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

Premier League · 2018-19
Tue 26 Feb 2019 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Everton FC — Premier League at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Matthew Wilkes
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
  • Referee Andre Marriner

Head-to-Head

2
Cardiff City FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Everton FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Everton FC H 0–3 L
22 Feb Watford FC H 1–5 L
09 Feb Southampton FC A 2–1 W
02 Feb AFC Bournemouth H 2–0 W
29 Jan Arsenal FC A 1–2 L
19 Jan Newcastle United FC A 0–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Cardiff City FC A 3–0 W
09 Feb Watford FC A 0–1 L
06 Feb Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
02 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–3 L
29 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
26 Jan Millwall FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cardiff City FC to score. At the same time, Everton FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It’s high time Neil Warnock made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 7' The referee calls foul for Leandro Bacuna. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 14' Sean Morrison is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
  • 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Everton FC that had 319 games and scored 362 goals.
  • 24' The travelling Everton FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Everton FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' GOAL! Gylfi THor Sigurdsson scores on 41. Assisted by Seamus Coleman
  • 46' 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 Michael Keane suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' The referee calls foul for Lucas Digne. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' 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.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Bernard. He replaces Richarlison on 61 minute.
  • 66' What a strike from Gylfi THor Sigurdsson! The score is 0-2.
  • 68' Josh Murphy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Junior Hoilett on 68 minute.
  • 69' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 69 minute. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing leaves to be changed by Callum Paterson.
  • 74' Everton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
  • 81' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 81' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Kenneth Zohore departs to be replaced by Daniel Ward.
  • 82' Ademola Lookman is replacing Theo Walcott for the Everton FC side.
  • 87' Junior Hoilett needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 88' Another change for Everton FC made on 88 minute. Gylfi THor Sigurdsson leaves to be changed by Andre Gomes.
  • 90' What a strike from Dominic Calvert-Lewin! The score is 0-3.
  • Full Time. Everton FC beats Cardiff City FC

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.91 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Everton FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC24% Draw28% Everton FC48%
Actual: Everton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Everton FC
76%
Cardiff City FC or Everton FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC16% Draw47% Everton FC37%
Actual: Everton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 1
11.9%
0 – 2
10.2%
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6.1%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Everton FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% 93%
-1 7% 13% 81%
-0.5 19% 81%
+0.5 47% 53%
+1 47% 24% 29%
+1.5 71% 29%
+2 71% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% 13%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
20%
Everton FC keeps clean sheet
41%

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