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Cardiff City v West Ham United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 4th Nov, 19:45 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

West Ham United pay Championship rivals Cardiff City a visit on Wednesday evening, as Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo leads his team into an away clash with Brian Barry-Murphy & co. at the Cardiff City Stadium. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've sifted through our expansive database and dug out the statistics that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to make sure you get the best return.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
43%
--
Draw
22%
--
West Ham
35%
--
Draw 1-1
9%
--
Cardiff 2-1
9%
--
West Ham 2-1
8%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
Cardiff 1-0
6%
--
Cardiff 3-1
5%
--
Cardiff 2-0
5%
--
West Ham 1-0
5%
--
Cardiff 3-2
4%
--
West Ham 3-1
4%
--
West Ham 2-0
4%
--
West Ham 3-2
4%
--
Cardiff 3-0
3%
--
Draw 0-0
3%
--
Cardiff 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
68%
--
BTTS - No
32%
--
BTTS - Home Win
26%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
22%
--
Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
57%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
54%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
--
Home DNB
58%
--
Away DNB
51%
--
Cardiff win to nil
16%
--
West Ham win to nil
13%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

Cardiff have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league. Cardiff are unbeaten at home after 5 games and have kept zero clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Cardiff have conceded 14 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 2 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cardiff have played 5 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

West Ham lay in 2nd place on 22 points in the Championship league table having played 11 matches. West Ham are unbeaten away after 6 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 29 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. West Ham have conceded 12 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

West Ham have played 6 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 2.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cardiff
West Ham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea11722823 
Mar 13
Nov 29
Jan 16
w
 
0-1F
2
West Ham116411822 
Nov 4
Jan 27
-
-
3
M'Boro11641622 
Jan 16
d
 
2-2F
Dec 8
Apr 24
4
Birmingham11551920 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Apr 3
Dec 19
5
West Brom11623320 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Oct 31
Jan 23
6
Stoke11614219 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
Nov 28
Mar 13
7
Wolves11533318 
Jan 23
Oct 31
w
 
4-2F
Apr 20
8
Southampton116321117 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Oct 24
Dec 29
9
QPR11452317 
Apr 21
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Feb 27
10
Blackburn11434115 
Feb 27
l
 
2-1A
Jan 30
Nov 7
11
Sheff Utd11434115 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 17
Mar 17
Dec 4
12
Millwall11434015 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Feb 21
d
 
2-2A
13
Portsmouth11434015 
Apr 10
l
 
2-0A
May 1
Nov 24
14
Wrexham11353-114 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 6
w
 
6-0F
Feb 13
15
Bolton11425-314 
Feb 13
l
 
1-0A
Apr 6
w
 
2-3F
16
Bristol C11425-314 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Dec 12
Jan 1
17
Charlton11353-514 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 20
l
 
1-2A
Mar 2
18
Lincoln11335-1012 
Dec 5
Mar 16
Feb 16
w
 
0-6F
19
Cardiff11254111 
-
-
Jan 27
Nov 4
20
Watford11326-911 
w
 
5-1F
Feb 16
Apr 17
d
 
1-1A
21
Norwich11308-49 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Dec 26
Mar 20
22
Burnley11155-58 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Mar 6
d
 
2-2F
23
Derby11137-116 
Mar 2
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-0F
Apr 10
24
Preston11119-154 
Nov 24
May 1
Nov 21
Feb 6
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cardiff 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
West Ham 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cardiff since 2003
Cardiff
West Ham
Goals: Scored
6
7
Games: Scored
2 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
4 / 6
CAR
2
D
1
WHU
3
League games at West Ham since 2004
West Ham
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
10
2
Games: Scored
5 / 6
2 / 6
Clean sheets
4 / 6
1 / 6
CAR
1
WHU
5
Goal Statistics

West Ham United have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 13 consecutive Championship outings. Their PG of 1.6 against Cardiff City on Wednesday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Cardiff 19th West Ham 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 81% probability that West Ham will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Cardiff have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
+4
West Ham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.2
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
West Ham
1.8
1.6
Attack rating
%
better
CAR
WHU
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
CAR
WHU
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Cardiff v West Ham Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11634
N TrottJ MoylanJ MoylanA Robertson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Trott GLK11
-
J Bagan DEF11
2
-
J Moylan MID1163
2
-
J Colwill MID111
2
-
A Robertson MID11
4
-
O Tanner FWD1123
3
-
C. Ashford FWD1122
1
-
C Willock FWD111
-
C. Scanlon DEF10
-
P Ng DEF1011
4
-
G Osho DEF10
1
Y Salech FWD821
1
-
K Bielik DEF7
1
-
D Turnbull MID71
-
I Davies FWD7
-
C Robinson FWD62
-
R. Kpakio DEF51
-
R Colwill MID511
1
-
D. Lawlor DEF3
-
W Fish DEF2
-
West Ham Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11654
M HermansenJ BowenJ BowenT Castellanos
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Hermansen GLK11
1
-
M Kilman DEF111
2
-
M Solomon FWD1122
-
J Bowen FWD1165
1
-
K Mavropanos DEF105
3
-
A Engels MID103
1
-
M. Kanté MID1032
1
1
J Piroe FWD1031
-
T Castellanos FWD1012
4
-
J Veltman DEF91
1
-
K Walker-Peters DEF92
-
D. Mukasa MID93
2
-
L. Orford MID8
-
Morato DEF71
2
-
O. Scarles DEF7
2
-
E Austbö FWD722
-
Pablo FWD711
2
-
T Soucek MID32
-
A. Golambeckis DEF2
-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF1
-
J. Ajala FWD1
-
K Briceño FWD1
-