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Cardiff City FC vs Wycombe Wanderers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Cardiff City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Wycombe Wanderers FC
Sat 24 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'
Curtis Nelson 29' Y
Josh Murphy 58' Y
Y 76' Curtis Thompson
Jonny Williams 90' Y
Will Vaulks 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Wycombe Wanderers FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Swabey
  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Robert Hyde

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Cardiff City FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Wycombe Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2020-12-29 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
20 Apr Brentford FC A 1–1 D
16 Apr Reading FC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–2 D
05 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–5 L
02 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 0–1 L
Wycombe Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L
21 Apr Bristol City FC H 2–1 W
17 Apr Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D
10 Apr Luton Town FC H 1–3 L
05 Apr Rotherham United FC A 3–0 W
02 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Cardiff City FC welcome Wycombe Wanderers FC for this crunch clash at Cardiff City Stadium.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Wycombe Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Wycombe Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Alex Smithies is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wycombe Wanderers FC so far.
  • 20' Kieffer Moore is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
  • 22' Against the run of play, Kieffer Moore has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gareth Ainsworth might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 29' Controversy at the stadium! Curtis Nelson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anthony Stewart made 364 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 39' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
  • 43' GOAL! Joe Jacobson fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 46' Jordi Osei-Tutu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Perry Ng on 46 minute.
  • 51' Curtis Thompson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Uche Ikpeazu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
  • 58' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Josh Murphy on 58 minutes.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Leandro Bacuna on, Josh Murphy off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' The Wales Kieffer Moore breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 2-1!
  • 76' Curtis Thompson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 76.
  • 76' The Wycombe Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Dennis Adeniran is withdrawn and David Wheeler gets his opportunity.
  • 81' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Jason McCarthy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 86' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 89' The whistle greets Garath McCleary as he departs to be replaced by Alex Samuel.
  • 90' Jonny Williams has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Cardiff City FC make a change. Joe Ralls trudges off to be replaced by Will Vaulks on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

Wycombe Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Ainsworth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kieffer Moore 2
Junior Hoilett 1
David Wheeler 1
Ryan Tafazolli 1
Joe Jacobson 1

Head to Head

2021-04-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2020-12-29 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-04-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2021-04-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L

Wycombe Wanderers FC Form

2021-04-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2021-04-21 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2021-04-17 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2021-04-10 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–3 Luton Town FC L 2021-04-05 Rotherham United FC 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2021-04-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.44 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Wycombe Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Wycombe Wanderers FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC42% Draw27% Wycombe Wanderers FC31%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Wycombe Wanderers FC
58%
Cardiff City FC or Wycombe Wanderers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC28% Draw46% Wycombe Wanderers FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
7.7%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Wycombe Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Wycombe Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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