Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Cardiff City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Mon 18 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Joel Bagan 56' Y
Y 90' Kal Naismith

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Luton Town 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
5
Cardiff City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2021-11-27 Luton Town FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-02-16 Luton Town FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-11-28 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Luton Town FC 2020-02-08 Luton Town FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
02 Apr Swansea City AFC H 0–4 L
16 Mar Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
12 Mar Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
15 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W
11 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–2 L
05 Apr Peterborough United FC A 1–1 D
02 Apr Millwall FC H 2–2 D
19 Mar Hull City AFC A 3–1 W

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cardiff City FC is hosting Luton Town FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Luton Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Alfie Doughty departs to be replaced by Isaak Davies.
  • 25' Luton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Thomas Doyle is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Luton Town FC tonight.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Luton Town FC backline.
  • 43' Harry Cornick is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Bree at the 43 minute mark.
  • 45' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 45 minute. James Shea leaves to be changed by Harry Isted.
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Cody Drameh has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Joel Bagan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' Peter Kioso is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fred Onyedinma at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' Harry Cornick doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 76' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their trying to find a way past Luton Town FC's compact .
  • 78' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Thomas Doyle is replaced by Mark Harris on 78 minute.
  • 81' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 81 minute. Jordan Hugill leaves to be changed by Uche Ikpeazu.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kal Naismith.
  • Cardiff City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Luton Town FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sean Morrison 2
Jordan Clark 2
Luke Freeman 2
Gabriel Osho 1
Kieffer Moore 1
Elijah Adebayo 1
Jacob Brown 1
Sheyi Ojo 1

Head to Head

2022-04-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2021-11-27 Luton Town FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-02-16 Luton Town FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-11-28 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Luton Town FC 2020-02-08 Luton Town FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

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 2022-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–4 Swansea City AFC L 2022-03-16 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-03-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D

Luton Town FC Form

2022-04-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2022-04-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-04-11 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2022-04-05 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2022-04-02 Luton Town FC 2–2 Millwall FC D 2022-03-19 Hull City AFC 1–3 Luton Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.22 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC40% Draw31% Luton Town FC29%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Luton Town FC
60%
Cardiff City FC or Luton Town FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC27% Draw52% Luton Town FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 22% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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