Cardiff City FC vs Liverpool FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League at Cardiff City Stadium.
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Liverpool FC 38 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Harry Lennard
- Referee David Coote
- 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Liverpool FC H 0–2 L 16 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–0 W 13 Apr Burnley FC A 0–2 L 03 Apr Manchester City FC A 0–2 L 31 Mar Chelsea FC H 1–2 L 09 Mar West Ham United FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W 17 Apr FC Porto A 4–1 W 14 Apr Chelsea FC H 2–0 W 09 Apr FC Porto H 2–0 W 05 Apr Southampton FC A 3–1 W 31 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Liverpool FC0-151/216-301/–31-454/246-604/261-75–/376+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Liverpool FC is underway.
- 5' Liverpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joel Matip made 395 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' 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 Fabinho suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' The travelling Liverpool FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 35' Sadio Mane has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' Liverpool FC is showing some good football. However, Liverpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 50' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Mohamed Salah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 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.
- 57' Georginio Wijnaldum puts Liverpool FC on the lead.
- 62' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 67' The whistle greets Baye Oumar Niasse as he departs to be replaced by Kenneth Zohore.
- 71' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Naby Keita departs to be replaced by Fabinho.
- 75' The whistle greets Fabinho as he departs to be replaced by James Milner.
- 79' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Joe Ralls is replaced by Leandro Bacuna on 79 minute.
- 80' The referee calls foul for Aron Einar Gunnarsson. He receives a Yellow card.
- 81' GOAL! James Milner scores on 81.
- 83' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Junior Hoilett departs to be replaced by Josh Murphy.
- 86' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Trent Alexander-Arnold is replaced by Joe Gomez.
- 90' James Milner is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Full Time. Liverpool FC beats Cardiff City FC
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Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Joe Ralls ↓ Leandro Bacuna 79'
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Junior Hoilett ↓ Josh Murphy 83'
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Bench
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Leandro Bacuna ↑ 79'
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Josh Murphy ↑ 83'
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Kenneth Zohore ↑ 67'
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Coach Neil WarnockLiverpool FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sadio Mane 2 Mohamed Salah 1 Xherdan Shaqiri 1 James Milner 1 Georginio Wijnaldum 1 Rubin Colwill 1 Diogo Jota 1 Takumi Minamino 1 Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.96 Cardiff City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.84 Liverpool FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.8Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Cardiff City FC or Draw 46%Draw or Liverpool FC 79%Cardiff City FC or Liverpool FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.6%0 – 1 10.4%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 9.5%0 – 0 7.9%0 – 3 6.1%1 – 3 5.9%1 – 0 4.9%2 – 1 4.9%2 – 2 4.6%2 – 3 2.9%0 – 4 2.8%Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC
Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 12% 82% -0.5 18% — 82% +0.5 43% — 57% +1 43% 23% 33% +1.5 67% — 33% +2 67% 18% 16% +2.5 84% — 16% Clean Sheet
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet 39% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.