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Championship | Gameweek 3
Aug 13, 2022 at 12.30pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
1 - 0
Birmingham

Philogene-Bidace (17')
Ojo (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Hogan (51'), James (70'), Trusty (90'), Colin (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Cardiff City 2-1 Birmingham City

This is a difficult match to call, particularly with Birmingham continuing to impress despite the negative pre-season predictions. Although we fancy the visitors to have their moments in South Wales, Cardiff will want to bounce back from the embarrassment in midweek, something that we feel they will achieve in a hard-fought contest. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cardiff City win with a probability of 41.16%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 31.1% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.37%) and 2-0 (7.77%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 0-1 (10.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Cardiff City in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Cardiff City.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawBirmingham City
41.16% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04) 27.74% (0.033999999999999 0.03) 31.1% (0.012 0.01)
Both teams to score 47.68% (-0.080999999999996 -0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42% (-0.108 -0.11)58% (0.113 0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.31% (-0.085000000000001 -0.09)78.69% (0.090000000000003 0.09)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.3% (-0.069999999999993 -0.07)27.7% (0.076000000000001 0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.74% (-0.095000000000006 -0.1)63.26% (0.099000000000004 0.1)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.95% (-0.045999999999992 -0.05)34.05% (0.051000000000002 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.26% (-0.053000000000001 -0.05)70.74% (0.057999999999993 0.06)
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 41.15%
    Birmingham City 31.09%
    Draw 27.74%
Cardiff CityDrawBirmingham City
1-0 @ 12.1% (0.02 0.02)
2-1 @ 8.37% (-0.011000000000001 -0.01)
2-0 @ 7.77%
3-1 @ 3.58% (-0.012 -0.01)
3-0 @ 3.33% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-2 @ 1.93% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.15% (-0.006 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.07% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 41.15%
1-1 @ 13.04% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 9.43% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
2-2 @ 4.51% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 0.76%
Total : 27.74%
0-1 @ 10.16% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
1-2 @ 7.03% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
0-2 @ 5.47% (0.008 0.01)
1-3 @ 2.52% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-3 @ 1.97%
2-3 @ 1.62% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
Other @ 2.32%
Total : 31.09%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Birmingham

Cardiff City
58.3%
Draw
19.4%
Birmingham City
22.2%
36
Head to Head
Apr 30, 2022 3pm
Cardiff
1-1
Birmingham
Vaulks (82' pen.)
McGuinness (48'), Drameh (57'), Nelson (67'), Vaulks (76')
Bela (22')
Gordon (58'), Etheridge (82')
Dec 11, 2021 3pm
Birmingham
2-2
Cardiff
Deeney (29'), Sunjic (45+1')
Sunjic (63'), Friend (85')
Moore (66'), McGuinness (90+1')
Nelson (16'), Ralls (72')
May 1, 2021 3pm
Birmingham
0-4
Cardiff

Dean (84')
Wilson (9', 40', 86'), Harris (68')
Pack (61')
Dec 16, 2020 7pm
Cardiff
3-2
Birmingham
Glatzel (10'), Wilson (78'), Morrison (89')
Bacuna (28'), Ojo (43')
Roberts (31'), Sanchez (57')
Toral (21'), Colin (53')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom6510102816
2Sunderland6501134915
3Burnley6411134913
4Blackburn RoversBlackburn6330126612
5Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd642093612
6Leeds UnitedLeeds632194511
7Swansea CitySwansea631274310
8Watford6312109110
9Oxford UnitedOxford Utd630310829
10Derby CountyDerby63038719
11Norwich CityNorwich62228718
12Middlesbrough62226518
13Plymouth ArgylePlymouth7223811-38
14Bristol City6222812-48
15Queens Park RangersQPR614189-17
16Luton TownLuton7214611-57
17Hull City613257-26
18Stoke CityStoke620449-56
19Millwall61239905
20Coventry CityCoventry612368-25
21Preston North EndPreston612339-65
22Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds6114612-64
23Portsmouth6033713-63
24Cardiff CityCardiff6015113-121


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