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West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 26th Oct, 15:00 BST, The Hawthorns, West Bromwich

Carlos Corberan welcomes Erol Bulut to The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, as their West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City charges meet in the Championship. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've searched our extensive database and found the statistics that matter the most. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
West Brom
61%
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Draw
26%
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Cardiff
13%
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West Brom 1-0
20%
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West Brom 2-0
15%
--
Draw 0-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
West Brom 2-1
8%
--
West Brom 3-0
7%
--
Cardiff 1-0
7%
--
West Brom 3-1
4%
--
Cardiff 2-1
3%
--
West Brom 4-0
3%
--
Draw 2-2
2%
--
Cardiff 2-0
2%
--
West Brom 4-1
1%
--
West Brom 3-2
1%
--
West Brom 5-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
68%
--
Home 1st Goal
59%
--
Away 1st Goal
31%
--
No 1st Goal
10%
--
BTTS - Yes
31%
--
BTTS - No
69%
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BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
13%
--
BTTS - Away Win
4%
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Home/draw
87%
--
Away/draw
39%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
59%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
41%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
86%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
14%
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Home DNB
79%
--
Away DNB
31%
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West Brom win to nil
46%
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Cardiff win to nil
9%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

West Brom have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. West Brom have outscored their opponents by 12 goals to 4 goals.

Home League Performance

West Brom have played 5 games at home winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 2 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 1 goal at home.

Cardiff are in 24th position in the Championship on 5 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Cardiff are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 3 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Cardiff have conceded 18 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

West Brom
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Cardiff
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Apr 5
Nov 26
 Sunderland96121019 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
 Leeds105411019 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
Dec 8
Dec 29
 Sheff Utd10631719 
Dec 21
Apr 18
Nov 7
Mar 11
 Burnley95311018 
Mar 1
l
 
5-0A
-
-
 West Brom Home9522617 
Apr 26
Oct 26
Apr 12
Dec 15
 Watford9513016 
Dec 7
Dec 29
Nov 23
Mar 29
 Norwich9432615 
Nov 2
May 3
Feb 12
Oct 23
 Blackburn9432415 
Nov 9
Mar 15
l
 
0-1A
Jan 21
 M'Boro9423314 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
Feb 22
Oct 19
 Oxford Utd9333212 
Apr 21
Dec 26
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
 Swansea9333212 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
Dec 26
 Derby9405012 
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
Mar 15
Nov 10
 Hull9333-112 
Feb 8
l
 
4-1F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
 Plymouth9324-311 
Oct 19
Feb 22
Feb 8
l
 
3-2A
 Sheff Wed9324-411 
Mar 29
Nov 23
Dec 22
Apr 8
 Bristol C9252-411 
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
Jan 18
w
 
1-2F
 Stoke9315-210 
Apr 12
Dec 14
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
 Millwall923419 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 21
Jan 1
Nov 30
 Preston9234-59 
Dec 11
Apr 8
Dec 11
Apr 18
 Coventry9225-38 
Jan 1
Nov 30
May 3
Nov 1
 Luton9225-78 
Mar 11
Nov 6
Mar 8
w
 
1-3A
 QPR9144-77 
Nov 27
Apr 5
Jan 25
w
 
0-3F
 Portsmouth9054-115 
Oct 22
Feb 11
Oct 26
Apr 26
 Cardiff Away9126-145 
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Win / draw / win form
7
Cardiff have not won in 7 consecutive away league games
West Brom 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
West Brom0 - 0Millwall
West Brom0 - 1M'Boro
West Brom1 - 0Plymouth
West Brom1 - 0Swansea
West Brom0 - 0Leeds
West Brom0 - 0Southampton
West Brom3 - 0Preston
West Brom0 - 1Sunderland
West Brom2 - 0Rotherham
West Brom2 - 2Watford
West Brom2 - 0Bristol C
West Brom2 - 1Coventry
West Brom0 - 2Southampton
West Brom2 - 0Cardiff
West Brom1 - 0Birmingham
West Brom4 - 1Blackburn
West Brom1 - 0Leeds
West Brom1 - 0Norwich
West Brom1 - 1Stoke
West Brom1 - 2Leicester
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWest Brom0 - 0Millwall
HWest Brom0 - 1M'Boro
AWest Brom2 - 3Sheff Wed
HWest Brom1 - 0Plymouth
AWest Brom3 - 0Portsmouth
HWest Brom1 - 0Swansea
AWest Brom2 - 1Stoke
HWest Brom0 - 0Leeds
AWest Brom3 - 1QPR
AWest Brom1 - 3Southampton
HWest Brom0 - 0Southampton
HWest Brom3 - 0Preston
AWest Brom0 - 3Sheff Wed
AWest Brom1 - 2Leicester
HWest Brom0 - 1Sunderland
HWest Brom2 - 0Rotherham
AWest Brom2 - 2Stoke
HWest Brom2 - 2Watford
AWest Brom1 - 1Millwall
HWest Brom2 - 0Bristol C
Cardiff 24TH
20 league games
Away
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C1 - 1Cardiff
Hull4 - 1Cardiff
Derby1 - 0Cardiff
Swansea1 - 1Cardiff
Burnley5 - 0Cardiff
Rotherham5 - 2Cardiff
Millwall3 - 1Cardiff
Birmingham0 - 1Cardiff
Coventry1 - 2Cardiff
Swansea2 - 0Cardiff
Bristol C0 - 1Cardiff
Norwich4 - 1Cardiff
West Brom2 - 0Cardiff
Watford0 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth3 - 1Cardiff
QPR1 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Wed1 - 2Cardiff
Hull3 - 0Cardiff
Southampton2 - 0Cardiff
Preston1 - 2Cardiff
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff1 - 1Bristol C
HCardiff1 - 0Millwall
ACardiff1 - 4Hull
HCardiff0 - 2Leeds
ACardiff0 - 1Derby
HCardiff0 - 2M'Boro
ACardiff1 - 1Swansea
ACardiff0 - 5Burnley
HCardiff0 - 2Sunderland
ACardiff2 - 5Rotherham
HCardiff1 - 4M'Boro
HCardiff2 - 1Southampton
ACardiff1 - 3Millwall
ACardiff1 - 0Birmingham
HCardiff1 - 3Hull
ACardiff2 - 1Coventry
HCardiff0 - 2Sunderland
ACardiff0 - 2Swansea
HCardiff2 - 1Ipswich
HCardiff1 - 0Huddersfield
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
West Brom have not lost to Cardiff in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at West Brom since 2004
West Brom
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
16
12
Games: Scored
7 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
2 / 9
WBA
4
D
4
CAR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT West Brom
West Brom2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
West Brom4 - 2
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 2Cardiff
Draw3 - 3Draw
West Brom1 - 0
West Brom2 - 1
League games at Cardiff since 2003
Cardiff
West Brom
Goals: Scored
7
10
Games: Scored
6 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
3 / 9
WBA
2
D
5
CAR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
0 - 1West Brom
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 4West Brom
Cardiff2 - 1
Cardiff1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

A truly dreadful PG of just 0.5 should cause concerns for Cardiff City fans, as should a 9 Championship games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

West Brom 5th Cardiff 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability that West Brom will score 1 or more goals
0
60%
1
31%
2
3
4+
There is a 60% probability that Cardiff will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-25
West Brom have scored 25% fewer goals at home than predicted
-14
Cardiff have scored 14% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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West Brom
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.5
0.5
Attack rating
42%
better
WBA
CAR
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Games scored6
4
Failed to score3
5
Scored first4
3
Goals scored12
4
Avg. goals scored1.3
0.4
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal7
17
Conversion rate for15
6
Avg. XG for1.6
1
KickOff rating
+42%
Defence rating
55%
better
WBA
CAR
view stats
Games conceded4
8
Clean sheets5
1
Conceded first3
6
Goals conceded6
18
Avg. goals conceded0.7
2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded12
5
Conversion rate against8%
21%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+55%

West Brom v Cardiff Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

West Brom Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9763
A PalmerJ MajaT FellowsS Ajayi
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Palmer GLK9
1
-
T Heggem DEF91
2
-
K Bartley DEF9
-
D Furlong DEF9
1
-
S Ajayi DEF9
3
-
A Mowatt MID93
2
-
J Swift MID9
1
-
T Fellows MID96
1
-
K Grant FWD91
-
J Maja FWD971
-
J Wallace FWD8
1
-
L Dobbin FWD8
-
J Molumby MID71
3
-
U Račić MID61
2
-
G Diangana MID6
1
-
O Diakité MID5
-
M Johnston FWD5
1
-
G Frabotta DEF4
-
C Styles MID2
-
D Cole FWD1
-
Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9212
C ChambersC RobinsonR ColwillP Ng
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Chambers DEF9
1
-
P Ng DEF91
2
-
R Colwill MID91
1
-
O Tanner FWD911
-
C Willock MID8
-
C O'Dowda MID8
1
-
W Kanga FWD8
-
M Siopis MID7
2
-
J Ralls MID71
2
-
A Ghazi FWD71
-
C Robinson FWD72
-
D Goutas DEF6
-
A Robertson MID6
-
J Alnwick GLK5
-
J Bagan DEF5
1
1
Y Méïté FWD5
-
E Horvath GLK4
-
A Ramsey MID4
1
-
W Fish DEF3
2
-
J Daland DEF3
1
-
D Turnbull MID3
-
A Rinomhota MID3
-
J Collins DEF2
1
-
C. Ashford MID2
-
M Fagan-Walcott DEF1
-
English Championship match betting previews, predictions and odds
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Millwall v Derby
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Stoke v Norwich
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M'Boro v Bristol C
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QPR v Portsmouth
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Hull v Sunderland
Sun 20th Oct, 15:00
Cardiff v Portsmouth
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Preston v Norwich
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Stoke v Bristol C
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Oxford Utd v Derby
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Leeds v Watford
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QPR v Coventry
Tue 22nd Oct, 20:00
Blackburn v West Brom
Wed 23rd Oct, 19:45
Millwall v Plymouth
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Luton v Sunderland
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Hull v Burnley
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Sat 26th Oct, 12:30
Bristol C v Leeds
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Watford v Blackburn
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Sheff Utd v Stoke
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Swansea v Millwall
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Plymouth v Preston
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Burnley v QPR
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West Brom v Cardiff
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Derby v Hull
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Sunderland v Oxford Utd
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Norwich v M'Boro
Sun 27th Oct, 15:00
Luton v West Brom
Fri 1st Nov, 20:00
Blackburn v Sheff Utd
Sat 2nd Nov, 12:30
Stoke v Derby
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Oxford Utd v Swansea
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Leeds v Plymouth
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
M'Boro v Coventry
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
QPR v Sunderland
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
Sheff Wed v Watford
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Preston v Bristol C
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Hull v Portsmouth
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Cardiff v Norwich
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