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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 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

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
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
Marcus Tavernier 3 G
Alex Scott 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AFC Bournemouth and Cardiff City FC has kicked off!
  • 3' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lee Peltier.
  • 8' Steve Cook has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 13' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 18' Nathan Ake needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 23' With 0 assists to his name this season, Callum Wilson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Bournemouth.
  • 24' Ryan Fraser adds to his 0 season tally! AFC Bournemouth lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 39' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 43' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Charlie Daniels.
  • 48' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Bournemouth must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 53' 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 Sean Morrison suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' AFC Bournemouth are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 62' Daniel Ward is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum Paterson at the 62 minute mark.
  • 63' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Murphy is hanging Nathaniel Mendez-Laing on the field on 63 minute.
  • 67' Simon Francis gets the nod from AFC Bournemouth. He replaces David Brooks and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Soul Bamba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 376 appearances.
  • 77' AFC Bournemouth seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 88' Bobby Reid makes way for Gary Madine at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 90' A goal from the England international Callum Wilson! He fires home on 90 to make it 2-0!
  • 90' The crowd applauds Adam Smith as he leaves the pitch. Jermain Defoe steps in for AFC Bournemouth.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.