Cardiff City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Cardiff City FC

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Tue 28 Sep 2021 · 18:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

James Collins 39' Y

Y 42' Kyle Bartley

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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)

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

2021-09-28 Cardiff City FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC 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 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–4	L
25 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–5	L
18 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–1	L
15 Sep	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
12 Sep	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–1	W
28 Aug	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Cardiff City FC	A	4–0	W
24 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	Derby County FC	H	0–0	D
11 Sep	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
28 Aug	Peterborough United FC	A	1–0	W

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' In just a few seconds Cardiff City Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Cardiff City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC.
5' The deadlock is broken! Karlan Ahearne-Grant gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
10' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' The travelling West Bromwich Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' Ciaron Brown has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 376 appearances.
30' Ryan John Giles is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for West Bromwich Albion FC so far.
35' Mark McGuinness is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for James Collins on 39 minutes.
42' A moment of madness from Kyle Bartley on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. West Bromwich Albion FC will be frustrated.
47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 381 games and scored 490 goals.
52' Curtis Nelson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 31 cards already picked up this season.
56' Curtis Nelson adds to his 0 season tally! West Bromwich Albion FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mick McCarthy might look to freshen things up shortly.
62' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Callum Robinson is replaced by Matt Phillips on 62 minute.
67' Kieffer Moore gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Mark McGuinness and will look to change the dynamic.
72' West Bromwich Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
75' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Will Vaulks has done his job and it is now time for Rubin Colwill to step up.
75' Alex Mowatt has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
81' Jayson Molumby has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jake Livermore on 81 minute.
82' Magnificent from Matt Phillips! That is 29 goals in 381 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
Cardiff City FC will have plenty to reflect on. West Bromwich Albion FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Mark Harris ↑ 67'
10
Kieffer Moore ↑ 67'
25
Alex Smithies
8
Joe Ralls
38
Perry Ng
3
Joel Bagan
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 75'

Coach Mick McCarthy

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Jake Livermore ↓ Jayson Molumby 81'
1
Sam Johnstone
3
Conor Townsend
5
Kyle Bartley
27
Alex Mowatt
7
Callum Robinson ↓ Matt Phillips 62'
20
Adam Reach
2
Darnell Furlong
17
Jordan Hugill
18
Karlan Ahearne-Grant ↓ Grady Diangana 62'
6
Semi Ajayi

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

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

0.85 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.01 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC19% Draw24% West Bromwich Albion FC57%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

43%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

81%

Cardiff City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC13% Draw43% West Bromwich Albion FC44%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

11.4%

0 – 1

11%

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 0

7.5%

0 – 3

7.4%

1 – 3

6.4%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 2

2 – 1

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	9%	86%
-0.5	14%	—	86%
+0.5	37%	—	63%
+1	37%	24%	39%
+1.5	61%	—	39%
+2	61%	19%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

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 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

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