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League Cup
Referee: W Finnie
Cardiff
U S T T U
2–2
Full-time

Retrospective analysis — the model is trained only on matches played before this one.

⚠️ One of the teams has played few league matches recently (e.g. newly promoted). The analysis is therefore more uncertain than usual, and we give no recommendations for this match.
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Team trends

Cardiff Colchester
Last 6 — all competitions · 6/3 matches
Win Ø 33%
33%
33%
Points per game
1,3
1,0
Over 2.5 Ø 42%
83%
0%
Both score Ø 42%
83%
0%
Average goals
3,2
1,7
Scored
1,5
0,3
Conceded
1,7
1,3
Goal diff per game
-0,2
-1,0
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Match stats

Half-time score: 2–2

61% Possession 39%
22 Shots 6
9 Shots on target 3
6 Blocked shots 2
1 Goalkeeper saves 7
9 Corners 3
1 Offside 0
6 Free kicks against 18
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1
The table before the match
# Team K V U T +/− P
1 Reading 1 1 0 0 +4 3
2 Swansea 1 1 0 0 +3 3
3 Portsmouth 1 1 0 0 +2 3
4 Newport County 1 1 0 0 +2 3
5 Gillingham 1 1 0 0 +2 3
6 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 +2 3
7 Plymouth 1 1 0 0 +2 3
8 Wycombe 1 1 0 0 +2 3
9 Lincoln 1 1 0 0 +2 3
10 Birmingham 1 1 0 0 +2 3
11 Mansfield Town 1 1 0 0 +2 3
12 Blackburn 1 1 0 0 +1 3
13 Middlesbrough 1 1 0 0 +1 3
14 Port Vale 1 1 0 0 +1 3
15 Doncaster 1 1 0 0 +1 3
16 Stoke 1 1 0 0 +1 3
17 Exeter City 1 1 0 0 +1 3
18 Bolton 1 1 0 0 +1 3
19 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 +1 3
20 Barnsley 1 0 1 0 +0 1
21 Tranmere 1 0 1 0 +0 1
22 Preston 1 0 1 0 +0 1
23 Salford City 1 0 1 0 +0 1
24 Sutton Utd 1 0 1 0 +0 1
25 Cambridge United 1 0 1 0 +0 1
26 Sunderland 1 0 1 0 +0 1
27 Crewe 1 0 1 0 +0 1
28 Sheffield Weds 1 0 1 0 +0 1
29 Stockport County 1 0 1 0 +0 1
30 Rotherham 1 0 1 0 +0 1
31 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 +0 1
32 Peterborough 1 0 1 0 +0 1
33 Swindon Town 1 0 1 0 +0 1
34 Accrington ST 1 0 1 0 +0 1
35 Bradford 1 0 1 0 +0 1
36 Stevenage 1 0 1 0 +0 1
37 Watford 1 0 1 0 +0 1
38 Wrexham 1 0 1 0 +0 1
39 Wigan 1 0 1 0 +0 1
40 Walsall 1 0 0 1 -1 0
41 Huddersfield 1 0 0 1 -1 0
42 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 -1 0
43 Hull 1 0 0 1 -1 0
44 West Brom 1 0 0 1 -1 0
45 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 -1 0
46 Barrow 1 0 0 1 -1 0
47 Carlisle 1 0 0 1 -1 0
48 Forest Green 1 0 0 1 -2 0
49 Charlton 1 0 0 1 -2 0
50 Southampton 1 0 0 1 -2 0
51 Derby 1 0 0 1 -2 0
52 Leyton Orient 1 0 0 1 -2 0
53 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 0 1 -2 0
54 Notts County 1 0 0 1 -2 0
55 Cheltenham 1 0 0 1 -2 0
56 Grimsby 1 0 0 1 -2 0
57 Northampton 1 0 0 1 -3 0
58 Millwall 1 0 0 1 -4 0

Calculated from our results data. “xG +/−” is expected goal difference — a positive number with a low league position suggests an undervalued team. Ties on points are sorted by goal difference; some leagues use other rules.

Match report

Cardiff Colchester
1–0 R. Colwill
A. Rinomhota
19′
2–0 K. Etete
35′
40′
J. Akinde 2–1
J. Fevrier
44′
J. Taylor 2–2
J. Fevrier
Half-time 2–2
46′
🔁 N. Lawrence
↦ T. Dallison-Lisbon
46′
🔁 E. Iandolo
↦ A. Read
46′
🔁 T. Hopper
↦ J. Taylor
46′
🔁 S. Tovide
↦ J. Akinde
J. Colwill 🔁
↦ R. Sawyers
60′
S. Ojo 🔁
↦ K. Evans
75′
I. Ugbo 🔁
↦ K. Etete
75′
J. Bagan 🔁
↦ X. Benjamin
75′
76′
🔁 A. Kazeem
↦ N. Chilvers
Rubin Colwill 🟨
78′
C. Ashford 🔁
↦ O. Tanner
88′
89′
🟥 Samson Tovide
97′
🟨 William Greenidge
R. Colwill
penalty missed
121′
122′
J. Fevrier
penalty missed
3–2 M. Romeo
123′
124′
J. Tchamadeu
penalty missed
4–2 S. Ojo
125′
126′
T. Hopper
penalty missed
5–2 I. Ugbo
127′
Full-time 5–2

Line-ups

Cardiff

4-2-3-1
21 J. Alnwick G
2 M. Romeo D
44 X. Benjamin D
26 J. Simpson D
17 J. Collins D
19 R. Sawyers M
35 A. Rinomhota M
32 O. Tanner M
27 R. Colwill M
25 K. Evans M
9 K. Etete F
Bench (9)
34 J. Colwill
54 S. Ojo
12 I. Ugbo
3 J. Bagan
45 C. Ashford
18 E. Adams
28 R. Luthra
46 M. Wigley
43 J. Semenyo

Coach: E. Bulut

Colchester

3-4-1-2
1 O. Goodman G
2 W. Greenidge D
6 T. Dallison-Lisbon D
5 C. Hall D
42 J. Fevrier M
8 Mauro Bandeira M
16 A. Read M
22 J. Tchamadeu M
10 N. Chilvers F
24 J. Akinde F
25 J. Taylor F
Bench (9)
23 N. Lawrence
3 E. Iandolo
14 T. Hopper
9 S. Tovide
30 A. Kazeem
28 R. Nelson
29 S. Hornby
7 M. Jay
37 C. Cooper

Coach: B. Garner

Odds comparison

Green columns are the outcomes that came in.

Over/under goals
O1,5 ✓
O2,5 ✓
O3,5 ✓
Both teams to score
BLS ja ✓
BLS nei

Referee

W Finnie · 35 kamper i vår database

🟨 Yellow cards
3,6 / match
Above average
⚽ Free kicks
21,4 / match
Average

🟥 Red cards: 0,06 per match

The analysis is a statistical estimate based on the teams' results and underlying performances (xG) — not a guarantee. See the model's results.