Manchester City FC vs Cardiff City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs Cardiff City FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 38 games · 78 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Marc Perry
- Referee Jonathan Moss
- Referee Andrew Halliday
- Referee Michael Oliver
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Apr Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W 30 Mar Fulham FC A 2–0 W 16 Mar Swansea City AFC A 3–2 W 12 Mar FC Schalke 04 H 7–0 W 09 Mar Watford FC H 3–1 W 02 Mar AFC Bournemouth A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Apr Manchester City FC A 0–2 L 31 Mar Chelsea FC H 1–2 L 09 Mar West Ham United FC H 2–0 W 02 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L 26 Feb Everton FC H 0–3 L 22 Feb Watford FC H 1–5 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history42% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Manchester City FC0-151/–16-302/131-453/146-603/161-753/376+5/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Etihad Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 6' Goal! Kevin De Bruyne scores his 79 goal in 431 matches.
- 8' Joe Bennett is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
- 13' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Junior Hoilett has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 18' Phil Foden has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 53 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
- 19' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Oleksandr Zinchenko by Kyle Walker on 19 minute.
- 24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
- 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 34' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 34.
- 39' 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.
- 44' Goal! Leroy Sane scores his 84 goal in 431 matches.
- 49' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 53' The referee calls foul for Joe Ralls. He receives a Yellow card.
- 58' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
- 60' Nathaniel Mendez-Laing has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Murphy on 60 minute.
- 65' Bobby Reid needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 70' 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.
- 75' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 81' Leandro Bacuna has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aron Einar Gunnarsson on 81 minute.
- 83' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 83 minute. Victor Camarasa leaves to be changed by Bobby Reid.
- 88' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.
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Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 31
- 25
- 33
- 5
- 17
- 3
- 14
- 47
- 35
- 26
Bench
- 8
- 21
- 20
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Kyle Walker ↑ 19'
- 7
- 4
- 49
Coach Pep GuardiolaCardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
- 17
- 11
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 8
- 33
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21
Victor Camarasa ↓ Bobby Reid 83'
Bench
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15
Leandro Bacuna ↑ 81'
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14
Bobby Reid ↑ 83'
- 28
- 23
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19
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing ↑ 60'
- 10
- 18
Coach Neil Warnock -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Riyad Mahrez 2 Riyad Mahrez 2 Leroy Sane 1 Kevin De Bruyne 1 Ilkay Gundogan 1 Bernardo Silva 1 Sergio Aguero 1 Ilkay Gundogan 1 Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
Cardiff City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.26 Manchester City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.57 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.83Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Manchester City FC or Draw 91%Draw or Cardiff City FC 27%Manchester City FC or Cardiff City FC 82%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 Actual1 – 0 13.1%3 – 0 10.9%2 – 1 8.3%1 – 1 8.1%0 – 0 7.5%3 – 1 6.3%4 – 0 6.2%4 – 1 3.7%5 – 0 2.8%0 – 1 2.7%2 – 2 2.3%Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC
Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 29% — 71% -2 29% 22% 49% -1.5 51% — 49% -1 51% 23% 25% -0.5 75% — 25% +0.5 93% — 7% +1 93% 5% 2% +1.5 98% — 2% +2 98% 1% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 57% ✓Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.