Saturday , 14 November 2026

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Huddersfield Town AFC
0 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Fri 5 Mar 2021 · 19:45 UTC The John Smith's Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+5'
Y 62' Sean Morrison
Y 69' Will Vaulks

Overview

Match Preview

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at The John Smith's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Andrew Fox
3 games this season 🟨 6.3/game ⚽ 24.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
4
7
Huddersfield Town AFC 14 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-05 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2020-12-01 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-02-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–3 Cardiff City FC 2019-08-21 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2019-01-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D
02 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
27 Feb Preston North End FC A 0–3 L
23 Feb Derby County FC A 0–2 L
20 Feb Swansea City AFC H 4–1 W
16 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D
02 Mar Derby County FC H 4–0 W
27 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
24 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 2–1 W
20 Feb Preston North End FC H 4–0 W
16 Feb Luton Town FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
9/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
5/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 10 G 3 A
Yousef Salech 5 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 2 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Cardiff City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Ciaron Brown is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
  • 10' Huddersfield Town AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aaron Rowe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pipa, as he is very good at scoring at The John Smith's Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Lewis O'Brien needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 42 Yellow cards this season.
  • 38' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Joel Bagan is replaced by Ciaron Brown.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 53' Cardiff City FC have won 425 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Josh Murphy is withdrawn and Sheyi Ojo gets his opportunity.
  • 62' Sean Morrison has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
  • 67' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 69' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Will Vaulks gets a Yellow card.
  • 74' 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 Yaya Sanogo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 78' The whistle greets Yaya Sanogo as he departs to be replaced by Keiran Phillips.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Huddersfield Town AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 86' Harry Wilson makes way for Marlon Pack at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 90' Richard Stearman gets the nod from Huddersfield Town AFC. He replaces Aaron Rowe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kieffer Moore 5
Jordan Rhodes 2
Joe Ralls 1
Yousef Salech 1
Junior Hoilett 1
Jack Simpson 1
Josh Murphy 1
Matthew Pearson 1

Head to Head

2021-03-05 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2020-12-01 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-02-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–3 Cardiff City FC 2019-08-21 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2019-01-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2021-03-05 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2021-03-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2021-02-27 Preston North End FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-02-23 Derby County FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-02-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 4–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-02-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-03-05 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2021-03-02 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Derby County FC W 2021-02-27 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-02-20 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-02-16 Luton Town FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC30% Draw32% Cardiff City FC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
62%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
70%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Cardiff City FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC21% Draw54% Cardiff City FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 2
7.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
2.7%
0 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 19% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 21% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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