Newcastle United FC vs Cardiff City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Newcastle United FC vs Cardiff City FC — Premier League at St. James' Park.
- Newcastle United FC 38 games · 49 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Neil Davies
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Referee Stephen Child
- 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Jan Cardiff City FC H 3–0 W 15 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 4–2 W 12 Jan Chelsea FC A 1–2 L 05 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D 02 Jan Manchester United FC H 0–2 L 29 Dec Watford FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Jan Newcastle United FC A 0–3 L 12 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D 05 Jan Gillingham FC A 0–1 L 01 Jan Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–3 L 29 Dec Leicester City FC A 1–0 W 26 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 0–0 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Newcastle United FC0-152/116-302/131-451/146-60–/–61-753/276+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Newcastle United FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' 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 Martin Dubravka suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Bennett, as he is very good at scoring at St. James' Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 24' GOAL! Fabian Schar scores on 24. Assisted by Isaac Hayden
- 29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 34' 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.
- 39' It looks surprising Newcastle United FC does not make any changes. Christian Atsu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
- 46' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Victor Camarasa.
- 51' Newcastle United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing made 363 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 63' Goal! Fabian Schar scores his 18 goal in 325 matches.
- 64' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bobby Reid is hanging Baye Oumar Niasse on the field on 64 minute.
- 69' Junior Hoilett has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 74' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 79' 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.
- 82' Josh Murphy is replacing Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 85' It is a substitution in Newcastle United FC team. Matt Ritchie is replaced by Javier Manquillo on 85 minute.
- 89' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Callum Paterson is replaced by Daniel Ward on 89 minute.
- 90' GOAL! Ayoze Perez scores on 90. Assisted by Salomon Rondon
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.
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Lineups
Newcastle United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 36
- 12
- 6
- 14
- 22
- 20
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11
Matt Ritchie ↓ Javier Manquillo 85'
- 30
- 17
- 9
Bench
- 25
- 2
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19
Javier Manquillo ↑ 85'
- 7
- 21
- 41
- 37
Coach Rafael BenitezCardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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29
Baye Oumar Niasse ↓ Bobby Reid 64'
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 22
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13
Callum Paterson ↓ Daniel Ward 89'
- 8
- 19
- 33
- 21
Bench
- 17
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11
Josh Murphy ↑ 82'
- 12
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14
Bobby Reid ↑ 64'
- 23
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9
Daniel Ward ↑ 89'
- 18
Coach Neil Warnock -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Fabian Schar 2 Ayoze Perez 1 Head to Head
Newcastle United FC Form
2019-01-19 Newcastle United FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC W 2019-01-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–4 Newcastle United FC W 2019-01-12 Chelsea FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC L 2019-01-05 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2019-01-02 Newcastle United FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2018-12-29 Watford FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC DCardiff City FC Form
2019-01-19 Newcastle United FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2019-01-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2019-01-05 Gillingham FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2019-01-01 Cardiff City FC 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2018-12-29 Leicester City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2018-12-26 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.43 Newcastle United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.69 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Newcastle United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.12Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 63% 37% ± 2.5 35% 65% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Newcastle United FC or Draw 82%Draw or Cardiff City FC 46%Newcastle United FC or Cardiff City FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Newcastle United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 16.2%0 – 0 14.3%1 – 1 12.6%2 – 0 11.9%2 – 1 8.3%0 – 1 7.1%3 – 0 Actual3 – 1 4%1 – 2 3.9%2 – 2 2.9%0 – 2 2.7%4 – 0 2%Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC
Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 17% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 26% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 12% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet 51% ✓Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.