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

Premier League · 2018-19
Sat 8 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Southampton FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Andrew Halliday
  • Referee Graham Scott

Head-to-Head

3
1
Cardiff City FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Southampton FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
10 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–1 W
03 Nov Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L
05 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L
01 Dec Manchester United FC H 2–2 D
24 Nov Fulham FC A 2–3 L
10 Nov Watford FC H 1–1 D
04 Nov Manchester City FC A 1–6 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Cardiff City FC and Southampton FC get this one started.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Nathan Redmond is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
  • 15' 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.
  • 19' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sean Morrison.
  • 24' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yann Valery.
  • 33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Southampton FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' Matt Targett has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Jack Stephens has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yann Valery on 46 minute.
  • 51' Cardiff City FC have won 398 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' It’s high time Ralph Hasenhuttl made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Southampton FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 66' Joe Bennett is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 67' Junior Hoilett is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathaniel Mendez-Laing at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' Southampton 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.
  • 74' A goal from the Scotland international Callum Paterson! He fires home on 74 to make it 1-0!
  • 74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oriol Romeu.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Southampton FC. Charlie Austin is replaced by Manolo Gabbiadini.
  • 80' James Ward-Prowse is replacing Oriol Romeu for the Southampton FC side.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Josh Murphy is replaced by Kadeem Harris.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Joe Ralls. He replaces Harry Arter on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Cardiff City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.5 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC55% Draw27% Southampton FC18%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Southampton FC
45%
Cardiff City FC or Southampton FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC36% Draw50% Southampton FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
11.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 11% 89%
-2 11% 17% 72%
-1.5 28% 72%
-1 28% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% 47%
+0.5 82% 18%
+1 82% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
47%
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
23%

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