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Cardiff City logo
EFL Cup | Second Round
Aug 24, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
Brighton logo

Cardiff
0 - 2
Brighton


Vaulks (56'), Wintle (73'), Nelson (78')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Moder (9'), Zeqiri (55')

The Match

Match Report

Graham Potter's Seagulls boasted an average age of 21 with every outfield player 23 or under.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Cardiff City and Brighton & Hove Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Brighton & Hove Albion win with a probability of 43.31%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 30.98% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brighton & Hove Albion win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.97%) and 0-2 (7.46%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (8.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.21%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brighton & Hove Albion would win this match.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawBrighton & Hove Albion
30.98%25.7%43.31%
Both teams to score 53.86%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.94%50.05%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.97%72.02%
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.95%30.05%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.82%66.18%
Brighton & Hove Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.99%23%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.19%56.8%
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 30.98%
    Brighton & Hove Albion 43.31%
    Draw 25.7%
Cardiff CityDrawBrighton & Hove Albion
1-0 @ 8.31%
2-1 @ 7.34%
2-0 @ 5%
3-1 @ 2.94%
3-2 @ 2.16%
3-0 @ 2%
Other @ 3.22%
Total : 30.98%
1-1 @ 12.21%
0-0 @ 6.91%
2-2 @ 5.4%
3-3 @ 1.06%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.7%
0-1 @ 10.15%
1-2 @ 8.97%
0-2 @ 7.46%
1-3 @ 4.4%
0-3 @ 3.66%
2-3 @ 2.64%
1-4 @ 1.62%
0-4 @ 1.34%
2-4 @ 0.97%
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 43.31%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Brighton

Cardiff City
40.0%
Draw
14.7%
Brighton & Hove Albion
45.3%
75
Head to Head
Apr 16, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 31
Brighton
0-2
Cardiff
Mendez-Laing (22'), Morrison (50')
Bennett (79')
Nov 10, 2018 12.30pm
Gameweek 12
Cardiff
2-1
Brighton
Paterson (28'), Bamba (90')
Paterson (35'), Cunningham (71')
Dunk (6')
Bissouma (90')
Stephens (34')
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Cardiff
0-0
Brighton
Connolly (50'), Whittingham (66'), Gunnarsson (76')
Duffy (51'), Bong (68'), Dunk (83')
Bong (91')
Feb 20, 2016 12.30pm
Cardiff
4-1
Brighton
Whittingham (16', 66' pen.), Pilkington (19'), Immers (30')
O'Keefe (2')
Stephens (55')
Rosenior (71')
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