Sunday , 16 August 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Cardiff City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Tue 30 Aug 2022 · 18:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Luke Freeman
Y 45' Elijah Adebayo
Y 63' Gabriel Osho

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 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
2022-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC 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

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
27 Aug Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
21 Aug Bristol City FC A 0–2 L
17 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
13 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
06 Aug Reading FC A 1–2 L
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
26 Aug Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D
20 Aug Swansea City AFC A 2–0 W
16 Aug Bristol City FC A 0–2 L
13 Aug Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
06 Aug Burnley FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Cardiff City FC host Luton Town FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 10' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Luton Town FC's shape.
  • 15' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Cameron Jerome has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' England international Elijah Adebayo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 21' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luke Freeman on 21 minutes.
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' Luton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gabriel Osho, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 41' Andy Rinomhota has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Elijah Adebayo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fred Onyedinma is hanging Reece Burke on the field on 46 minute.
  • 47' Luke Freeman is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 48' Luke Freeman makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Luton Town FC are in front.
  • 53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Luton Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Luke Freeman is replaced by Gabriel Osho.
  • 59' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Joe Ralls is withdrawn and Rubin Colwill gets his opportunity.
  • 62' A goal from the Nigeria international Gabriel Osho! He fires home on 62 to make it 0-3!
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gabriel Osho.
  • 68' Reece Burke needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Luton Town FC — Cameron Jerome on, Carlton Morris off on 69 minutes.
  • 70' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Andy Rinomhota exits the field as Romaine Sawyers enters on 70.
  • 75' Luton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Luton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 85' What composure from Romaine Sawyers! The Saint Kitts and Nevis international strokes it home. 1-3.
  • 87' Allan Campbell makes way for Luke Berry at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Luton Town FC.
  • The final score is 1-2.

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
Will Vaulks 1
Rubin Colwill 1
Isaac Vassell 1
Aden Flint 1
Harry Cornick 1

Head to Head

2022-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC 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

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2022-08-27 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-08-21 Bristol City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2022-08-13 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2022-08-06 Reading FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L

Luton Town FC Form

2022-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC W 2022-08-26 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2022-08-20 Swansea City AFC 0–2 Luton Town FC W 2022-08-16 Bristol City FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2022-08-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2022-08-06 Burnley FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.27 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC39% Draw31% Luton Town FC30%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Luton Town FC
61%
Cardiff City FC or Luton Town FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC28% Draw51% Luton Town FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3.2%
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% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+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
29% ✓

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