Sunday , 16 August 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Kenilworth Road as Luton Town FC face off against Cardiff City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Cauley Woodrow has been relatively quiet despite scoring 57 goals in his last 385 appearances.
  • 20' Reece Burke has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Luton Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
  • 45' Joe Ralls catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 49' The referee shows Luton Town FC player a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' 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.
  • 58' Elijah Adebayo was booked on 58.
  • 63' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 69' The whistle greets Cauley Woodrow as he departs to be replaced by Luke Berry.
  • 74' 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.
  • 77' Jaden Philogene Bidace is replacing Mark Harris for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 82' The home supporters are growing impatient. Luton Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 87' Perry Ng has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 89' What a strike from Elijah Adebayo! The score is 1-0.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cardiff City FC.

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
Thelo Aasgaard 1
Will Vaulks 1
Rubin Colwill 1
Isaac Vassell 1
Aden Flint 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.