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Colwyn Bay v Cardiff MET

Colwyn Bay
2–2Full time
Cardiff MET

Premier League · FRI 23 OCT · Llanelian Road

Full timeGraded 23 Oct 22:30
Colwyn Bay 2–2 Cardiff MET COLWYN BAY WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Colwyn Bay win46%
The market said59%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.831
The market’s Brier score0.969

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay17 notes · 29 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Colwyn Bay win at 46%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Colwyn Bay 46% before kick-off, 46% now. 0–0 · 46–27–27
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Colwyn Bay v Cardiff MET
  4. 21′Cardiff MET find the net on 21′. 0–1. 0–1 · 18–24–57
  5. 21′⚽ GOAL · 21' Colwyn Bay 0–1 Cardiff MET
  6. 21′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 21' Colwyn Bay win: 46% at kick-off, 18% now
  7. 21′THE CALL SWINGS · 21' Cardiff MET win is now our likeliest result at 57% (was Colwyn Bay win 43%)
  8. 22′We said Colwyn Bay at 46%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 18%. 0–1 · 18–24–58
  9. 25′🟨 YELLOW · 25' Cardiff MET
  10. 28′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 28' Colwyn Bay win: 46% at kick-off, 16% now
  11. 30′The goal count is tracking the 2.6 we expected. 0–1 · 16–25–59
  12. 33′🟨 YELLOW · 33' Colwyn Bay
  13. 35′We said Colwyn Bay at 46%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 0–1 · 14–25–61
  14. 36′Colwyn Bay are down to ten from 35′. Our number never saw that coming — nothing here adjusts for it. 0–1 · 14–25–61
  15. 36′🟥 RED CARD · 35' Colwyn Bay
  16. 44′🟨 YELLOW · 43' Cardiff MET
  17. 45′HALF-TIME Colwyn Bay 0–1 Cardiff MET
  18. 46′SECOND HALF Colwyn Bay 0–1 Cardiff MET
  19. 49′A goal for Colwyn Bay on 49′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 35–43–23
  20. 49′⚽ GOAL · 49' Colwyn Bay 1–1 Cardiff MET
  21. 49′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 49' Colwyn Bay win: 46% at kick-off, 35% now
  22. 49′THE CALL SWINGS · 49' Draw is now our likeliest result at 43% (was Cardiff MET win 65%)
  23. 50′We said Colwyn Bay at 46%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 34%. 1–1 · 34–43–23
  24. 60′We said Colwyn Bay at 46%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 29–51–20
  25. 62′Colwyn Bay score on 62′ to make it 2–1. 2–1 · 81–16–3
  26. 62′We said Colwyn Bay at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 81%. 2–1 · 81–16–3
  27. 62′⚽ GOAL · 62' Colwyn Bay 2–1 Cardiff MET
  28. 62′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 62' Colwyn Bay win: 46% at kick-off, 81% now
  29. 62′THE CALL SWINGS · 62' Colwyn Bay win is now our likeliest result at 81% (was Draw 52%)
  30. 64′3 goals already, more than the 2.6 we expected for the whole match. 2–1 · 82–16–3
  31. 71′Colwyn Bay find the net on 71′. 3–1. 3–1 · 98–2–0
  32. 71′SUBSTITUTION · 64' Colwyn Bay · On: E. Roberts · Off: J. Kenny
  33. 71′SUBSTITUTION · 68' Cardiff MET · On: R. Reynolds · Off: S. Dymond-Hall
  34. 71′⚽ GOAL · 71' Colwyn Bay 3–1 Cardiff MET
  35. 71′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 71' Colwyn Bay win: 46% at kick-off, 98% now
  36. 72′We said Colwyn Bay at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 98%. 3–1 · 98–1–0
  37. 72′That is 4, and we only asked for 2.6 across ninety minutes. 3–1 · 98–1–0
  38. 74′⚽ GOAL · 74' Colwyn Bay 2–2 Cardiff MET
  39. 74′GOAL DISALLOWED · 74' Colwyn Bay
  40. 74′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 74' Colwyn Bay win: 46% at kick-off, 20% now
  41. 74′THE CALL SWINGS · 74' Draw is now our likeliest result at 67% (was Colwyn Bay win 99%)
  42. 78′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 78' Colwyn Bay win: 46% at kick-off, 16% now
  43. 84′We said Colwyn Bay at 46%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 2–2 · 9–85–6
  44. 88′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 88' Colwyn Bay win: 46% at kick-off, 6% now
  45. 91′We said Colwyn Bay at 46%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 4%. 2–2 · 4–93–3
  46. 93′SUBSTITUTION · 90+2' Colwyn Bay · On: M. Hill · Off: J. Davies
  47. FTFULL TIME Colwyn Bay 2–2 Cardiff MET
  48. FTColwyn Bay 2–2 Cardiff MET · Colwyn Bay win: wrong · Under 2.5: wrong · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Colwyn Bay are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Colwyn Bay 46%, draw 26%, Cardiff MET 27%. Over 2.5 goals 47%, both teams to score 50%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 17 Oct 00:01 · locked at kick-off

Colwyn Bay win46%
Draw26%
Cardiff MET win27%

Kick-offFRI 23 OCT · 19:45

RoundMatchday 14

VenueLlanelian Road

RefereeM. James

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Colwyn Bay

Cardiff MET

6Days since last match7

Last match: 17 Oct · Welsh Cup

Last match: 16 Oct · Welsh Cup

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
5Colwyn Bay13+725
7Cardiff MET13+821

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · colwyn bay winFirst published 17 Oct 00:01 · locked at kick-off
46% The market59%
Us46%
Market59%

We make Colwyn Bay a 46% chance to win. The market has them at 59%. We are 13 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.5–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Colwyn Bay v Cardiff MET1.48 – 1.07
Form · last six in Premier League this season · since 11 SeptW5 D0 L1 · W2 D2 L2
Table places · points 25 v 215 v 7
The market · Colwyn Bay win59% · ours 46%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
45%50%55%60%65% 17 OCT 00:0123 OCT 19:21
Our probability · Colwyn Bay win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 59% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Colwyn Bay win46%59%−13
Draw26%23%+3
Cardiff MET win27%17%+10
Over 2.5 goals47%51%−4
Both teams to score50%50%0
Over 1.5 goals72%74%−2
Over 3.5 goals26%31%−5
Colwyn Bay or draw73%83%−10
Colwyn Bay clean sheet35%––
Cardiff MET clean sheet23%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.3%
0123450 8.3 8.3 4.5 1 11.3 12.3 6.5 2.4 2 8.4 8.8 4.7 3 4.2 4.4 2.4 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Colwyn Bay down, Cardiff MET across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

6 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting2.67
Over 2.53 of 6
Both scored3 of 6
Last meetingsCOL 0–0 CAR · CAR 1–4 COL · CAR 3–2 COL · COL 2–2 CAR

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Premier League this season · since 11 Sept

COLWYN BAY

WWWWLW2–1 · 5–0 · 5–2 · 1–0 · 0–1 · 1–0

CARDIFF MET

DLDWWL1–1 · 0–1 · 2–2 · 1–0 · 1–0 · 1–3

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1The New Saints13+3837
2GAP Connah S Quay FC13+2131
3Penybont13+1430
4Caernarfon Town13+2226
5Colwyn Bay13+725
6Barry Town13+525
7Cardiff MET13+821
8Airbus UK13+721
9Cambrian & Clydach13−1218
10Llandudno13−116
11Briton Ferry13−1012
12Haverfordwest County AFC13−1110
13Ammanford AFC13−229
14Flint Town United13−138
15Trefelin13−236
16Holywell13−302

The competition's standings before kick-off.