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CardiffCardiff vs Brighton — Championship
1-3
Brighton
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Going into the match, Cardiff had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; Brighton had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.9.
Match report
Home form going in: Cardiff
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (W W D L W). 2.0 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Bristol City · 14 Aug 2011
- W 0-1 at West Ham · 7 Aug 2011
- D 1-1 at Burnley · 7 May 2011
- L 0-3 vs Middlesbrough · 2 May 2011
- W 0-1 at Preston · 25 Apr 2011
- D 2-2 vs QPR · 23 Apr 2011
Away form going in: Brighton
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (W W D L D). 1.9 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 0-1 at Portsmouth · 13 Aug 2011
- W 2-1 vs Doncaster · 6 Aug 2011
- D 1-1 at Notts County · 7 May 2011
- L 2-3 vs Huddersfield · 30 Apr 2011
- D 1-1 at Colchester · 25 Apr 2011
- L 1-2 vs Southampton · 23 Apr 2011
Match statistics
| Cardiff | Metric | Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Total shots | 8 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Norwich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |