Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
West Bromwich Albion FC
0 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
5
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at The Hawthorns. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 4' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Paddy McNair by Callum Styles on 4 minute.
  • 9' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Palmer made 14 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 39' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a card on 39.
  • 40' West Bromwich Albion FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 52' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Perry Ng suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Anwar El Ghazi by Yakou Meite on 62 minute.
  • 67' Dimitrios Goutas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 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' It’s gonna be a card for Ollie Tanner.
  • 77' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Paddy McNair has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Rubin Colwill. He receives a card.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Ollie Tanner is replaced by Joel Bagan.
  • 79' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 79 minute. Semi Ajayi leaves to be changed by Mason Holgate.
  • 80' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Grady Diangana departs to be replaced by Karlan Grant.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 89' It’s gonna be a card for Darnell Furlong.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Karlan Grant on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

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

Coach Omer Riza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Ward 2
Charlie Austin 2
Romaine Sawyers 1
James Collins 1
Matheus Pereira 1
Daryl Dike 1
Sory Kaba 1
Aden Flint 1

Head to Head

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

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 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC41% Draw34% Cardiff City FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
59%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Cardiff City FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC26% Draw59% Cardiff City FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17%
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
11.2%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
2.9%
2 – 2
2.4%
3 – 1
2.2%
1 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 24% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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