West Bromwich Albion FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Cardiff City FC

Sun 2 Jan 2022 · 14:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Kyle Bartley 23' Y

Y 27' Ryan John Giles

Alex Mowatt 76' R

Jayson Molumby 84' Y

Y 90' Mark McGuinness

Overview

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-09-28 Cardiff City FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC 2020-01-28 Cardiff City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-10-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
27 Dec	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L
17 Dec	Barnsley FC	A	0–0	D
11 Dec	Reading FC	H	1–0	W
04 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	2–1	W
26 Nov	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–0	D

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
30 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–3	L
11 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	2–2	D
04 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	2–3	L
27 Nov	Luton Town FC	A	2–1	W
24 Nov	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Cardiff City FC
#5	Position	#21
14	Points	7
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 4 / 3
10	Scored	10
8	Conceded	12
+2	GD	-2
1.75	PPG	0.88
50%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

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' In just a few seconds The Hawthorns will turn into a battlefield for West Bromwich Albion FC and Cardiff City FC.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 377 games and scored 404 goals.
15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
20' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
23' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 23.
27' Ryan John Giles is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
34' Cardiff City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by James Collins on 34.
39' It’s high time Valerien Ismael made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
44' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cardiff City FC backline.
48' Callum Robinson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and West Bromwich Albion FC are in front.
53' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rubin Colwill, as he is very good at scoring at The Hawthorns with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
65' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Tom Fellows is replaced by Grady Diangana.
70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
71' Adam Reach is replacing Matt Clarke for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
76' Alex Mowatt was booked on 76.
77' The crowd applauds Callum Robinson as he leaves the pitch. Jayson Molumby steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
78' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Will Vaulks is replaced by Rubin Colwill on 78 minute.
83' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
84' Jayson Molumby is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
84' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Mark Harris is withdrawn and Isaak Davies gets his opportunity.
89' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' Mark McGuinness was booked on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Ward	2
Charlie Austin	2
Curtis Nelson	1
Grady Diangana	1
Callum Robinson	1
Romaine Sawyers	1
James Collins	1
Matheus Pereira	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2022-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-27 Derby County FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-12-17 Barnsley FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2021-12-04 Coventry City FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-11-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-30 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-04 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Sheffield United FC L 2021-11-27 Luton Town FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-11-24 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.65 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC53% Draw26% Cardiff City FC21%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

47%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Cardiff City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC37% Draw47% Cardiff City FC16%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11.7%

2 – 0

10.2%

0 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 1

3 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

3.1%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	24%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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