Cardiff City FC vs Manchester United FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League at Cardiff City Stadium.
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester United FC 38 games · 71 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Mick McDonough
- Referee Roger East
- Referee Michael Oliver
- Referee Simon Bennett
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 22 Dec Manchester United FC H 1–5 L 15 Dec Watford FC A 2–3 L 08 Dec Southampton FC H 1–0 W 04 Dec West Ham United FC A 1–3 L 30 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W 24 Nov Everton FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Dec Cardiff City FC A 5–1 W 16 Dec Liverpool FC A 1–3 L 12 Dec Valencia CF A 1–2 L 08 Dec Fulham FC H 4–1 W 05 Dec Arsenal FC H 2–2 D 01 Dec Southampton FC A 2–2 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Manchester United FC0-154/116-30–/131-454/–46-602/361-751/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cardiff City FC to score. At the same time, Manchester United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 3' GOAL! Marcus Rashford scores on 3.
- 8' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 13' Cardiff City 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.
- 18' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
- 23' The travelling Manchester United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nemanja Matic made 396 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 29' GOAL! Ander Herrera scores on 29. Assisted by Paul Pogba
- 34' Greg Cunningham has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' The referee shows Manchester United FC player a Yellow card on 35.
- 38' What a strike from Victor Camarasa! The score is 1-2.
- 41' Goal! Anthony Martial scores his 53 goal in 396 matches.
- 46' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 51' It’s high time Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 57' Goal! Jesse Lingard scores his 21 goal in 396 matches.
- 58' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Kenneth Zohore. He replaces Harry Arter on 61 minute.
- 66' Manchester United FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 71' It looks surprising Manchester United FC does not make any changes. Soul Bamba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 74' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Junior Hoilett is replaced by Kadeem Harris.
- 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Greg Cunningham.
- 79' Another change for Manchester United FC made on 79 minute. Marcus Rashford leaves to be changed by Fred.
- 83' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 83 minute. Aron Einar Gunnarsson leaves to be changed by Joe Ralls.
- 87' The whistle greets Nemanja Matic as he departs to be replaced by Marouane Fellaini.
- 90' Jesse Lingard with the second goal in the match!
- Another three points for Manchester United FC.
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Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 11
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 22
- 13
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33
Junior Hoilett ↓ Kadeem Harris 74'
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7
Harry Arter ↓ Kenneth Zohore 61'
- 18
- 21
Bench
- 12
- 14
- 2
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8
Joe Ralls ↑ 83'
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23
Kadeem Harris ↑ 74'
- 19
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10
Kenneth Zohore ↑ 61'
Coach Neil WarnockManchester United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 18
- 14
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10
Marcus Rashford ↓ Fred 79'
- 6
- 11
- 31
- 2
- 4
- 23
- 21
Bench
- 22
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17
Fred ↑ 79'
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27
Marouane Fellaini ↑ 87'
- 3
- 8
- 20
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15
Andreas Pereira ↑ 87'
Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jesse Lingard 2 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 2 Marcus Rashford 1 Anthony Martial 1 Ander Herrera 1 Victor Camarasa 1 Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
2018-12-22 Cardiff City FC 1–5 Manchester United FC L 2018-12-15 Watford FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC L 2018-12-08 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Southampton FC W 2018-12-04 West Ham United FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L 2018-11-30 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2018-11-24 Everton FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC LManchester United FC Form
2018-12-22 Cardiff City FC 1–5 Manchester United FC W 2018-12-16 Liverpool FC 3–1 Manchester United FC L 2018-12-12 Valencia CF 2–1 Manchester United FC L 2018-12-08 Manchester United FC 4–1 Fulham FC W 2018-12-05 Manchester United FC 2–2 Arsenal FC D 2018-12-01 Southampton FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.36 Cardiff City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.31 Manchester United FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.67Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 70% 30% ± 3.5 49% 51% ± 4.5 31% 69% Double Chance
Cardiff City FC or Draw 49%Draw or Manchester United FC 75%Cardiff City FC or Manchester United FC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–5 not predicted1 – 5Actual1 – 2 9%1 – 1 8.8%0 – 2 6.9%1 – 3 6.8%2 – 2 6%0 – 1 5.5%2 – 1 5.3%0 – 3 5.1%2 – 3 4.6%1 – 4 4%0 – 0 3.8%0 – 4 3%Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC
Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 6% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 12% 79% -0.5 21% — 79% +0.5 43% — 57% +1 43% 21% 37% +1.5 63% — 37% +2 63% 17% 20% +2.5 80% — 20% Clean Sheet
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.