Chelsea FC vs Cardiff City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Chelsea FC vs Cardiff City FC — Premier League .
- Chelsea FC 38 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tim Robinson
- Referee Harry Lennard
- Referee Jonathan Moss
- Referee Andrew Halliday
20 games this season 🟨 0.2/game ⚽ 2.4 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 15 Sep Cardiff City FC H 4–1 W 01 Sep AFC Bournemouth H 2–0 W 26 Aug Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W 18 Aug Arsenal FC H 3–2 W 11 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Chelsea FC0-15–/416-301/131-451/146-601/461-751/276+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chelsea FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' 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.
- 15' It looks surprising Chelsea FC does not make any changes. Antonio Rudiger has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 16' What a strike from Soul Bamba! The score is 0-1.
- 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harry Arter made 363 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 26' 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.
- 31' 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.
- 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' What a strike from Eden Hazard! The score is 1-1.
- 42' Callum Paterson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 44' Eden Hazard puts Chelsea FC on the lead.
- 46' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Harry Arter is replaced by Jazz Richards on 46 minute.
- 50' Ross Barkley is replacing Mateo Kovacic for the Chelsea FC side.
- 55' Daniel Ward has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chelsea FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 68' It is a substitution in Chelsea FC team. Pedro is replaced by Willian on 68 minute.
- 71' Callum Paterson is replacing Bobby Reid for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
- 77' Gary Madine is replacing Daniel Ward for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 80' GOAL! Eden Hazard scores on 80.
- 83' GOAL! Willian scores on 83.
- 84' It is a substitution in Chelsea FC team. Eden Hazard is replaced by Davide Zappacosta on 84 minute.
- 89' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
- Another three points for Chelsea FC.
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Lineups
Chelsea FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Mateo Kovacic ↓ Ross Barkley 50'
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- 18
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Eden Hazard ↓ Davide Zappacosta 84'
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Bench
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Willian ↑ 68'
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Davide Zappacosta ↑ 84'
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Ross Barkley ↑ 50'
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Coach Maurizio SarriCardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Bobby Reid ↓ Callum Paterson 71'
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- 5
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Daniel Ward ↓ Gary Madine 77'
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Harry Arter ↓ Jazz Richards 46'
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Bench
- 28
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Callum Paterson ↑ 71'
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Jazz Richards ↑ 46'
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Gary Madine ↑ 77'
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Coach Neil Warnock -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Eden Hazard 3 Eden Hazard 3 Willian 1 Soul Bamba 1 Willian 1 Soul Bamba 1 Azpilicueta 1 Ruben Loftus-Cheek 1 Head to Head
Chelsea FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.29 Chelsea FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.94 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Chelsea FC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chelsea FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.23Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 40% 60% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Chelsea FC or Draw 86%Draw or Cardiff City FC 34%Chelsea FC or Cardiff City FC 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chelsea FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 10.3%2 – 1 9.4%1 – 1 9.3%1 – 0 8.6%3 – 0 7.6%3 – 1 7.2%0 – 0 5.4%2 – 2 4.4%4 – 0 4.4%4 – 1 Actual1 – 2 3.9%3 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC
Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 24% — 76% -2 24% 20% 56% -1.5 44% — 56% -1 44% 22% 34% -0.5 66% — 34% +0.5 87% — 13% +1 87% 9% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet 39% ✓Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.