Cardiff City FC vs Manchester City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League .
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester City FC 38 games · 78 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
- Referee Stuart Burt
- Referee Michael Oliver
- Referee Simon Bennett
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.8 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Sep Manchester City FC H 0–5 L 15 Sep Chelsea FC A 1–4 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Sep Cardiff City FC A 5–0 W 19 Sep Olympique Lyonnais H 1–2 L 15 Sep Fulham FC H 3–0 W 01 Sep Newcastle United FC H 2–1 W 25 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D 19 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC H 6–1 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history42% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Manchester City FC0-151/–16-302/131-453/146-603/161-753/376+5/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Cardiff City FC and Manchester City FC.
- 5' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 32' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sergio Aguero on 32.
- 35' Goal! Bernardo Silva scores his 58 goal in 421 matches.
- 40' 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 Fabian Delph suffering a number of foals already.
- 44' Goal! Ilkay Gundogan scores his 58 goal in 421 matches.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Ralls on 45.
- 50' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Leroy Sane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 51' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 51 minute. Lee Peltier leaves to be changed by Jazz Richards.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Phil Foden made 421 appearances and scored 75 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 60' The referee shows Manchester City FC player a Yellow card on 60.
- 61' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riyad Mahrez is hanging Sergio Aguero on the field on 61 minute.
- 63' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kenneth Zohore is hanging Daniel Ward on the field on 63 minute.
- 67' Goal! Riyad Mahrez scores his 78 goal in 421 matches.
- 69' The supporters are chanting for Phil Foden. He replaces Ilkay Gundogan on 69 minute.
- 74' John Stones has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fernandinho on 74 minute.
- 75' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Junior Hoilett is replaced by Josh Murphy.
- 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 89' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez scores on 89.
- With this win, Manchester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 4
- 5
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Lee Peltier ↓ Jazz Richards 51'
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Daniel Ward ↓ Kenneth Zohore 63'
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33
Junior Hoilett ↓ Josh Murphy 75'
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- 18
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Bench
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11
Josh Murphy ↑ 75'
- 28
- 3
- 22
- 13
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Jazz Richards ↑ 51'
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10
Kenneth Zohore ↑ 63'
Coach Neil WarnockManchester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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8
Ilkay Gundogan ↓ Phil Foden 69'
- 19
- 30
- 31
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25
Fernandinho C ↓ John Stones 74'
- 20
- 2
- 7
- 14
- 18
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Sergio Aguero ↓ Riyad Mahrez 61'
Bench
- 21
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John Stones ↑ 74'
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Phil Foden ↑ 69'
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Riyad Mahrez ↑ 61'
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Coach Pep Guardiola -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Riyad Mahrez 2 Riyad Mahrez 2 Kevin De Bruyne 1 Ilkay Gundogan 1 Bernardo Silva 1 Sergio Aguero 1 Ilkay Gundogan 1 Bernardo Silva 1 Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
Manchester City FC Form
2018-09-22 Cardiff City FC 0–5 Manchester City FC W 2018-09-19 Manchester City FC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais L 2018-09-15 Manchester City FC 3–0 Fulham FC W 2018-09-01 Manchester City FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC W 2018-08-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2018-08-19 Manchester City FC 6–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.81 Cardiff City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.61 Manchester City FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Manchester City FC to win 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.42Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 44% 56% ± 4.5 26% 74% Double Chance
Cardiff City FC or Draw 35%Draw or Manchester City FC 85%Cardiff City FC or Manchester City FC 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 2 11.2%0 – 3 9.4%1 – 2 8.8%0 – 1 8.4%1 – 1 7.6%1 – 3 7.6%0 – 4 6.1%1 – 4 5%0 – 0 4.6%2 – 2 3.5%0 – 5 Actual2 – 3 3.1%Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC
Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 2% 97% -1.5 3% — 97% -1 3% 6% 91% -0.5 9% — 91% +0.5 26% — 74% +1 26% 21% 54% +1.5 46% — 54% +2 46% 21% 32% +2.5 68% — 32% Clean Sheet
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.