West Ham United v Cardiff City

West Ham United v Cardiff City: the preview

West Ham United meet Cardiff City at London Stadium, Thursday 6:45am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: West Ham United 21, Cardiff City 9, 15 drawn from 45 meetings.

21–9

head to head

Nothing between them: West Ham United 21, Cardiff City 9, 15 drawn from 45 meetings.

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: West Ham United by 4 goals in 1927-28 (5–1).

0.6 v 0.5

goals a game

Key match-up: Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) averages 0.6 goals a game to Jarrod Bowen's 0.5 (West Ham United).

0.3 v 0.3

assists a game

Key match-up: Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) and Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) are level on assists, both around 0.3 a game.

assists in 2026-27

Jarrod Bowen has 7 assists in 15 games for West Ham United in 2026-27.

assists in 2026-27

Valentín Castellanos has 4 assists in 14 games for West Ham United in 2026-27.

assists in 2026-27

Jack Moylan has 3 assists in 14 games for Cardiff City in 2026-27.

7/19

at London Stadium

West Ham United have won 7 of their last 19 at London Stadium.

Head to head

21West Ham United

15Draws

9Cardiff City

45 meetings since 1920 · average score West Ham United 1.5, Cardiff City 1

5 Nov 26Draw3–3Cardiff City Stadium

10 Mar 19Cardiff City2–0Cardiff City Stadium

5 Dec 18West Ham United3–1London Stadium

12 Jan 14West Ham United2–0Cardiff City Stadium

18 Aug 13West Ham United2–0Boleyn Ground

7 Feb 05West Ham United1–0Football League Championship

Last line-ups

Official team lists aren't out yet — they usually land a day or two before the game. These are each side's line-ups from their last game (West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers, Sun, 8 Nov · Cardiff City v West Ham United, Thu, 5 Nov).

West Ham United v Cardiff City: the preview

West Ham United meet Cardiff City at London Stadium, Thursday 6:45am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: West Ham United 21, Cardiff City 9, 15 drawn from 45 meetings.

The big picture

West Ham United come in 9th on the ladder with 23 points; Cardiff City are 14th on 18. West Ham United have the higher position to protect.

West Ham United are 6–4–5 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 2.5 goals for and 1.5 against.

Cardiff City are 3–5–6 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.6 goals for and 1.6 against.

Form

West Ham United have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Blackburn Rovers 1–2.

Cardiff City have won two of their last five and most recently drew with West Ham United 3–3.

Head to head

These sides have met 45 times on our records since 1920: West Ham United 21, Cardiff City 9, 15 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), it was a draw 3–3 at Cardiff City Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: West Ham United by 4 goals in 1927-28 (5–1).

Players to watch

For West Ham United, watch Jarrod Bowen (0.5 goals a game, 7 assists in 2026-27) and Konstantinos Mavropanos (0.4 goals a game in 2026-27).

For Cardiff City, watch Jack Moylan (0.6 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026-27) and Yousef Salech (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

At London Stadium

West Ham United have won 7 of their last 19 at London Stadium.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, West Ham United have the edge.

Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.

West Ham United v Cardiff City: the preview

West Ham United meet Cardiff City at London Stadium, Thursday 6:45am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: West Ham United 21, Cardiff City 9, 15 drawn from 45 meetings.