Saturday , 14 November 2026

Luton Town FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Luton Town FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 8 Feb 2020 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 77' Sean Morrison

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Reeves
  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Akil Howson
5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

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

5
7
Luton Town FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-08 Luton Town FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-08-10 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
01 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
28 Jan Derby County FC H 3–2 W
19 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 1–3 L
11 Jan Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
01 Jan Millwall FC A 1–3 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Luton Town FC A 1–0 W
31 Jan Reading FC H 1–1 D
28 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
18 Jan Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
12 Jan Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
01 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–6 L

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% 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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Luton Town FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Cardiff City FC have won 425 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Junior Hoilett has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Graeme Jones might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' Will Vaulks is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Luton Town FC so far.
  • 50' Matthew Pearson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 64' Luke Berry has so much to prove this time. He replaces Izzy Brown on 64 minute.
  • 69' Simon Sluga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 73' The deadlock is broken! Lee Tomlin gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
  • 74' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Josh Murphy is withdrawn and Junior Hoilett gets his opportunity.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sean Morrison.
  • 78' A change in the Luton Town FC ranks — Ryan Tunnicliffe exits the field as Kazenga LuaLua enters on 78.
  • 80' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Lee Tomlin has done his job and it is now time for Leandro Bacuna to step up.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Albert Adomah is replaced by Gavin Whyte on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graeme Jones

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sean Morrison 2
Jordan Clark 2
Luke Freeman 2
Kieffer Moore 1
Elijah Adebayo 1
Jacob Brown 1
Sheyi Ojo 1
Calum Chambers 1

Head to Head

2020-02-08 Luton Town FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-08-10 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Luton Town FC

Luton Town FC Form

2020-02-08 Luton Town FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2020-02-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2020-01-28 Luton Town FC 3–2 Derby County FC W 2020-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Luton Town FC L 2020-01-11 Luton Town FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2020-01-01 Millwall FC 3–1 Luton Town FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2020-02-08 Luton Town FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2020-01-31 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-01-28 Cardiff City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2020-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2020-01-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2020-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 6–1 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC or Cardiff City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC33% Draw30% Cardiff City FC37%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
67%
Luton Town FC or Cardiff City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC25% Draw49% Cardiff City FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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