Match summary
West Brom saw off Cardiff 2-0. West Brom led 1-0 at half-time.
Mikey Johnston put West Brom ahead in the first minute and Andreas Weimann made it 2-0 in the 80th minute.
The chances backed that up: West Brom created 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Cardiff's 0.75 from 11.
Before kick-off
West Brom win
55%
Avg odds 1.71
Draw
27%
Avg odds 3.54
Cardiff win
18%
Avg odds 5.39
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.