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

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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.

Hull City AFC 46 games · 73 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Hull City AFC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
5' 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.
10' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Jak Alnwick has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 51 appearances.
20' Scott Twine, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
32' Assisted by Liam Delap with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aaron Connolly makes no mistake. 1-0!
37' The 23-year-old Tyler Morton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' 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.
46' Josh Bowler is replacing Ike Ugbo for the Cardiff City FC side.
51' Josh Bowler has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
54' Jamilu Collins picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
56' The England Scott Twine breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 2-0!
56' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Manolis Siopis will be fuming at that decision.
59' Brilliant from the ! Ozan Tufan makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 59.
64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
66' Cardiff City FC make a change. Manolis Siopis trudges off to be replaced by Romaine Sawyers on 66 minutes.
67' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Cyrus Christie on 67 minutes.
67' Another substitution for Hull City AFC to replace Jean Michael Seri by Greg Docherty on 67 minute.
72' It looks surprising Hull City AFC does not make any changes. Dimitrios Goutas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
77' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Karlan Grant departs to be replaced by Ollie Tanner.
81' Another substitution for Hull City AFC to replace Aaron Connolly by Harry Vaughan on 81 minute.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ebou Adams.
88' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' A tactical swap from Hull City AFC — Andy Smith on, Tyler Morton off on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Ozan Tufan ↓ Tyrell Sellars-Fleming 90'
44
Aaron Connolly ↓ Harry Vaughan 81'
33
Cyrus Christie
24
Jean Michael Seri ↓ Greg Docherty 67'
2
Lewie Coyle
17
Ryan Allsop
30
Scott Twine
5
Alfie Jones
4
Jacob Greaves
20
Liam Delap ↓ Regan Slater 67'
15
Tyler Morton ↓ Andy Smith 90'

Bench

1
Matt Ingram
8
Greg Docherty ↑ 67'
27
Regan Slater ↑ 67'
10
Adama Traore
6
Sean McLoughlin
26
Andy Smith ↑ 90'
29
Matty Jacob
14
Harry Vaughan ↑ 81'
41
Tyrell Sellars-Fleming ↑ 90'

Coach Liam Rosenior

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Callum Robinson	3
Fabio Carvalho	2
Regan Slater	2
Dimitris Pelkas	2
Mohamed Belloumi	2
Daniel Ward	2
Scott Twine	1
Lewie Coyle	1

Head to Head

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 – 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.