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

Premier League · 2018-19
Chelsea FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Cardiff City FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Andrew Halliday

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
Chelsea FC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-15 Chelsea FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Cardiff City FC gets underway.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Olivier Giroud, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 16' Cardiff City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Soul Bamba on 16.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 37' GOAL! Eden Hazard scores on 37. Assisted by Olivier Giroud
  • 42' It’s high time Maurizio Sarri made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' What a strike from Eden Hazard! The score is 2-1.
  • 46' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Arter departs to be replaced by Jazz Richards.
  • 50' Time for substitution for Chelsea FC. Mateo Kovacic is replaced by Ross Barkley.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chelsea FC that had 409 games and scored 654 goals.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' Chelsea 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.
  • 68' Chelsea FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Willian is hanging Pedro on the field on 68 minute.
  • 71' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Bobby Reid by Callum Paterson on 71 minute.
  • 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Bennett made 372 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Daniel Ward is replaced by Gary Madine.
  • 80' Eden Hazard makes a hat-trick on 80.
  • 83' What a strike from Willian! The score is 4-1.
  • 84' The whistle greets Eden Hazard as he departs to be replaced by Davide Zappacosta.
  • 89' 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.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurizio Sarri

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.29 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC66% Draw20% Cardiff City FC14%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC48% Draw39% Cardiff City FC13%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 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
Actual
1 – 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.