Arsenal FC vs Cardiff City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Arsenal FC vs Cardiff City FC — Premier League at Emirates Stadium.
- Arsenal FC 38 games · 85 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Friend
- Referee Darren Cann
- Referee Daniel Robathan
- Referee Mike Dean
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Jan Cardiff City FC H 2–1 W 25 Jan Manchester United FC H 1–3 L 19 Jan Chelsea FC H 2–0 W 12 Jan West Ham United FC A 0–1 L 05 Jan Blackpool FC A 3–0 W 01 Jan Fulham FC H 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Jan Arsenal FC A 1–2 L 19 Jan Newcastle United FC A 0–3 L 12 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D 05 Jan Gillingham FC A 0–1 L 01 Jan Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–3 L 29 Dec Leicester City FC A 1–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Arsenal FC0-152/–16-301/231-455/–46-601/–61-75–/276+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Arsenal FC and Cardiff City FC has kicked off!
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arsenal FC that had 397 games and scored 603 goals.
- 10' Shkodran Mustafi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' Harry Arter has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nacho Monreal.
- 34' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 36' The referee calls foul for Callum Paterson. He receives a Yellow card.
- 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Arsenal FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matteo Guendouzi on 45.
- 46' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Mohamed El Neny by Alex Iwobi on 46 minute.
- 51' 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 Kenneth Zohore suffering a number of foals already.
- 56' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 60' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Stephan Lichtsteiner by Carl Jenkinson on 60 minute.
- 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Harry Arter on 63.
- 66' Goal! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores his 130 goal in 397 matches.
- 70' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Bobby Reid is replaced by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing on 70 minute.
- 73' Kenneth Zohore is replacing Baye Oumar Niasse for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 76' Aaron Ramsey is replacing Mesut Ozil for the Arsenal FC side.
- 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alexandre Lacazette.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Kadeem Harris. He replaces Harry Arter on 81 minute.
- 83' What a strike from Alexandre Lacazette! The score is 2-0.
- 88' It’s high time Neil Warnock made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' What a strike from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing! The score is 2-1.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joe Ralls.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.
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Lineups
Arsenal FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
- 12
- 11
- 19
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10
Mesut Ozil C ↓ Aaron Ramsey 76'
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4
Mohamed El Neny ↓ Alex Iwobi 46'
- 18
- 20
- 31
- 9
- 14
Bench
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17
Alex Iwobi ↑ 46'
- 34
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25
Carl Jenkinson ↑ 60'
- 1
- 27
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8
Aaron Ramsey ↑ 76'
- 49
Coach Unai EmeryCardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
- 17
- 14
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 22
- 13
- 8
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7
Harry Arter ↓ Kadeem Harris 81'
Bench
- 32
- 12
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23
Kadeem Harris ↑ 81'
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19
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing ↑ 70'
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10
Kenneth Zohore ↑ 73'
- 33
- 18
Coach Neil Warnock -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Arsenal FC Form
Cardiff City FC Form
2019-01-29 Arsenal FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2019-01-19 Newcastle United FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2019-01-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2019-01-05 Gillingham FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2019-01-01 Cardiff City FC 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2018-12-29 Leicester City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.75 Arsenal FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.12 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.87Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Arsenal FC or Draw 79%Draw or Cardiff City FC 46%Arsenal FC or Cardiff City FC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 9.1%2 – 0 8.6%0 – 0 7.5%1 – 2 6%3 – 1 5.5%0 – 1 5.4%2 – 2 5.3%3 – 0 4.9%0 – 2 3.5%3 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC
Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 16% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 22% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.