Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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 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

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
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Cardiff City FC have kicked off against Wycombe Wanderers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Curtis Nelson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Perry Ng is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 22' Kieffer Moore adds to his 2 season tally! Cardiff City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Curtis Nelson.
  • 34' It looks like no one’s ball. Wycombe Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 39' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 43' What an equalizer from Joe Jacobson!
  • 46' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Perry Ng exits the field as Jordi Osei-Tutu enters on 46.
  • 51' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' It’s high time Gareth Ainsworth made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Josh Murphy.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Josh Murphy is replaced by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wycombe Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 71' The Wales Kieffer Moore breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 2-1!
  • 76' Wycombe Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 76' Another substitution for Wycombe Wanderers FC to replace Dennis Adeniran by David Wheeler on 76 minute.
  • 81' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their trying to find a way past Wycombe Wanderers FC's compact .
  • 86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 89' Wycombe Wanderers FC ring the changes. Garath McCleary has done his job and it is now time for Alex Samuel to step up.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Jonny Williams argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Will Vaulks is hanging Joe Ralls on the field on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Ryan Tafazolli 1
Joe Jacobson 1
Junior Hoilett 1
David Wheeler 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.