Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Luton Town FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Luton Town FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Tue 31 Jan 2023 · 19:45 UTC Kenilworth Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Joe Ralls
Alfie Doughty 49' Y
Elijah Adebayo 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

5
7
Luton Town FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-31 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC 2022-04-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2021-11-27 Luton Town FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-02-16 Luton Town FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Cardiff City FC H 1–0 W
28 Jan Grimsby Town FC H 2–2 D
21 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 2–0 W
17 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
14 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–3 L
07 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
21 Jan Millwall FC H 0–1 L
18 Jan Leeds United FC A 2–5 L
14 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
08 Jan Leeds United FC H 2–2 D
01 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Luton Town FC and Cardiff City FC get this one started.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Luton Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Mark Harris, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cedric Kipre, as he is very good at scoring at Kenilworth Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' The 26-year-old Alfie Doughty has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Wales international Rubin Colwill has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Luton Town FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Ralls.
  • 49' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alfie Doughty.
  • 54' Mark McGuinness has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 58' The referee has no hesitation. Elijah Adebayo is booked for Luton Town FC — Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' A quiet spell here at Kenilworth Road. Luton Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 69' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luke Berry is hanging Cauley Woodrow on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' Cauley Woodrow has been relatively quiet despite scoring 59 goals in his last 390 appearances.
  • 77' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Mark Harris exits the field as Jaden Philogene Bidace enters on 77.
  • 82' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 87' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 89' Elijah Adebayo doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Clark 2
Luke Freeman 2
Sean Morrison 2
Jacob Brown 1
Sheyi Ojo 1
Calum Chambers 1
Harry Wilson 1
Thelo Aasgaard 1

Head to Head

2023-01-31 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC 2022-04-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2021-11-27 Luton Town FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-02-16 Luton Town FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC

Luton Town FC Form

2023-01-31 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W 2023-01-28 Luton Town FC 2–2 Grimsby Town FC D 2023-01-21 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Luton Town FC W 2023-01-17 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Luton Town FC W 2023-01-14 Luton Town FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-01-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-01-31 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-01-21 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2023-01-18 Leeds United FC 5–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-01-08 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2023-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC50% Draw27% Cardiff City FC23%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
50%
Luton Town FC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC32% Draw48% Cardiff City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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