Thursday , 2 July 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Cardiff City Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. James Bree has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Isaak Davies gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Alfie Doughty and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 25' The 34-year-old Jordan Hugill has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Peter Kioso has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 11 appearances.
  • 35' Luton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. James Bree is replaced by Harry Cornick.
  • 45' Harry Isted is replacing James Shea for the Luton Town FC side.
  • 50' Cardiff City FC have won 398 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' It’s high time Steve Morison made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joel Bagan on 56 minutes.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Fred Onyedinma is replaced by Peter Kioso on 61 minute.
  • 66' Reece Burke, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' Luton Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Harry Cornick on 71.
  • 76' Allan Campbell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Mark Harris on, Thomas Doyle off on 78 minutes.
  • 81' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Jordan Hugill has done his job and it is now time for Uche Ikpeazu to step up.
  • 86' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' Kal Naismith picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Luton Town FC to claim maximum points.

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
Jordan Clark 2
Luke Freeman 2
Sean Morrison 2
Rubin Colwill 1
Isaac Vassell 1
Aden Flint 1
Harry Cornick 1
Matthew Pearson 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.