Championship · Matchweek 14
Cardiff City
CAR
West Ham United
WHU
Model
Match forecast
Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.
Cardiff28%
Draw24%
West Ham48%
Expected goals
1.39 – 1.83
Over 2.5
61%
Both to score
64%
Fair handicap
0.50
Most likely scorelines
- 1–110.4%
- 1–29.3%
- 0–17.9%
- 2–16.8%
- 2–26.6%
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Cardiff will have the ball; West Ham will not mind.
65%Possession52%
45%Territory37%
15%From set plays15%
0.10Chance quality0.18
6.1%Directness4.9%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Cardiff, 3 for West Ham. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 83 matches, not the full season.