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

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Championship · 2024-25

West Bromwich Albion FC

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

Match Details

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

8 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game

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

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
#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' We are underway at The Hawthorns. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
4' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Paddy McNair exits the field as Callum Styles enters on 4.
9' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Corberán will be considering his options from the bench.
14' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
19' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. David Turnbull has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' Over 24 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
29' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cardiff City FC backline.
34' It is a cagey affair so far. West Bromwich Albion FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
39' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Perry Ng on 39 minutes.
40' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a card on 40.
45' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
50' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
52' The referee calls foul for Callum Styles. He receives a card.
57' 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.
62' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Yakou Meite on, Anwar El Ghazi off on 62 minutes.
67' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
69' The supporters are chanting for Wilfride Kanga. He replaces Callum Robinson on 69 minute.
71' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Fellows is hanging Mikey Johnston on the field on 71 minute.
72' The referee calls foul for Ollie Tanner. He receives a card.
77' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
78' Rubin Colwill is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
78' Joel Bagan gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Ollie Tanner and will look to change the dynamic.
79' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Semi Ajayi exits the field as Mason Holgate enters on 79.
80' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Grady Diangana has done his job and it is now time for Karlan Grant to step up.
85' Dimitrios Goutas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
89' Darnell Furlong was booked on 89.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Karlan Grant on 90.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Charlie Austin	2
Daniel Ward	2
Callum Paterson	1
Andreas Weimann	1
Lee Tomlin	1
Mikey Johnston	1
Matt Phillips	1
Alex Mowatt	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

3 / 4

1.43 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.75 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC50% Draw29% Cardiff City FC21%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

50%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Cardiff City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC35% Draw51% Cardiff City FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

15.1%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13%

2 – 0

11.1%

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

7.3%

3 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

3.2%

0 – 2

4 – 0

1.9%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	16%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	25%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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