CARDIFF. Cardiff City conquers Huddersfield Town 1-0 after F. Diédhiou scored just 1 goal (30′).
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 17,243 spectators. The referee was Matt Donohue assisted by Paul Hodskinson and Graham Kane. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 8.64 degrees Celsius or 47.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 8 Total 11
- 4 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 87 Attack 111
- 29 Dangerous attack 46
- 85 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Cardiff City was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Huddersfield Town that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Huddersfield Town was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Cardiff City was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Cardiff City shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Huddersfield Town shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 4 yellow cards (Karlan Grant, Perry Ng, Ollie Tanner and Ryan Wintle). On the other side, Huddersfield Town received 1 yellow card (Brodie Spencer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cardiff City has 50 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town will stays with 38 points like Stoke City and Sheffield Wednesday to sit in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will host Ipswich Town on the 9th of March with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of Ipswich Town (6 draws).
Huddersfield Town will host West Bromwich Albion on the 10th of March with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Huddersfield Town (2 draws).
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
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Cardiff City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erol Bulut decided to play with the following team: Ethan Horvath , Perry Ng , Nathaniel Phillips , Dimitrios Goutas , Josh Wilson-Esbrand , Ryan Wintle , Joe Ralls , Josh Bowler , David Turnbull , Karlan Grant and Famara Diédhiou .
The home team had on the bench: Yakou Méïté , Manolis Siopis , Rubin Colwill , Mahlon Romeo, Callum O’Dowda , Jamilu Collins, Ollie Tanner , Matthew Turner and Cian Ashford.
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 5 changes: Karlan Grant for Callum O’Dowda (84′), David Turnbull for Rubin Colwill (69′), Famara Diédhiou for Yakou Méïté (69′), Josh Bowler for Ollie Tanner (77′) and Joe Ralls for Manolis Siopis (77′).
Player of the match: Famara Diédhiou
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Famara Diédhiou.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (47% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 18.
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
André Breitenreiter played with: Lee Nicholls , Matthew Pearson , Michał Helik , Tom Lees , Ben Wiles , Jack Rudoni , David Kasumu , Brodie Spencer , Sorba Thomas , Daniel Ward and Delano Burgzorg .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Bojan Radulović , Josh Koroma, Brahima Diarra, Chris Maxwell, Jaheim Headley , Tom Edwards , Alex Matos , Ben Jackson and Tom Iorpenda.
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: Brodie Spencer for Jaheim Headley (46′), Ben Wiles for Alex Matos (46′), Matthew Pearson for Tom Edwards (74′) and David Kasumu for Bojan Radulović (74′).
Player of the match: Jaheim Headley
The most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Jaheim Headley.
His rating is with 22 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.
His performance was exceptional also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Swansea City – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – West Bromwich Albion – 2-2
- Middlesbrough – Norwich City – 3-1
- Cardiff City – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
