Cardiff City FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — Premier League .
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 games · 20 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Simon Long
- Referee Scott Ledger
- Referee Andre Marriner
- 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 27 Oct Liverpool FC A 1–4 L 20 Oct Fulham FC H 4–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Nov Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L 25 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–2 L 11 Nov Arsenal FC A 1–1 D 03 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–3 L 27 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–1 L 20 Oct Watford FC H 0–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC0-151/216-301/331-45–/246-601/161-75–/276+–/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cardiff City FC is hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers FC for another epic battle.
- 5' 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 Morgan Gibbs-White suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Aron Einar Gunnarsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 18' What a strike from Matt Doherty! The score is 0-1.
- 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 28' 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.
- 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 38' The travelling Wolverhampton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 43' 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.
- 48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 53' 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.
- 58' It looks like no one’s ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ruben Neves on 61.
- 65' What a strike from Aron Einar Gunnarsson! The score is 1-1.
- 66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Romain Saiss.
- 66' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Helder Costa departs to be replaced by Diogo Jota.
- 71' The referee calls foul for Callum Paterson. He receives a Yellow card.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Morgan Gibbs-White. He replaces Adama Traore on 73 minute.
- 76' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Arter departs to be replaced by Kadeem Harris.
- 77' Cardiff City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Junior Hoilett on 77.
- 82' Time for substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Ruben Vinagre is replaced by Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 87' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- Full Time. Cardiff City FC beats Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
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Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Josh Murphy ↓ Bobby Reid 66'
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- 4
- 5
- 22
- 13
- 8
- 33
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Harry Arter ↓ Kadeem Harris 76'
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Bench
- 12
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14
Bobby Reid ↑ 66'
- 2
- 3
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23
Kadeem Harris ↑ 76'
- 19
- 9
Coach Neil WarnockWolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 28
- 8
- 9
- 27
- 2
- 16
- 15
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29
Ruben Vinagre ↓ Ivan Cavaleiro 82'
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Helder Costa ↓ Diogo Jota 66'
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Bench
- 21
- 5
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Morgan Gibbs-White ↑ 73'
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Diogo Jota ↑ 66'
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Ivan Cavaleiro ↑ 82'
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Coach Nuno Espírito Santo -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Raul Jimenez 1 Diogo Jota 1 Aron Einar Gunnarsson 1 Junior Hoilett 1 Matt Doherty 1 Cardiff City FC Form
2018-11-30 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2018-11-24 Everton FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2018-11-10 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2018-11-03 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2018-10-27 Liverpool FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC L 2018-10-20 Cardiff City FC 4–2 Fulham FC WWolverhampton Wanderers FC Form
2018-11-30 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2018-11-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2018-11-11 Arsenal FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2018-11-03 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2018-10-27 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2018-10-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Watford FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.58 Cardiff City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cardiff City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.62Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Cardiff City FC or Draw 78%Draw or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 48%Cardiff City FC or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.9%1 – 0 10.6%0 – 0 9.3%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 8.9%0 – 1 6.6%1 – 2 6%3 – 1 4.8%2 – 2 4.8%3 – 0 4.6%0 – 2 3.8%3 – 2 2.6%Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC
Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 15% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 23% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 15% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✓Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.