Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Luton Town FC is underway.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Morison will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Alfie Doughty exits the field as Isaak Davies enters on 20.
  • 25' Luton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Cardiff City FC have won 404 goals from 376 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' James Bree needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' Luton Town FC make a change. James Bree trudges off to be replaced by Harry Cornick on 43 minutes.
  • 45' Harry Isted is replacing James Shea for the Luton Town FC side.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their trying to find a way past Luton Town FC's compact .
  • 56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joel Bagan.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Luton Town FC! Peter Kioso comes on to replace Fred Onyedinma.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 71' Harry Cornick adds to his 0 season tally! Luton Town FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 76' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 78' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Thomas Doyle exits the field as Mark Harris enters on 78.
  • 81' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Hugill departs to be replaced by Uche Ikpeazu.
  • 86' Fred Onyedinma is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Luton Town FC tonight.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kal Naismith.
  • With this win, Luton Town FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.