Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
  • Assistant 2 Andrew Fox

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
5
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Cardiff City Stadium that hosts another battle between Cardiff City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Perry Ng has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' West Bromwich Albion 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.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a card for Yousef Salech.
  • 38' Callum O'Dowda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 22 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jed Wallace, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Perry Ng is replaced by Jesper Daland on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Jed Wallace. He replaces Isaac Price on 65 minute.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 71 minute. Chris Willock leaves to be changed by Will Alves.
  • 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 377 games and scored 482 goals.
  • 78' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 78 minute. Alex Robertson leaves to be changed by Rubin Colwill.
  • 83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
  • 85' Mikey Johnston has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Fellows on 85 minute.
  • 90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Morrison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
0.92 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Cardiff City FC or Draw 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC37% Draw34% West Bromwich Albion FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC
63%
Cardiff City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC22% Draw58% West Bromwich Albion FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 1
6%
0 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 0
2.1%
3 – 1
1.9%
1 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 22% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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