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Huddersfield vs Cardiff: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 34Kick-off on February 23, 2022 at 07:45 PM (UTC)John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Huddersfield
2-1
Cardiff

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What was the result of Huddersfield vs Cardiff?

Huddersfield won 2-1 on February 23, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 61′T. DoyleCardiff
  • 88′J. KoromaHuddersfield
  • 90′J. RussellHuddersfield

Official lineup for Huddersfield vs Cardiff

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Huddersfield

3-4-3
  1. 16S. Thomas
  2. 24D. Sinani
  3. 25D. Ward
  1. 8L. O'Brien
  2. 37J. Russell
  3. 19D. Holmes
  4. 14J. Ruffels
  1. 4M. Pearson
  2. 20O. Turton
  3. 32T. Lees
  1. 21L. Nicholls

Cardiff

5-3-2
  1. 39I. Davies
  2. 9J. Hugill
  1. 22T. Doyle
  2. 15R. Wintle
  3. 6W. Vaulks
  1. 3J. Bagan
  2. 17C. Drameh
  3. 2M. McGuinness
  4. 38P. Ng
  5. 5A. Flint
  1. 25A. Smithies
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Huddersfield have 8 wins, 7 draws and 0 defeats; Cardiff have 6, 3 and 6.

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

Huddersfield
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 19, 2022Fulham(away)2-1Championship
Feb 12, 2022Sheffield Utd(home)0-0Championship
Feb 9, 2022Preston(away)0-0Championship
Feb 5, 2022Barnsley(home)1-0FA Cup
Feb 2, 2022Derby(home)2-0Championship
Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 19, 2022Blackpool(home)1-1Championship
Feb 15, 2022Coventry(home)2-0Championship
Feb 12, 2022Millwall(away)1-2Championship
Feb 9, 2022Peterborough(home)4-0Championship
Feb 6, 2022Liverpool(away)1-3FA Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Huddersfield wins, 2 draws, 4 Cardiff wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 6, 2021Cardiff 2-1 HuddersfieldChampionship
Mar 5, 2021Huddersfield 0-0 CardiffChampionship
Dec 1, 2020Cardiff 3-0 HuddersfieldChampionship
Feb 12, 2020Huddersfield 0-3 CardiffChampionship
Aug 21, 2019Cardiff 2-1 HuddersfieldChampionship
Jan 12, 2019Cardiff 0-0 HuddersfieldPremier League

Last archived meeting: Cardiff vs Huddersfield on Nov 6, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Huddersfield score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 1.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Huddersfield1.50.969/155/15
Cardiff1.51.5310/1510/15

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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