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AFC Bournemouth vs Cardiff City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
AFC Bournemouth
2 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Cardiff City FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Matthew Wilkes
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Mark Scholes

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
2
AFC Bournemouth 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-11 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug AFC Bournemouth A 0–2 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AFC Bournemouth to score. At the same time, Cardiff City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 3' A moment of madness from Lee Peltier on 3 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
  • 8' AFC Bournemouth is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 13' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 18' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Bournemouth must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' AFC Bournemouth started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
  • 24' Ryan Fraser does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Bournemouth surge ahead!
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Warnock might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 43' Charlie Daniels picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 48' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 58' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 62' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Callum Paterson has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Ward to step up.
  • 63' Nathaniel Mendez-Laing makes way for Josh Murphy at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 67' AFC Bournemouth make a change. David Brooks trudges off to be replaced by Simon Francis on 67 minutes.
  • 72' The 29-year-old David Brooks has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 77' A quiet spell here at . Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 87' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Callum Wilson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 88' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Bobby Reid by Gary Madine on 88 minute.
  • 90' The England forward Callum Wilson breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 2-0!
  • 90' Jermain Defoe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adam Smith at the 90 minute mark.
  • The points are shared — AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Cardiff City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 66% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth62% Draw25% Cardiff City FC13%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
87%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
38%
AFC Bournemouth or Cardiff City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth43% Draw48% Cardiff City FC9%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
17.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
10.3%
3 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
2.4%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 20% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 27% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.