Cardiff City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

Cardiff City FC

2 – 1

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Tue 28 Jan 2020 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45'

Curtis Nelson 65' Y

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

Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Swabey
Referee Robert Jones
Referee Mark Pottage
Referee Mark Russell

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-01-28 Cardiff City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-10-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
18 Jan	Birmingham City FC	A	1–1	D
12 Jan	Swansea City AFC	H	0–0	D
01 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–6	L
29 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–1	W
26 Dec	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	1–2	L
20 Jan	Stoke City FC	H	0–1	L
11 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–2	D
01 Jan	Leeds United FC	H	1–1	D
29 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Barnsley FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#21	Position	#5
7	Points	14
8	Played	8
1 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 2
10	Scored	10
12	Conceded	8
-2	GD	+2
0.88	PPG	1.75
13%	Win %	50%

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

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts).

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

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ 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

West Bromwich Albion FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cardiff City FC to score. At the same time, West Bromwich Albion FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
15' 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.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 382 games and scored 491 goals.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' 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.
40' Hal Robson-Kanu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
45' West Bromwich Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' Against the run of play, Callum Paterson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Slaven Bilic will be considering his options from the bench.
56' Matt Phillips has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
59' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Kyle Edwards is replaced by Charlie Austin.
61' Charlie Austin makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and West Bromwich Albion FC are in front.
64' Cardiff City FC make a change. Robert Glatzel trudges off to be replaced by Lee Tomlin on 64 minutes.
65' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Curtis Nelson will be fuming at that decision.
70' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined West Bromwich Albion FC backline.
75' Nathan Ferguson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
76' Lee Tomlin adds to his 0 season tally! Cardiff City FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
77' Kyle Bartley makes way for Darnell Furlong at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
82' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Gavin Whyte is replaced by Leandro Bacuna on 82 minute.
87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' Soul Bamba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Junior Hoilett on 90 minute.
With this win, Cardiff City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Charlie Austin	2
Daniel Ward	2
Alex Mowatt	1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1
Curtis Nelson	1
Grady Diangana	1
Callum Robinson	1
Romaine Sawyers	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.36 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 74% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC41% Draw26% West Bromwich Albion FC33%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

67%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

59%

Cardiff City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC26% Draw46% West Bromwich Albion FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 2

8.2%

0 – 0

0 – 1

7.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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

Cardiff City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Clean Sheet