Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Huddersfield Town AFC
0 – 4
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Tue 24 Oct 2023 · 18:45 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Callum Robinson
0–2 12' Dimitrios Goutas
0–3 43' Yakou Meite
0–4 55' Perry Ng
Michal Helik 45' Y
Y 63' Manolis Siopis
Y 87' Ebou Adams
Y 90' Jamilu Collins

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
  • Assistant 2 Matt McGrath
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
4
7
Huddersfield Town AFC 14 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Cardiff City FC 2023-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-09-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-02-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-11-06 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Cardiff City FC H 0–4 L
21 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W
07 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D
03 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–4 L
30 Sep Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
25 Sep Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 4–0 W
21 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
07 Oct Watford FC H 1–1 D
03 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
30 Sep Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
24 Sep Sunderland AFC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Huddersfield Town AFC kicks off things out of here…
  • 2' GOAL! Matty Pearson scores on 2.
  • 7' Huddersfield Town AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 12' Dimitrios Goutas makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Cardiff City FC are in front.
  • 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cardiff City FC backline.
  • 42' Both keepers have barely been tested. Huddersfield Town AFC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 43' Yakou Meite is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 45' Michal Helik is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Jaheim Headley is withdrawn and Kyle Hudlin gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Huddersfield Town AFC is showing some good football. However, Huddersfield Town AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' What a moment for Perry Ng! That strike on 55 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 60' Rubin Colwill has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ike Ugbo is hanging Yakou Meite on the field on 62 minute.
  • 63' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Josh Bowler exits the field as Ollie Tanner enters on 63.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Rubin Colwill comes on to replace Callum Robinson.
  • 71' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Ebou Adams has so much to prove this time. He replaces Manolis Siopis on 80 minute.
  • 85' Ike Ugbo is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ebou Adams.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jamilu Collins.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Cardiff City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

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

2023-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Cardiff City FC 2023-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-09-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-02-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-11-06 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Cardiff City FC L 2023-10-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-10-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-10-03 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-09-30 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-09-25 Coventry City FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Cardiff City FC W 2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-10-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2023-10-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-09-30 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-09-24 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.15 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Cardiff City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC32% Draw29% Cardiff City FC39%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
61%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
68%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Cardiff City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC22% Draw48% Cardiff City FC30%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
9.7%
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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