EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 24, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
0 - 2
Brighton

Vaulks (56'), Wintle (73'), Nelson (78')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Moder (9'), Zeqiri (55')

Graham Potter praises Brighton's academy after League Cup victory over Cardiff

The Seagulls' winning Carabao Cup line-up had an average age of 21.

Aug 24, 22:55

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 City	Draw	Brighton & Hove Albion
30.98%	25.7%	43.31%

Both teams to score 53.86%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.94%

50.05%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.97%

72.02%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.95%

30.05%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.82%

66.18%

Brighton & Hove Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.99%

23%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.19%

56.8%

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 30.98%

Brighton & Hove Albion 43.31%

Draw 25.7%

Cardiff City	Draw	Brighton & 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%