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Cardiff City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Cardiff City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
West Bromwich Albion FC
Tue 28 Nov 2023 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 50' Jeremy Sarmiento
Josh Bowler 87' Y
Y 89' Darnell Furlong
Y 90' Kyle Bartley

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Josh Smith (England)
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
  • Assistant 2 Gregory Read (England)

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

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5
4
Cardiff City FC 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals West Bromwich Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-03-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-09-28 Cardiff City FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
25 Nov Preston North End FC A 2–1 W
11 Nov Norwich City FC H 2–3 L
04 Nov Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
28 Oct Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
24 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 4–0 W
West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
25 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
11 Nov Southampton FC A 1–2 L
04 Nov Hull City AFC H 3–1 W
30 Oct Coventry City FC A 2–0 W
24 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–0 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' The ball is rolling at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City FC are looking to make home advantage count against West Bromwich Albion FC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Corberán will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Jed Wallace is replaced by Brandon Thomas-Asante on 21 minute.
  • 26' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Jeremy Sarmiento makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and West Bromwich Albion FC are in front.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Corberán might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Mahlon Romeo is replaced by Jonathan Panzo.
  • 61' Ireland international Jayson Molumby has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Grady Diangana by Tom Fellows on 65 minute.
  • 66' Cardiff City FC make a change. Callum Robinson trudges off to be replaced by Rubin Colwill on 66 minutes.
  • 71' The 25-year-old Mark McGuinness has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 74' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Okay Yokuslu exits the field as Jayson Molumby enters on 74.
  • 75' Kion Etete is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ollie Tanner at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' 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.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Josh Bowler. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Josh Bowler will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' West Bromwich Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matt Phillips.
  • It finishes all square. Cardiff City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Ward 2
Charlie Austin 2
Grady Diangana 1
Callum Robinson 1
Romaine Sawyers 1
James Collins 1
Matheus Pereira 1
Daryl Dike 1

Head to Head

2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-03-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-09-28 Cardiff City FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-11-11 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC L 2023-11-04 Stoke City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2023-10-28 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2023-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Cardiff City FC W

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-11-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2023-11-11 Southampton FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-11-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Hull City AFC W 2023-10-30 Coventry City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-10-24 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.86 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC26% Draw31% West Bromwich Albion FC43%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
56%
Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC
74%
Cardiff City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC17% Draw52% West Bromwich Albion FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
13.6%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
5.3%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
4%
1 – 3
3.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
2 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 24% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
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.