Luton Town FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Luton Town FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road Stadium.
- Luton Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Cardiff City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Steve Martin
- Referee Tim Robinson
- Referee Lee Venamore
- Referee Andrew Fox
4 games this season
🟨 4.8/game
⚽ 10.8 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb | Cardiff City FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 13 Feb | Birmingham City FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Feb | Huddersfield Town AFC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 30 Jan | Blackburn Rovers FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Jan | Chelsea FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 20 Jan | Brentford FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb | Luton Town FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 13 Feb | Coventry City FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 09 Feb | Rotherham United FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 06 Feb | Bristol City FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 30 Jan | Millwall FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Jan | Barnsley FC | A | 2–2 | D |
Key Stats
42%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
7%
Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Luton Town FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Elijah Adebayo is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Luton Town FC tonight.
- 10' Luton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Luton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' Luton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' 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.
- 30' A change in the Luton Town FC ranks — Tom Lockyer exits the field as Martin Cranie enters on 30.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matthew Pearson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 46' The crowd applauds Matthew Pearson as he leaves the pitch. Luke Berry steps in for Luton Town FC.
- 51' Luton Town FC have won 493 goals from 397 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 53' Harry Wilson puts Cardiff City FC on the lead.
- 57' Will Vaulks doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 62' It’s high time Mick McCarthy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 64' Fresh legs for Luton Town FC! Harry Cornick comes on to replace Kal Naismith.
- 65' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 73' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. James Collins is withdrawn and Elijah Adebayo gets his opportunity.
- 74' Kieffer Moore makes way for Max Watters at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
- 76' Leandro Bacuna is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harry Wilson at the 76 minute mark.
- 81' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kieffer Moore, as he is very good at scoring at Kenilworth Road Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 86' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Luton Town FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Luton Town FC 0-2 Cardiff City FC.
Lineups
Luton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
15
Tom Lockyer ↓ Martin Cranie 30'
-
24
Kal Naismith ↓ Harry Cornick 64'
-
6
Matthew Pearson ↓ Luke Berry 46'
- 3
- 16
- 17
-
9
Danny Hylton ↓ Tom Ince 64'
-
19
James Collins ↓ Elijah Adebayo 73'
- 5
- 12
- 22
Bench
- 27
-
39
Tom Ince ↑ 64'
- 4
-
2
Martin Cranie ↑ 30'
- 18
-
29
Elijah Adebayo ↑ 73'
- 1
-
8
Luke Berry ↑ 46'
-
7
Harry Cornick ↑ 64'
Coach
Nathan Jones
Cardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
-
23
Harry Wilson ↓ Joel Bagan 76'
-
10
Kieffer Moore ↓ Max Watters 74'
-
11
Josh Murphy ↓ Joel Bagan 76'
- 4
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 6
- 16
- 38
Bench
-
7
Leandro Bacuna ↑ 76'
- 29
- 12
- 30
- 28
-
19
Max Watters ↑ 74'
-
32
Joel Bagan ↑ 76'
- 40
- 39
Coach
Mick McCarthy
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jordan Clark | 2 |
| Luke Freeman | 2 |
| Sean Morrison | 2 |
| Rubin Colwill | 1 |
| Isaac Vassell | 1 |
| Aden Flint | 1 |
| Harry Cornick | 1 |
| Matthew Pearson | 1 |
Head to Head
Luton Town FC Form
Cardiff City FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.86
Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55
Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cardiff City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Luton Town FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
79%
Luton Town FC or Cardiff City FC
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.9%
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9%
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 3
5.3%
2 – 1
4.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 3
2.1%
Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC
| Handicap | Luton Town FC covers | Push | Cardiff City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 13% | 81% |
| -0.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| +0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +1 | 48% | 24% | 28% |
| +1.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +2 | 72% | 16% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.