HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town overcomes Cardiff City 1-0 after J. Rhodes scored just 1 goal (8′). Cardiff City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the help of Paul Hodskinson and Andrew Aylott. The 4th official was Martin Coy. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 7 Total 7
- 3 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 128
- 37 Dangerous attack 58
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 1 Corners 3
- 6 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 6
- 4 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Cardiff City was in firm control of the ball 67% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cardiff City was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Huddersfield Town was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Huddersfield Town shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Cardiff City shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town received 3 yellow cards (D. Kasumu, P. Jones and ). On the opposite side, Cardiff City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Huddersfield Town will have 7 points to hold in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Cardiff City will stay with 11 points like Blackpool and Hull City to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will host Sunderland on the 2nd of November with a 0-0 head to head.
Cardiff City will host Watford on the 2nd of November with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Watford (5 draws).
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
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8'
Huddersfield Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Danny Schofield decided to play with the following team: Lee Nicholls , Oliver Turton , Tom Lees , Michał Helik , Yuta Nakayama , David Kasumu , Etienne Camara , Duane Holmes , Faustino Anjorin , Jack Rudoni and Jordan Rhodes .
The home team had on the bench: Sorba Thomas , Daniel Ward , Kaine Kesler, Connor Mahoney, Luke Mbete, Nicholas Bilokapic and Patrick Jones .
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 5 changes: F. Anjorin for D. Ward (46′), J. Rudoni for P. Jones (58′), D. Holmes for S. Thomas (80′), J. Rhodes for L. Mbete (90′) and J. Rhodes for L. Mbete (90′).
Best player: Michał Helik
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Michał Helik even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 26 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
Cardiff City started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Steve Morison played with: Ryan Allsop , Mahlon Romeo , Perry Ng , Cédric Kipré , Jack Simpson , Niels Nkounkou , Jaden Philogene-Bidace , Andy Rinomhota , Ryan Wintle , Callum O’Dowda and Callum Robinson .
These were the players on the bench: Rubin Colwill , Curtis Nelson, Romaine Sawyers , Mark Harris , Thomas Sang , Sheyi Ojo and Jak Alnwick.
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 5 changes: J. Philogene-Bidace for R. Sawyers (46′), N. Nkounkou for M. Harris (46′), M. Romeo for R. Colwill (70′), P. Ng for T. Sang (83′) and A. Rinomhota for S. Ojo (90′).
Best player: Perry Ng
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Perry Ng.
His rating is with 79 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Reading – 0-1
- Watford – Sunderland – 2-2
- Swansea City – Hull City – 3-0
- Queens Park Rangers – Stoke City – 0-0
- Preston North End – Sheffield United – 0-2
- Norwich City – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
- Millwall – Blackpool – 2-1
- Middlesbrough – Rotherham United – 0-0
- Luton Town – Blackburn Rovers – 2-0
- Huddersfield Town – Cardiff City – 1-0
- Burnley – Bristol City – 2-1
- Birmingham City – Coventry City – 0-0
