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CardiffCardiff vs Crystal Palace — Championship
1-0
Crystal Palace
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Going into the match, Cardiff had won 2, drawn 2, lost 3 in their previous 7, scoring 1.4 goals a game; Crystal Palace had won 3, drawn 1, lost 3 in 7, scoring 1.4.
Match report
Home form going in: Cardiff
Last 7 completed: won 2, drawn 2, lost 3 (W D D L L). 1.4 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 71% over 2.5 goals, 71% both teams scored, 14% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Leicester · 13 Sept 2005
- D 3-3 at Burnley · 10 Sept 2005
- D 2-2 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers · 27 Aug 2005
- L 2-1 at Derby · 20 Aug 2005
- L 1-3 vs Watford · 12 Aug 2005
- W 2-1 vs Leeds · 9 Aug 2005
Away form going in: Crystal Palace
Last 7 completed: won 3, drawn 1, lost 3 (L W W W D). 1.4 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 43% over 2.5 goals, 57% both teams scored, 43% clean sheets.
- L 3-2 at Reading · 13 Sept 2005
- W 2-0 vs Hull City · 10 Sept 2005
- W 2-0 vs Stoke · 27 Aug 2005
- W 1-0 vs Plymouth · 20 Aug 2005
- D 1-1 at Norwich · 13 Aug 2005
- L 2-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers · 9 Aug 2005
Match statistics
| Cardiff | Metric | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Total shots | 15 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 1 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 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 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 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 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 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 |