City FC H 3–2 W
12 Dec Swansea City AFC H 0–2 L
08 Dec Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
05 Dec Watford FC A 1–0 W
Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Cardiff City FC A 3–2 W
19 Dec Reading FC H 3–1 W
15 Dec Watford FC A 1–1 D
12 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 3–1 W
09 Dec Derby County FC H 0–0 D
05 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–2 D

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' And we are off! Cardiff City FC vs Brentford FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Vitaly Janelt suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Cardiff City FC have won 416 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Brentford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' It’s high time Thomas Frank made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' The travelling Brentford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Sean Morrison has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 49' Assisted by Robert Glatzel with the perfectly-timed delivery and Will Vaulks makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 50' Sergi Canos is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Will Vaulks. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Will Vaulks on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 65' What a moment for Sergi Canos! That strike on 65 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 68' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Junior Hoilett has done his job and it is now time for Mark Harris to step up.
  • 73' Sergi Canos does the damage! The net is bulging and Brentford FC surge ahead!
  • 74' Josh Murphy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sheyi Ojo at the 74 minute mark.
  • 76' A goal from the Wales international Will Vaulks! He fires home on 76 to make it 2-3!
  • 77' Fresh legs for Brentford FC! Tariqe Fosu comes on to replace Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 82' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their trying to find a way past Brentford FC's compact .
  • 87' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Brentford FC — Josh Dasilva on, Mathias Jensen off on 90 minutes.
  • With this win, Brentford FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Cardiff City FC Form

2020-12-26 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Brentford FC L 2020-12-19 Norwich City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC W 2020-12-12 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC L 2020-12-08 Stoke City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2020-12-05 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W

Brentford FC Form

2020-12-26 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Brentford FC W 2020-12-19 Brentford FC 3–1 Reading FC W 2020-12-15 Watford FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2020-12-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Brentford FC W 2020-12-09 Brentford FC 0–0 Derby County FC D 2020-12-05 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.49 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Brentford FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC32% Draw26% Brentford FC42%
Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Brentford FC
68%
Cardiff City FC or Brentford FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC25% Draw42% Brentford FC33%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.1%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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