Hull City AFC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Hull City AFC

4 – 1

Full Time

Cardiff City FC

Sat 28 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC The MKM Stadium 22,665 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 18' Callum Robinson

Mohamed Belloumi 22' 1–1

Mohamed Belloumi 35' 2–1

Oscar Zambrano 51' 3–1

Chris Bedia pen 90+1' 4–1

Y 13' Will Fish

Y 22' Jamilu Collins

Sean McLoughlin 28' Y

Y 57' Callum O'Dowda

Regan Slater 70' Y

Y 75' Perry Ng

Marvin Mehlem 76' Y

Overview

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

Hull City AFC 46 games · 73 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty
Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

3 games this season 🟨 6.3/game ⚽ 24.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Hull City AFC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-28 Hull City AFC 4–1 Cardiff City FC 2024-04-06 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Hull City AFC 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

Recent Form

Hull City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Cardiff City FC	H	4–1	W
20 Sep	Stoke City FC	A	3–1	W
13 Sep	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
31 Aug	Leeds United FC	A	0–2	L
24 Aug	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D
17 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–1	D

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Hull City AFC	A	1–4	L
21 Sep	Leeds United FC	H	0–2	L
14 Sep	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L
31 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
25 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D
17 Aug	Burnley FC	A	0–5	L

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' What a night it is going to be! Hull City AFC welcome Cardiff City FC for this crunch clash at The MKM Stadium.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
13' Will Fish was booked on 13.
18' The deadlock is broken! Callum Robinson gets on the scoresheet on 18 minutes.
22' Against the run of play, Mohamed Belloumi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
22' Cardiff City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 22.
27' Perry Ng has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 96 appearances.
28' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sean McLoughlin on 28 minutes.
33' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Hull City AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mohamed Belloumi on 35.
40' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Andy Rinomhota comes on to replace Will Fish.
45' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
50' It is a cagey affair so far. Hull City AFC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
51' Oscar Zambrano does the damage! The net is bulging and Hull City AFC surge ahead!
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
57' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a card on 57.
59' It is a substitution in Hull City AFC team. Mohamed Belloumi is replaced by Liam Millar on 59 minute.
62' Chris Willock is replacing Callum Robinson for the Cardiff City FC side.
67' Cardiff City FC have won 416 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
70' A moment of madness from Regan Slater on 70 minutes earns him a card. Hull City AFC will be frustrated.
72' Fresh legs for Hull City AFC! Abu Kamara comes on to replace Abdulkadir Omur.
73' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Wilfride Kanga comes on to replace Anwar El Ghazi.
75' Perry Ng picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marvin Mehlem on 76.
81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Robertson made 212 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
83' A change in the Hull City AFC ranks — Marvin Mehlem exits the field as Steven Alzate enters on 83.
88' Hull City AFC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Hull City AFC 4-1 Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

3
Ryan John Giles
45
Kasey Palmer ↑ 73'
19
Steven Alzate ↑ 83'
7
Liam Millar ↑ 59'
22
Carl Rushworth
48
Mason Burstow
17
Finley Burns
18
Xavier Simons ↑ 73'
44
Abu Kamara ↑ 72'

Coach Tim Walter

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

35
Andy Rinomhota ↑ 40'
1
Ethan Horvath
15
Wilfride Kanga ↑ 73'
14
David Turnbull ↑ 73'
16
Chris Willock ↑ 62'
37
Thomas Davies
32
Ollie Tanner ↑ 62'
45
Cian Ashford
49
Luey Giles

Coach Omer Riza

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

2024-09-28 Hull City AFC 4–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-09-20 Stoke City FC 1–3 Hull City AFC W 2024-09-13 Hull City AFC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-08-31 Leeds United FC 2–0 Hull City AFC L 2024-08-24 Hull City AFC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2024-08-17 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-09-28 Hull City AFC 4–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-09-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2024-09-14 Derby County FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-08-31 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-08-25 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-08-17 Burnley FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.93 Hull City AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.95 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Hull City AFC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Hull City AFC61% Draw22% Cardiff City FC17%

Actual: Hull City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw

84%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

39%

Hull City AFC or Cardiff City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Hull City AFC42% Draw43% Cardiff City FC15%

Actual: Hull City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 0

10.3%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

7.3%

3 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 1

4.5%

4 – 0

3.1%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap	Hull City AFC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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