Thursday , 2 July 2026

Fulham FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Fulham FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Wed 20 Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC Craven Cottage HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 69' Marlon Pack
Y 78' Joel Bagan
Y 85' Perry Ng

Overview

Match Preview

Fulham FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Craven Cottage.

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

5
1
2
Fulham FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-20 Fulham FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2020-07-30 Fulham FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-07-27 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Fulham FC 2020-07-10 Fulham FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2019-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Fulham FC

Recent Form

Fulham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
16 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 4–1 W
02 Oct Coventry City FC A 1–4 L
29 Sep Swansea City AFC H 3–1 W
25 Sep Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
18 Sep Reading FC H 1–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Fulham FC A 0–2 L
17 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L
02 Oct Reading FC H 0–1 L
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

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Craven Cottage that hosts another battle between Fulham FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Alex Smithies has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Fulham FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' It looks surprising Fulham FC does not make any changes. Harrison Reed has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fulham FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' Tim Ream needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 46' Another substitution for Fulham FC to replace Harrison Reed by Tom Cairney on 46 minute.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bobby Reid suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' It’s high time Mick McCarthy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' What a strike from Tom Cairney! The score is 1-0.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 63' GOAL! Aleksandar Mitrovic scores on 63.
  • 66' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Collins is hanging Sam Bowen on the field on 66 minute.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marlon Pack on 69.
  • 72' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan John Giles departs to be replaced by Mark Harris.
  • 77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joel Bagan on 78.
  • 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marek Rodak made 357 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Perry Ng. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 89' Another substitution for Fulham FC to replace Aleksandar Mitrovic by Rodrigo Muniz on 89 minute.
  • 90' Another substitution for Fulham FC to replace Harry Wilson by Jay Stansfield on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Fulham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Silva

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksandar Mitrovic 4
Josh Onomah 2
Neeskens Kebano 2
Josh Murphy 2
Callum Paterson 1
Kadeem Harris 1
Ryan Babel 1
Lee Tomlin 1

Head to Head

2021-10-20 Fulham FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2020-07-30 Fulham FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-07-27 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Fulham FC 2020-07-10 Fulham FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2019-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Fulham FC

Fulham FC Form

2021-10-20 Fulham FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2021-10-16 Fulham FC 4–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-10-02 Coventry City FC 4–1 Fulham FC L 2021-09-29 Fulham FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-09-25 Bristol City FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2021-09-18 Fulham FC 1–2 Reading FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-10-20 Fulham FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-10-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-10-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Reading FC L 2021-09-28 Cardiff City FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-09-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–1 Cardiff City FC L 2021-09-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.88 Fulham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Fulham FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fulham FC62% Draw23% Cardiff City FC15%
Actual: Fulham FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Fulham FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
38%
Fulham FC or Cardiff City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fulham FC43% Draw45% Cardiff City FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.6%
3 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Fulham FC

Handicap Fulham FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 24% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Fulham FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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