Match

Crystal Palace vs Cardiff: result 1-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 46Kick-off on April 28, 2012 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Selhurst Park, London

Crystal Palace
1-2
Cardiff

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What was the result of Crystal Palace vs Cardiff?

Cardiff won 1-2 on April 28, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 13′W. ZahaCrystal Palace
  • 53′Peter WhittinghamCardiff
  • 62′D. CowieCardiff

Official lineup for Crystal Palace vs Cardiff

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Crystal Palace

  1. 16W. Zaha
  2. 17G. Murray
  1. 7D. Ambrose
  2. 10O. Garvan
  3. 11S. Scannell
  4. 28S. O'Keefe
  1. 4J. Parr
  2. 5P. McCarthy
  3. 21D. Moxey
  4. 26M. Parsons
  1. 34L. Price

Cardiff

  1. 1D. Marshall
  2. 9Kenny Miller
  3. 13L. Lawrence
  4. 20J. Mason
  1. 7Peter Whittingham
  2. 8D. Cowie
  3. 17A. Gunnarsson
  1. 2K. McNaughton
  2. 3Andrew Taylor
  3. 5M. Hudson
  4. 25Ben Howard Turner
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Crystal Palace have 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats; Cardiff have 4, 8 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 21, 2012Reading(away)2-2Championship
Apr 17, 2012Portsmouth(away)1-2Championship
Apr 14, 2012Ipswich(home)1-1Championship
Apr 9, 2012Southampton(home)0-2Championship
Apr 7, 2012Birmingham(away)1-3Championship
Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 21, 2012Leeds(home)1-1Championship
Apr 17, 2012Derby(home)2-0Championship
Apr 14, 2012Barnsley(away)1-0Championship
Apr 9, 2012Watford(home)1-1Championship
Apr 7, 2012Middlesbrough(away)2-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Crystal Palace win, 0 draws, 2 Cardiff wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 24, 2012Cardiff 2-0 Crystal PalaceLeague Cup
Jan 10, 2012Crystal Palace 1-0 CardiffLeague Cup
Nov 5, 2011Cardiff 2-0 Crystal PalaceChampionship

Last archived meeting: Cardiff vs Crystal Palace on Jan 24, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Crystal Palace score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Crystal Palace1.11.358/156/15
Cardiff1.11.357/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
19Cardiff10244161510

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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