Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Hull City AFC
3 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC MKM Stadium 20,352 HT 45' · FT 45'
Aaron Connolly 32' 1–0
Scott Twine 56' 2–0
Ozan Tufan 59' 3–0
Y 54' Jamilu Collins
Y 56' Manolis Siopis
Cyrus Christie 67' Y
Y 83' Ebou Adams

Overview

Match Preview

Hull City AFC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at MKM Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Keith Stroud
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
  • Assistant 2 Gregory Read (England)

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

7
1
2
Hull City AFC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-16 Hull City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-02-04 Hull City AFC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-11-08 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Hull City AFC 2022-04-15 Hull City AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-11-24 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Hull City AFC

Recent Form

Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Cardiff City FC H 3–0 W
13 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 2–1 W
09 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–2 L
02 Dec Watford FC H 1–2 L
28 Nov Rotherham United FC H 4–1 W
25 Nov Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Hull City AFC A 0–3 L
13 Dec Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L
09 Dec Millwall FC H 1–0 W
02 Dec Southampton FC A 0–2 L
28 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
25 Nov Preston North End FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% 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' And we are off! Hull City AFC vs Cardiff City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Hull City AFC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Hull City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Hull City AFC that had 390 games and scored 441 goals.
  • 32' Aaron Connolly does the damage! The net is bulging and Hull City AFC surge ahead!
  • 37' It is a cagey affair so far. Hull City AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 42' Dimitrios Goutas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Ike Ugbo has done his job and it is now time for Josh Bowler to step up.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jak Alnwick, as he is very good at scoring at MKM Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Jamilu Collins. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 56' Brilliant from the ! Scott Twine makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 56' Manolis Siopis is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 59' Ozan Tufan adds to his 0 season tally! Hull City AFC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 64' Hull City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 66' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Manolis Siopis departs to be replaced by Romaine Sawyers.
  • 67' Poor challenge from Cyrus Christie. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Hull City AFC! Greg Docherty comes on to replace Jean Michael Seri.
  • 72' 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.
  • 77' The whistle greets Karlan Grant as he departs to be replaced by Ollie Tanner.
  • 81' Hull City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harry Vaughan is hanging Aaron Connolly on the field on 81 minute.
  • 83' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 88' 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 Ollie Tanner suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' Andy Smith gets the nod from Hull City AFC. He replaces Tyler Morton and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The points are shared — Hull City AFC 3-0 Cardiff City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Rosenior

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum Robinson 3
Regan Slater 2
Dimitris Pelkas 2
Mohamed Belloumi 2
Daniel Ward 2
Fabio Carvalho 2
Chris Bedia 1
Kamil Grosicki 1

Head to Head

2023-12-16 Hull City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-02-04 Hull City AFC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-11-08 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Hull City AFC 2022-04-15 Hull City AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-11-24 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Hull City AFC

Hull City AFC Form

2023-12-16 Hull City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC W 2023-12-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Hull City AFC W 2023-12-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Hull City AFC L 2023-12-02 Hull City AFC 1–2 Watford FC L 2023-11-28 Hull City AFC 4–1 Rotherham United FC W 2023-11-25 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Hull City AFC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-12-16 Hull City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-12-09 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2023-12-02 Southampton FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.83 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Hull City AFC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC61% Draw23% Cardiff City FC16%
Actual: Hull City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
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 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
84%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
39%
Hull City AFC or Cardiff City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC41% Draw45% Cardiff City FC14%
Actual: Hull City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.7%
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 0
11.2%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.7%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 24% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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