Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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
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 wait is over. Cardiff City FC get us underway at John Smith's Stadium.
  • 5' Cardiff City FC have won 425 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at John Smith's Stadium. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mark McGuinness on 13.
  • 18' Ireland international Mark McGuinness has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Huddersfield Town AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' Ryan Wintle has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 43' Huddersfield Town AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' 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.
  • 57' Carel Eiting is ready to make an impact after coming on for Danel Sinani at the 57 minute mark.
  • 61' What a strike from Thomas Doyle! The score is 0-1.
  • 65' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Isaak Davies by Mark Harris on 65 minute.
  • 70' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 71' Jordan Rhodes gets the nod from Huddersfield Town AFC. He replaces Duane Holmes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Mark Harris was booked on 74.
  • 76' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Thomas Doyle gets a Yellow card.
  • 77' Joe Ralls gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Thomas Doyle and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' The referee calls foul for Jordan Hugill. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Uche Ikpeazu. He replaces Jordan Hugill on 82 minute.
  • 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 reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonathan Russell.
  • The points are shared — Huddersfield Town AFC 2-1 Cardiff City FC. Honours even.

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
Jonathan Russell 1
Famara Diedhiou 1
Trevoh Chalobah 1
Thomas Doyle 1
Ryan Ledson 1
Joe Ralls 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.