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Cardiff City FC vs Newcastle United FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Newcastle United FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Garratt
  • Referee Lee Probert
  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Eddie Smart

Head-to-Head

1
1
Cardiff City FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Newcastle United FC H 0–0 D
11 Aug AFC Bournemouth A 0–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Cardiff City FC A 0–0 D
11 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cardiff City FC and Newcastle United FC has kicked off!
  • 3' It’s a booking for Newcastle United FC player. Matt Ritchie gets a Yellow card.
  • 8' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 13' 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.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' The travelling Newcastle United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Javier Manquillo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' 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 Victor Camarasa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Another substitution for Newcastle United FC to replace Javier Manquillo by Isaac Hayden on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks surprising Newcastle United FC does not make any changes. Yoshinori Muto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Junior Hoilett, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' 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.
  • 62' Victor Camarasa was booked on 62.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Newcastle United FC team. Ayoze Perez is replaced by Yoshinori Muto on 65 minute.
  • 66' Isaac Hayden is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 70' Jacob Murphy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt Ritchie on 70 minute.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 76' Bobby Reid has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victor Camarasa on 76 minute.
  • 78' The whistle greets Josh Murphy as he departs to be replaced by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Harry Arter.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Junior Hoilett is replaced by Callum Paterson on 83 minute.
  • 88' Newcastle United FC is showing some good football. However, Newcastle 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.
  • 90' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.65 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Newcastle United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC35% Draw40% Newcastle United FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 34%
66%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Newcastle United FC
65%
Cardiff City FC or Newcastle United FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC18% Draw69% Newcastle United FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
18.2%
0 – 1
14.4%
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
3.8%
2 – 1
3.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 0
1.2%
2 – 2
1.1%
3 – 1
0.8%
0 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Newcastle United FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 7% 92%
-1.5 8% 92%
-1 8% 22% 69%
-0.5 31% 69%
+0.5 77% 23%
+1 77% 18% 5%
+1.5 95% 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
59%
Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
53%

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