This could be an exciting fixture as Cardiff City have their presumed home advantage, while West Bromwich Albion are in front by 8 points in the Championship table.
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Championship
- West Bromwich Albion have not yet lost a game.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cardiff and West Bromwich Albion.
Cardiff City form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Cardiff City at their home stadium (Cardiff City Stadium) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Cardiff to get some points in this home game.
No payout for Cardiff in their previous match, an away game at Blackburn Rovers that ended in defeat 1-5. As you see from the result above, Cardiff suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Sean Morrison was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.21 out of 10. The defender Morrison scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 7 of 9 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against AFC Bournemouth with the scoreline 0-1.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Reading are coming to town in four days.
The Cardiff fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Cardiff City have conceded 5 in these home matches.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
The visitors are W2-D2-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.
West Bromwich Albion go into this game after a win, the home game against Queens Park Rangers that ended 2-1. Karlan Grant, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.85. Grant scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Before that, West Bromwich Albion travelled to Preston North End and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the WBA manager V. Ismaël as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Stoke City.
The travelling fans enjoy West Bromwich Albion's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. WBA have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Cardiff wins - draws - West Bromwich Albion wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Flint 4 goals |   K. Ahearne-Grant 3 goals |  C. Robinson 3 goals |
Cardiff City missing players
West Bromwich Albion missing players
| Cardiff City | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 78% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 67% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 3.9 | 2.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 7.2 | 6.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 11.2 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 17 | 17.1 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 31% | 26% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 30% |
- Cardiff City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Championship
- Cardiff City have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Bromwich Albion have not yet lost a game.
- West Bromwich Albion have scored in all their away matches so far.
- West Bromwich Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Fulham | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Reading | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Millwall | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | -10 | 7 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 23 | Hull City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
| 24 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | -2 |
- Cardiff City
- Wales Online - (local newspaper)
- West Bromwich Albion
- Express & Star - (local newspaper)
- Boing - (supporter site)