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

Premier League · 2018-19
Sat 27 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Cardiff City FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
  • Referee Craig Pawson

Head-to-Head

3
Liverpool FC 3 games · Avg 3.7 goals Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Cardiff City FC H 4–1 W
24 Oct FK Crvena Zvezda H 4–0 W
20 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
07 Oct Manchester City FC H 0–0 D
03 Oct SSC Napoli A 0–1 L
29 Sep Chelsea FC A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Liverpool FC A 1–4 L
20 Oct Fulham FC H 4–2 W
06 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–1 L
30 Sep Burnley FC H 1–2 L
22 Sep Manchester City FC H 0–5 L
15 Sep Chelsea FC A 1–4 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Liverpool FC are looking to make home advantage count against Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Virgil van Dijk, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Against the run of play, Mohamed Salah has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 15' Cardiff City FC have won 398 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Aron Einar Gunnarsson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alberto Moreno made 409 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Liverpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Warnock might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Liverpool FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' Xherdan Shaqiri is replacing Adam Lallana for the Liverpool FC side.
  • 66' A goal from the Senegal international Sadio Mane! He fires home on 66 to make it 2-0!
  • 71' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Roberto Firmino by James Milner on 71 minute.
  • 73' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Loic Damour is hanging Aron Einar Gunnarsson on the field on 73 minute.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Josh Murphy as he leaves the pitch. Kadeem Harris steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 77' The deadlock is broken! Callum Paterson gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
  • 82' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Kenneth Zohore comes on to replace Bobby Reid.
  • 84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Xherdan Shaqiri makes it 3-1.
  • 87' Sadio Mane doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.4 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC67% Draw19% Cardiff City FC14%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
33%
Liverpool FC or Cardiff City FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC50% Draw38% Cardiff City FC12%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
8.5%
3 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
7.4%
0 – 0
5.1%
4 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 27% 73%
-2 27% 20% 53%
-1.5 47% 53%
-1 47% 22% 31%
-0.5 69% 31%
+0.5 88% 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
41%
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
10%

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