Cardiff City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Cardiff City FC

0 – 0

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 23,710 HT 45' · FT 45'

Yousef Salech 33' Y

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff City FC 6 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 6 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Andrew Fox

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	7	14
2	West Bromwich Albion FC	6	13
3	Swansea City AFC	6	11
4	Queens Park Rangers FC	6	11
5	Charlton Athletic FC	6	11
6	Middlesbrough FC	5	10
7	Bristol City FC	5	10
8	Millwall FC	5	9
9	Norwich City FC	6	9
10	Sheffield United FC	6	9
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	5	8
12	Watford FC	6	8
13	Southampton FC	6	7
14	Birmingham City FC	6	7
15	Stoke City FC	6	7
16	Wrexham AFC	7	7
17	Portsmouth FC	5	6
18	Blackburn Rovers FC	6	5
19	Lincoln City FC	5	5
20	Cardiff City FC	6	4
21	Bolton Wanderers FC	6	4
22	Derby County FC	6	4
23	Burnley FC	6	3
24	Preston North End FC	6	3

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-26 Cardiff City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-10-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2024-02-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-03-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–0	D
21 Apr	Oxford United FC	H	1–1	D
18 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	0–2	L
12 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	0–1	L
08 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	2–2	D
05 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–0	D

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Cardiff City FC	A	0–0	D
21 Apr	Derby County FC	H	1–3	L
18 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
12 Apr	Watford FC	H	2–1	W
08 Apr	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L
05 Apr	Sunderland AFC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#20	Position	#2
4	Points	13
6	Played	6
0 / 4 / 2	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 1
7	Scored	9
10	Conceded	6
-3	GD	+3
0.67	PPG	2.17
0%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 20th (4 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 2nd (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

2/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A
Yousef Salech	1 G

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Cardiff City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — let the football do the talking.
5' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Cardiff City FC have won 399 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Jed Wallace is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
20' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' Controversy at the stadium! Yousef Salech argues furiously but the card stands.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andy Rinomhota is clearly more than just a goal scorer for West Bromwich Albion FC.
46' Jesper Daland is ready to make an impact after coming on for Perry Ng at the 46 minute mark.
51' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
56' 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.
61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 378 games and scored 484 goals.
65' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 65 minute. Isaac Price leaves to be changed by Jed Wallace.
70' Will Fish has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 299 appearances.
71' Will Alves gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Chris Willock and will look to change the dynamic.
76' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
78' Rubin Colwill gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Alex Robertson and will look to change the dynamic.
83' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
85' The supporters are chanting for Mikey Johnston. He replaces Tom Fellows on 85 minute.
90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joshua Griffiths, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

19
Yakou Meite
8
Joe Ralls ↑ 71'
4
Dimitrios Goutas
23
Joel Bagan
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 78'
5
Jesper Daland ↑ 46'
29
Will Alves ↑ 71'
32
Ollie Tanner ↑ 78'
41
Matthew Turner

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Morrison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Charlie Austin	2
Daniel Ward	2
Callum Paterson	1
Andreas Weimann	1
Lee Tomlin	1
Mikey Johnston	1
Matt Phillips	1
Alex Mowatt	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-04-26 Cardiff City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2025-04-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-04-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-04-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2025-04-26 Cardiff City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2025-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–3 Derby County FC L 2025-04-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2025-04-08 Bristol City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-04-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.74 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC28% Draw32% West Bromwich Albion FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	56%	44%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

72%

Cardiff City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC16% Draw56% West Bromwich Albion FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

16%

1 – 1

13.8%

1 – 0

10%

0 – 2

9.3%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

4.7%

2 – 0

0 – 3

3.5%

2 – 2

2.8%

1 – 3

2.8%

3 – 1

1.2%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	15%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	24%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	13%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

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