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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 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

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' In just a few seconds Craven Cottage will turn into a battlefield for Fulham FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fulham FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' It’s high time Marco Silva made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Fulham FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mick McCarthy will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' Fulham FC is showing some good football. However, Fulham FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' Fulham FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Cairney is hanging Harrison Reed on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Perry Ng, as he is very good at scoring at Craven Cottage with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 57' Tom Cairney doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 62' 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.
  • 63' GOAL! Aleksandar Mitrovic fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 66' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Sam Bowen is withdrawn and James Collins gets his opportunity.
  • 69' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 69.
  • 72' Mark Harris is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan John Giles at the 72 minute mark.
  • 77' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Joel Bagan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 83' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fulham FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' Perry Ng catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
  • 89' Fulham FC make a change. Aleksandar Mitrovic trudges off to be replaced by Rodrigo Muniz on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Fulham FC ring the changes. Harry Wilson has done his job and it is now time for Jay Stansfield to step up.
  • It finishes all square. Fulham FC and Cardiff City FC share the spoils 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
Lee Tomlin 1
Ryan Sessegnon 1
Curtis Nelson 1
Andre Schurrle 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.