Championship prediction and preview: West Bromwich Albion modest favorites to beat Cardiff City

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 05.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Hawthorns (28003 seats)

West Bromwich Albion have performed better than Cardiff City so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

It's no vacation for neither West Bromwich Albion nor Cardiff City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

Overall Championship stats at home this season for West Bromwich Albion are 2-2-0 (wins-draw-losses). West Bromwich Albion has recorded two wins in a row here at The Hawthorns, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

West Bromwich Albion lost their last game at Leeds United (placed 2nd) after a 0-1 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Queens Park Rangers and winning 2-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier West Bromwich Albion matches with similar probabilities have ended with 0 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats (from four games).

Goals decide football matches and West Bromwich Albion are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. West Bromwich Albion have conceded 6 from these games.

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Cardiff City form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Cardiff City have produced an overall stat of 0-3-2 so far. One point away has become something of a habit for Cardiff City who have played out draws in their last three away games.

The supporters enjoyed Cardiff City's previous game versus Queens Park Rangers (placed 11th), a Championship 3-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Hull City.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Cardiff City when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 0 and winning 0 games.

Cardiff City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 5 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Cardiff City have conceded 9 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): West Bromwich Albion won 1 game, 5 matches ended with a draw and Cardiff City has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 6

Top Goalscorers

M. Phillips
4 goals
G. Diangana
3 goals / 2 assists
S. Ajayi
2 goals

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Cardiff City missing players

West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 0 5 10
5 2 1 Won W 0 0 4
4 2 0 Drew D 0 3 4
1 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
17 9 3 Scored S 0 5 14
11 6 2 Conceded C 0 9 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 80% 90%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 80%
40% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 60%
20% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 20%
20% 50% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 10%
80% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 60%
10% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 30%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 20%
 
6.8 8.5 7 Corners For (avg) C F 0 4.8 4.5
5.5 2.8 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 6 5.1
1.6 1.2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2.2 1.8
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of West Bromwich Albion's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Cardiff City have yet to win a game away.
  • West Bromwich Albion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • West Bromwich Albion have not yet lost a game at home.
  • West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • West Bromwich Albion have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • West Bromwich Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • West Bromwich Albion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • West Bromwich Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

West Bromwich Albion
All Championship Premier League Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
31-08-19 CH West Bromwich Albion 3 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
14-09-19 CH Fulham 1 - 1 West Bromwich Albion
22-09-19 CH West Bromwich Albion 4 - 2 Huddersfield Town
28-09-19 CH Queens Park Rangers 0 - 2 West Bromwich Albion
01-10-19 CH Leeds United 1 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
05-10-19 CH West Bromwich Albion 14:00 Cardiff City
19-10-19 CH Middlesbrough 14:00 West Bromwich Albion
22-10-19 CH West Bromwich Albion 19:00 Barnsley
26-10-19 CH West Bromwich Albion 14:00 Charlton Athletic
04-11-19 CH Stoke City 20:00 West Bromwich Albion
Cardiff City
All Championship Premier League Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
30-08-19 CH Cardiff City 1 - 1 Fulham
13-09-19 CH Derby County 1 - 1 Cardiff City
21-09-19 CH Cardiff City 1 - 0 Middlesbrough
28-09-19 CH Hull City 2 - 2 Cardiff City
02-10-19 CH Cardiff City 3 - 0 Queens Park Rangers
05-10-19 CH West Bromwich Albion 14:00 Cardiff City
18-10-19 CH Cardiff City 18:45 Sheffield Wednesday
22-10-19 CH Millwall 18:45 Cardiff City
27-10-19 CH Swansea City 12:00 Cardiff City
02-11-19 CH Cardiff City 15:00 Birmingham City

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swansea City 10 6 3 1 15 7 5 3 1 1 9 5 5 3 2 0 6 2 8 21
2 Leeds United 10 6 2 2 14 5 5 2 2 1 4 3 5 4 0 1 10 2 9 20
3 West Bromwich Albion 10 5 4 1 17 11 4 2 2 0 9 6 6 3 2 1 8 5 6 19
4 Nottingham Forest 10 5 4 1 15 9 4 2 1 1 6 3 6 3 3 0 9 6 6 19
5 Fulham 10 5 3 2 18 8 5 3 1 1 10 3 5 2 2 1 8 5 10 18
6 Preston North End 10 5 3 2 18 11 5 4 1 0 13 5 5 1 2 2 5 6 7 18
7 Bristol City 10 4 5 1 17 13 4 1 2 1 5 5 6 3 3 0 12 8 4 17
8 Charlton Athletic 10 5 2 3 13 10 6 3 1 2 7 5 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 17
9 Sheffield Wednesday 10 5 1 4 15 9 4 2 1 1 5 3 6 3 0 3 10 6 6 16
10 Cardiff City 10 4 4 2 14 12 5 4 1 0 9 3 5 0 3 2 5 9 2 16
11 Queens Park Rangers 10 5 1 4 14 17 5 2 1 2 8 9 5 3 0 2 6 8 -3 16
12 Blackburn Rovers 10 4 2 4 11 11 6 2 2 2 6 5 4 2 0 2 5 6 0 14
13 Hull City 10 3 4 3 14 13 6 2 2 2 8 9 4 1 2 1 6 4 1 13
14 Birmingham City 10 4 1 5 9 13 4 2 1 1 5 3 6 2 0 4 4 10 -4 13
15 Brentford 10 3 3 4 9 8 5 1 3 1 5 3 5 2 0 3 4 5 1 12
16 Derby County 10 2 6 2 13 15 5 1 3 1 6 6 5 1 3 1 7 9 -2 12
17 Luton Town 10 3 2 5 15 18 5 1 2 2 7 10 5 2 0 3 8 8 -3 11
18 Millwall 10 2 5 3 8 13 4 2 1 1 4 3 6 0 4 2 4 10 -5 11
19 Wigan Athletic 10 3 2 5 9 15 5 3 1 1 6 4 5 0 1 4 3 11 -6 11
20 Middlesbrough 10 2 4 4 10 14 6 2 2 2 5 7 4 0 2 2 5 7 -4 10
21 Reading 10 2 2 6 11 16 5 1 0 4 6 11 5 1 2 2 5 5 -5 8
22 Barnsley 10 1 3 6 7 17 6 1 2 3 7 12 4 0 1 3 0 5 -10 6
23 Huddersfield Town 10 1 2 7 9 18 5 0 1 4 3 9 5 1 1 3 6 9 -9 5
24 Stoke City 10 0 2 8 9 21 6 0 1 5 6 13 4 0 1 3 3 8 -12 2

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