West Bromwich Albion FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

West Bromwich Albion FC

0 – 0

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 26 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC The Hawthorns 25,312 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 39' Perry Ng

Josh Maja 40' Y

Callum Styles 52' Y

Y 72' Ollie Tanner

Y 78' Rubin Colwill

Darnell Furlong 89' Y

Karlan Grant 90' Y

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2024-02-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-03-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	0–0	D
23 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–0	D
19 Oct	Oxford United FC	A	1–1	D
05 Oct	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D
01 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–1	L
28 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–3	L

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–0	D
22 Oct	Portsmouth FC	H	2–0	W
19 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	5–0	W
06 Oct	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
01 Oct	Millwall FC	H	1–0	W
28 Sep	Hull City AFC	A	1–4	L

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Cardiff City FC
#13	Position	#21
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 13th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. West Bromwich Albion FC host Cardiff City FC — let the battle begin!
4' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Paddy McNair trudges off to be replaced by Callum Styles on 4 minutes.
9' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 9.
14' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
19' Alex Robertson is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
24' West Bromwich Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
34' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Mikey Johnston has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
39' Cardiff City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 39.
40' Poor challenge from Josh Maja. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
50' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Callum Styles.
57' Josh Maja has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
62' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Yakou Meite comes on to replace Anwar El Ghazi.
67' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Corberán might look to freshen things up shortly.
69' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Robinson departs to be replaced by Wilfride Kanga.
71' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Mikey Johnston is replaced by Tom Fellows on 71 minute.
72' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
77' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
78' That looks like a foul for a card for Rubin Colwill.
78' Ollie Tanner makes way for Joel Bagan at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
79' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Semi Ajayi exits the field as Mason Holgate enters on 79.
80' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Karlan Grant comes on to replace Grady Diangana.
85' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Darnell Furlong on 89.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Karlan Grant argues furiously but the card stands.
0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

19
Yakou Meite ↑ 62'
35
Andy Rinomhota
1
Ethan Horvath
15
Wilfride Kanga ↑ 69'
16
Chris Willock ↑ 78'
23
Joel Bagan ↑ 78'
3
Manolis Siopis ↑ 62'
5
Jesper Daland
2
Will Fish

Coach Omer Riza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Ward	2
Charlie Austin	2
James Collins	1
Matheus Pereira	1
Daryl Dike	1
Sory Kaba	1
Aden Flint	1
Jeremy Sarmiento	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2024-10-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2024-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-10-19 Oxford United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-10-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2024-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-09-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-10-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2024-10-22 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC W 2024-10-19 Cardiff City FC 5–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-10-06 Bristol City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-10-01 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2024-09-28 Hull City AFC 4–1 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.35 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 96% + Under — clean sheet likely 89%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC28% Draw52% Cardiff City FC20%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes11% 0% No89%

Avg goals/match: 0.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	45%	55%
± 1.5	16%	84%
± 2.5	4%	96%
± 3.5	1%	99%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

72%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Cardiff City FC

48%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC9% Draw83% Cardiff City FC8%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

15.9%

0 – 1

13.2%

1 – 1

7.5%

2 – 0

2.6%

0 – 2

1.8%

2 – 1

1.3%

1 – 2

1.1%

2 – 2

0.4%

3 – 0

0.3%

0 – 3

0.2%

3 – 1

0.2%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	3%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	17%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	14%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

70% ✓

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