Sunday , 16 August 2026

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Huddersfield Town AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Wed 23 Feb 2022 · 19:45 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Mark McGuinness
Y 74' Mark Harris
Y 76' Thomas Doyle
Y 79' Jordan Hugill
Y 85' Joel Bagan
Jonathan Russell 90' Y
Y 90' Alex Smithies
Y 90' Will Vaulks
Sorba Thomas 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

3
4
7
Huddersfield Town AFC 14 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-11-06 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 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

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Cardiff City FC H 2–1 W
19 Feb Fulham FC A 2–1 W
12 Feb Sheffield United FC H 0–0 D
09 Feb Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
05 Feb Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
02 Feb Derby County FC H 2–0 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–2 L
19 Feb Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
15 Feb Coventry City FC H 2–0 W
12 Feb Millwall FC A 1–2 L
09 Feb Peterborough United FC H 4–0 W
06 Feb Liverpool FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Huddersfield Town AFC and Cardiff City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Huddersfield Town AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 13' The referee has no hesitation. Mark McGuinness is booked for Cardiff City FC — Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' Jordan Hugill has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matthew Pearson made 382 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 28' Danel Sinani, a Luxembourg midfielder, has 17 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Sorba Thomas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 48' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
  • 53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Huddersfield Town AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' Huddersfield Town AFC ring the changes. Danel Sinani has done his job and it is now time for Carel Eiting to step up.
  • 61' What a moment for Thomas Doyle! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Isaak Davies is replaced by Mark Harris on 65 minute.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Duane Holmes is replaced by Jordan Rhodes on 71 minute.
  • 74' Mark Harris is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
  • 76' Thomas Doyle picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Thomas Doyle is replaced by Joe Ralls on 77 minute.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Jordan Hugill will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' Cardiff City FC make a change. Jordan Hugill trudges off to be replaced by Uche Ikpeazu on 82 minutes.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Joel Bagan on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
  • 88' Josh Koroma doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Jonathan Russell is booked for Huddersfield Town AFC — Yellow card on 90.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-02-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-11-06 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 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

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2022-02-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC W 2022-02-19 Fulham FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-02-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2022-02-09 Preston North End FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2022-02-05 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Barnsley FC W 2022-02-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Derby County FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-02-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2022-02-19 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-02-15 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2022-02-12 Millwall FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2022-02-09 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Peterborough United FC W 2022-02-06 Liverpool FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC44% Draw28% Cardiff City FC28%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
72%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
56%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Cardiff City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC29% Draw49% Cardiff City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.9%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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