West Bromwich Albion FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

West Bromwich Albion FC

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Cardiff City FC

Wed 17 Aug 2022 · 19:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Dara O'Shea 21' Y

Jake Livermore 31' Y

Y 33' Sheyi Ojo

Y 49' Perry Ng

Jayson Molumby 54' Y

Y 73' Ryan Allsop

Overview

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 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
17 Aug	Cardiff City FC	H	0–0	D
14 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
08 Aug	Watford FC	H	1–1	D
30 Jul	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
07 May	Barnsley FC	H	4–0	W
30 Apr	Reading FC	A	1–0	W

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–0	D
13 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	1–0	W
06 Aug	Reading FC	A	1–2	L
30 Jul	Norwich City FC	H	1–0	W
07 May	Derby County FC	A	1–0	W
30 Apr	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Cardiff City FC
#5	Position	#14
28	Points	18
15	Played	15
8 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 6 / 5
23	Scored	27
15	Conceded	27
+8	GD	+0
1.87	PPG	1.20
53%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts). Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

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' That's the starting whistle at The Hawthorns. Ninety minutes of football awaits between West Bromwich Albion FC and Cardiff City FC.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
9' Callum O'Dowda gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Jamilu Collins and will look to change the dynamic.
14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
19' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
21' Dara O'Shea was booked on 21.
26' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' The referee has no hesitation. Jake Livermore is booked for West Bromwich Albion FC — Yellow card on 31.
33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sheyi Ojo.
38' It is a cagey affair so far. West Bromwich Albion FC in their trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact .
43' Both keepers have barely been tested. West Bromwich Albion FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jayson Molumby is hanging Jake Livermore on the field on 46 minute.
49' Perry Ng picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jayson Molumby.
59' It looks like no one’s ball. West Bromwich Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
64' Max Watters makes way for Kion Etete at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
68' The West Bromwich Albion FC bench stirs into life. John Swift is withdrawn and Matt Phillips gets his opportunity.
73' Ryan Allsop picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
75' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Jaden Philogene Bidace is replaced by Mark Harris.
80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Perry Ng made 97 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
84' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Adam Reach comes on to replace Karlan Ahearne-Grant.
89' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Callum Robinson 68'
4
Dara O'Shea
8
Jake Livermore ↓ Jayson Molumby 46'
3
Conor Townsend
1
David Button
11
Grady Diangana
17
Jed Wallace ↓ Matt Phillips 68'
2
Darnell Furlong
18
Karlan Ahearne-Grant ↓ Adam Reach 84'
6
Semi Ajayi
35
Okay Yokuslu

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

35
Andy Rinomhota
26
Jack Simpson
2
Mahlon Romeo
8
Joe Ralls ↓ Romaine Sawyers 64'
1
Ryan Allsop
38
Perry Ng
6
Ryan Wintle
10
Sheyi Ojo ↓ Rubin Colwill 75'
17
Jamilu Collins ↓ Callum O'Dowda 9'
36
Max Watters ↓ Kion Etete 64'
25
Jaden Philogene Bidace ↓ Mark Harris 75'

Bench

11
Callum O'Dowda ↑ 9'
29
Mark Harris ↑ 75'
19
Romaine Sawyers ↑ 64'
21
Jak Alnwick
9
Kion Etete ↑ 64'
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 75'
15
Oliver Denham

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Charlie Austin	2
Daniel Ward	2
Alex Mowatt	1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1
Curtis Nelson	1
Grady Diangana	1
Callum Robinson	1
Romaine Sawyers	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2022-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2022-08-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-08-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2022-07-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-05-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–0 Barnsley FC W 2022-04-30 Reading FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2022-08-13 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2022-08-06 Reading FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2022-07-30 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2022-05-07 Derby County FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2022-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.78 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 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

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

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

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC40% Draw45% Cardiff City FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

11.1%

2 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

2.8%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	24%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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