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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
20,1 / 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.