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Cardiff City FC vs Arsenal FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Cardiff City FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

2
Cardiff City FC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-02 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Arsenal FC H 2–3 L
25 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D
18 Aug Newcastle United FC H 0–0 D
11 Aug AFC Bournemouth A 0–2 L
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Cardiff City FC A 3–2 W
25 Aug West Ham United FC H 3–1 W
18 Aug Chelsea FC A 2–3 L
12 Aug Manchester City FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
4/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Arsenal FC
Martin Odegaard 3 G
Kai Havertz 3 G
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Bruno Guimaraes 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Cardiff City FC launch into their encounter with Arsenal FC.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 11' Against the run of play, Shkodran Mustafi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 16' It’s high time Neil Warnock made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Arsenal FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nacho Monreal.
  • 30' Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been a key figure this campaign — 5 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Nacho Monreal, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Arsenal FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Brilliant from the ! Victor Camarasa makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 47' A stunning finish from Victor Camarasa — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 51' Hector Bellerin is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their trying to find a way past Arsenal FC's compact .
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Matteo Guendouzi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the forward.
  • 66' Arsenal FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 70' Against the run of play, Daniel Ward has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Arsenal FC — Lucas Torreira on, Matteo Guendouzi off on 70 minutes.
  • 71' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 71.
  • 76' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Victor Camarasa on 77.
  • 81' Alexandre Lacazette makes no mistake. The score reads 3-3 and Arsenal FC are in front.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Danny Welbeck. He replaces Mesut Ozil on 84 minute.
  • 89' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang by Henrikh Mkhitaryan on 89 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harry Arter.
  • It finishes all square. Cardiff City FC and Arsenal FC share the spoils 2-3.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.62 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Arsenal FC 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC34% Draw26% Arsenal FC40%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Arsenal FC
66%
Cardiff City FC or Arsenal FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC27% Draw41% Arsenal FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 0
4.7%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
4%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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