Cardiff City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League .
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee David Coote
- Referee Peter Kirkup
- Referee Stephen Child
- Referee Martin Atkinson
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–1 W 03 Nov Leicester City FC H 0–1 L 27 Oct Liverpool FC A 1–4 L 20 Oct Fulham FC H 4–2 W 06 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–1 L 30 Sep Burnley FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Nov Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L 03 Nov Everton FC A 1–3 L 27 Oct Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W 20 Oct Newcastle United FC A 1–0 W 05 Oct West Ham United FC H 1–0 W 29 Sep Manchester City FC A 0–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC0-153/116-30–/131-452/346-601/161-751/–76+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC is underway.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 6' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lewis Dunk on 6.
- 11' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Brighton & Hove Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 333 games and scored 450 goals.
- 21' 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.
- 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Soul Bamba made 372 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 28' Goal! Callum Paterson scores his 37 goal in 372 matches.
- 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josh Murphy, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 34' Dale Stephens was booked on 34.
- 35' The referee calls foul for Callum Paterson. He receives a Yellow card.
- 39' It is a substitution in Brighton & Hove Albion FC team. Solomon March is replaced by Yves Bissouma on 39 minute.
- 44' Maty Ryan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 54' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
- 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 63' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Glenn Murray is replaced by Florin Andone.
- 68' Aron Einar Gunnarsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 70' The whistle greets Sean Morrison as he departs to be replaced by Lee Peltier.
- 71' Greg Cunningham is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
- 72' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Josh Murphy is replaced by Junior Hoilett.
- 76' Bobby Reid is replacing Joe Ralls for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 81' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 86' It looks surprising Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not make any changes. Kadeem Harris has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 90' Sensational shot from Soul Bamba. Cardiff City FC is back in the lead.
- 90' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cardiff City FC players.
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Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Josh Murphy ↓ Junior Hoilett 72'
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Sean Morrison C ↓ Lee Peltier 70'
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- 13
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Joe Ralls ↓ Bobby Reid 76'
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Bench
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Bobby Reid ↑ 76'
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Lee Peltier ↑ 70'
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Junior Hoilett ↑ 72'
Coach Neil WarnockBrighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Solomon March ↓ Yves Bissouma 39'
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Glenn Murray ↓ Florin Andone 63'
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Bench
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Florin Andone ↑ 63'
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Yves Bissouma ↑ 39'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lewis Dunk 1 Soul Bamba 1 Callum Paterson 1 Sean Morrison 1 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 1 Cardiff City FC Form
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form
2018-11-10 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2018-11-03 Everton FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2018-10-27 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2018-10-20 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2018-10-05 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 West Ham United FC W 2018-09-29 Manchester City FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.62 Cardiff City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cardiff City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.7Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Cardiff City FC or Draw 75%Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 51%Cardiff City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.7%1 – 0 10%2 – 1 Actual0 – 0 8.7%2 – 0 8.6%0 – 1 6.3%1 – 2 6.1%2 – 2 5%3 – 1 5%3 – 0 4.5%0 – 2 3.9%3 – 2 2.8%Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC
Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 15% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 22% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 15% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.