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Cardiff City vs West Ham United prediction

England · Championship · 04 November 2026

Cardiff City18th · 14 pts
3 - 3Full time
West Ham United8th · 22 pts
Cardiff CityDrawWest Ham United
Prediction missedModel pick before kick-off: West Ham United to win (51%)
Our predictionWest Ham United to winLean
51%Probability
1.96Fair odds
1-2Likely score
1.63-2.39Expected goals

Betting markets

Model chances and the fair odds they imply

Match result

  • Cardiff City28%3.59
  • Draw21%4.73
  • West Ham United51%1.96

Double chance

  • Cardiff City or draw49%2.04
  • Cardiff City or West Ham United79%1.27
  • Draw or West Ham United72%1.39

Goals

  • Over 2.576%1.31
  • Under 2.524%4.25

Both teams to score

  • Yes73%1.37
  • No27%3.68

Match in numbers

This season, Cardiff City at home and West Ham United away

Cardiff City (home)West Ham United (away)
Matches66
Points per game2.002.00
Goals scored per game2.172.50
Goals conceded per game1.001.17
Shots on target per game7.05.3
Shots on target conceded4.04.0
Clean sheets17%33%
Over 2.5 goals50%67%
Both teams scored83%67%
  • West Ham United have scored in 15 straight league matches.
  • Cardiff City: 18th in the table; the model rates their attack 4th and their defence 24th in the league.
  • West Ham United: 8th in the table; the model rates their attack 1st and their defence 8th in the league.
  • Our predictions for Cardiff City matches: 2 of 4 correct.
  • Our predictions for West Ham United matches: 0 of 4 correct.

Match preview

West Ham United have the edge at 51%, but this is far from settled: the draw is at 21% and a win for Cardiff City at 28%.

At home this season Cardiff City average 2.00 points and 2.2 goals per game, conceding 1.0. Away from home West Ham United take 2.00 points per game, scoring 2.5 and conceding 1.2. On shots on target, the measure the model leans on most, Cardiff City manage 7.0 per home game and West Ham United 5.3 per away game.

Form lines: West Ham United have scored in 15 straight league matches.

West Ham United sit 8th in the table, but their underlying numbers rank 1st in the league, so the model rates them higher than their position suggests.

Expected goals from the model: Cardiff City 1.63, West Ham United 2.39. The single most likely score is 1-2 (8%), and the chance of three or more goals is 76%.

Most likely scores

  • 1-28%
  • 1-17%
  • 2-27%
  • 1-37%
  • 2-16%

Cardiff City form

LWDWL
  • Lat Wolverhampton Wanderers0-32026-10-31
  • Wvs Birmingham City1-02026-10-24
  • Dat Middlesbrough2-22026-10-17
  • Wvs Watford5-12026-10-13
  • Lat Blackburn Rovers1-22026-10-10

West Ham United form

DWWLL
  • Lvs West Bromwich Albion1-32026-10-31
  • Lvs Southampton2-32026-10-24
  • Wat Swansea City1-02026-10-17
  • Wat Lincoln City6-02026-10-14
  • Dvs Queens Park Rangers1-12026-10-09

Head to head

  • No meetings in our data since 2020.

Prediction made 2026-11-04 19:17 UTC and frozen at kick-off. Fair odds are 1 divided by the model probability, not bookmaker prices. Published by Semalt; see how it works and the track record.