Cardiff City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Cardiff City FC

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Huddersfield Town AFC

Wed 6 Mar 2024 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Famara Diedhiou 30' 1–0

Y 19' Brodie Spencer

Ryan Wintle 27' Y

Karlan Grant 60' Y

Perry Ng 66' Y

Ollie Tanner 84' Y

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
Assistant 2 Graham Kane

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

Cardiff City FC 14 games · Avg 2.2 goals Huddersfield Town AFC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-06 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Cardiff City FC 2023-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-09-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-02-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W
02 Mar	Bristol City FC	A	1–0	W
24 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	2–1	W
20 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D
17 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	1–4	L
13 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–2	L

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Mar	Cardiff City FC	A	0–1	L
02 Mar	Leeds United FC	H	1–1	D
24 Feb	Watford FC	A	2–1	W
17 Feb	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L
14 Feb	Sunderland AFC	H	1–0	W
10 Feb	Southampton FC	A	3–5	L

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% 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' We are underway at Cardiff City Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Bojan Radulovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
19' It’s a booking for Huddersfield Town AFC player. Brodie Spencer gets a card.
24' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
27' The referee calls foul for Ryan Wintle. He receives a card.
30' Famara Diedhiou adds to his 0 season tally! Cardiff City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Huddersfield Town AFC that had 374 games and scored 388 goals.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ethan Horvath, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' The supporters are chanting for Alex Matos. He replaces Ben Wiles on 46 minute.
47' The whistle greets Brodie Spencer as he departs to be replaced by Jaheim Headley.
52' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
57' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Huddersfield Town AFC's 3-4-3 shape.
60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Karlan Grant.
65' Huddersfield Town AFC 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.
66' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Perry Ng gets a card.
69' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yakou Meite is hanging Famara Diedhiou on the field on 69 minute.
70' Rubin Colwill gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces David Turnbull and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Thomas Edwards gets the nod from Huddersfield Town AFC. He replaces Matty Pearson and will look to change the dynamic.
78' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Bowler departs to be replaced by Ollie Tanner.
83' Huddersfield Town AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
84' Controversy at the stadium! Ollie Tanner argues furiously but the card stands.
85' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Callum O'Dowda comes on to replace Karlan Grant.
90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Andre Breitenreiter might look to freshen things up shortly.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

11
Callum O'Dowda ↑ 85'
22
Yakou Meite ↑ 69'
2
Mahlon Romeo
17
Jamilu Collins
23
Manolis Siopis ↑ 78'
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 70'
32
Ollie Tanner ↑ 78'
45
Cian Ashford
41
Matthew Turner

Coach Erol Bulut

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andre Breitenreiter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kieffer Moore	5
Jordan Rhodes	2
Jack Simpson	1
Josh Murphy	1
Matthew Pearson	1
Callum Paterson	1
Joseph Hungbo	1
Will Vaulks	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-03-06 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2024-03-02 Bristol City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-02-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-17 Norwich City FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-02-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2024-03-06 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-03-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2024-02-24 Watford FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2024-02-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2024-02-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2024-02-10 Southampton FC 5–3 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.39 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.99 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC48% Draw28% Huddersfield Town AFC24%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC

52%

Cardiff City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC31% Draw50% Huddersfield Town AFC19%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

11.4%

2 – 0

8.7%

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

1 – 2

0 – 2

4.4%

2 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	23%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	16%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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