Cardiff City FC vs Chelsea FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Cardiff City Stadium.
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Chelsea FC 38 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Craig Pawson
- Referee Richard West
- Referee Eddie Smart
- Referee Andre Marriner
24 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/gameStandings
# 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 31 Mar Chelsea FC H 1–2 L 09 Mar West Ham United FC H 2–0 W 02 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L 26 Feb Everton FC H 0–3 L 22 Feb Watford FC H 1–5 L 09 Feb Southampton FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Mar Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W 17 Mar Everton FC A 0–2 L 14 Mar FK Dynamo Kyiv A 5–0 W 10 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D 07 Mar FK Dynamo Kyiv H 3–0 W 03 Mar Fulham FC A 2–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Chelsea FC0-15–/416-301/131-451/146-601/461-751/276+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Cardiff City Stadium that hosts another battle between Cardiff City FC and Chelsea FC.
- 5' 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.
- 10' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Kepa Arrizabalaga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' 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 Pedro suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Ross Barkley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 26' Jorginho is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
- 31' 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' It looks like no one’s ball. Chelsea FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 41' The travelling Chelsea FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' Victor Camarasa puts Cardiff City FC on the lead.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 53' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Pedro departs to be replaced by Eden Hazard.
- 54' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' Azpilicueta was booked on 61.
- 64' It is a substitution in Chelsea FC team. Jorginho is replaced by Ruben Loftus-Cheek on 64 minute.
- 69' Azpilicueta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 56 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 74' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 77' Olivier Giroud is replacing Gonzalo Higuain for the Chelsea FC side.
- 80' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Harry Arter is replaced by Joe Ralls.
- 84' What an equalizer from Azpilicueta!
- 85' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 85 minute. Baye Oumar Niasse leaves to be changed by Kenneth Zohore.
- 86' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Aron Einar Gunnarsson gets a Yellow card.
- 87' Chelsea FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
- 90' Ruben Loftus-Cheek puts Chelsea FC on the lead.
- 90' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Josh Murphy is replaced by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
- Full Time. Chelsea FC beats Cardiff City FC
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Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 17
- 11
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- 4
- 5
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- 3
- 33
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Harry Arter ↓ Joe Ralls 80'
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Bench
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- 14
- 28
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Joe Ralls ↑ 80'
- 23
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Nathaniel Mendez-Laing ↑ 90'
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Kenneth Zohore ↑ 85'
Coach Neil WarnockChelsea FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Jorginho ↓ Ruben Loftus-Cheek 64'
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- 1
- 28
- 3
- 22
- 30
- 8
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Pedro ↓ Eden Hazard 53'
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Bench
- 13
- 7
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Olivier Giroud ↑ 77'
- 27
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Eden Hazard ↑ 53'
- 20
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek ↑ 64'
Coach Maurizio Sarri -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Eden Hazard 3 Eden Hazard 3 Willian 1 Soul Bamba 1 Willian 1 Soul Bamba 1 Azpilicueta 1 Ruben Loftus-Cheek 1 Cardiff City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.19 Cardiff City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.82 Chelsea FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chelsea FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.01Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
Cardiff City FC or Draw 51%Draw or Chelsea FC 74%Cardiff City FC or Chelsea FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.5%1 – 2 Actual0 – 1 8.2%0 – 2 8.1%0 – 0 6.6%2 – 1 6.1%1 – 3 5.7%2 – 2 5.5%1 – 0 5%0 – 3 4.8%2 – 0 3.4%2 – 3 3.4%Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC
Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 90% -1.5 10% — 90% -1 10% 14% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 49% — 51% +1 49% 22% 29% +1.5 71% — 29% +2 71% 16% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.