West Ham United FC vs Cardiff City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
West Ham United FC vs Cardiff City FC — Premier League .
- West Ham United FC 38 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee John Brooks
- Referee Neil Davies
- Referee Graham Scott
- Referee Simon Bennett
19 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 04 Dec Cardiff City FC H 3–1 W 01 Dec Newcastle United FC A 3–0 W 24 Nov Manchester City FC H 0–4 L 10 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D 03 Nov Burnley FC H 4–2 W 27 Oct Leicester City FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Dec West Ham United FC A 1–3 L 30 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W 24 Nov Everton FC A 0–1 L 10 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–1 W 03 Nov Leicester City FC H 0–1 L 27 Oct Liverpool FC A 1–4 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
West Ham United FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
West Ham United FC0-15–/116-30–/131-451/–46-601/161-754/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' It’s high time Manuel Pellegrini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' West Ham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Ham United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 36' The referee calls foul for Marko Arnautovic. He receives a Yellow card.
- 40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joe Ralls.
- 40' Another substitution for West Ham United FC to replace Marko Arnautovic by Lucas Perez on 40 minute.
- 45' West Ham United 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.
- 49' GOAL! Lucas Perez scores on 49. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass
- 54' GOAL! Lucas Perez scores on 54. Assisted by Arthur Masuaku
- 59' Junior Hoilett has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 61' Goal! Michail Antonio scores his 49 goal in 329 matches.
- 64' The West Ham United FC manager makes a substitution. Javier Hernandez departs to be replaced by Andy Carroll.
- 65' Soul Bamba is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
- 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 364 games and scored 336 goals.
- 73' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Paterson departs to be replaced by Kadeem Harris.
- 76' West Ham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Grady Diangana is hanging Robert Snodgrass on the field on 76 minute.
- 81' 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.
- 86' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff 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.
- 90' Goal! Josh Murphy scores his 17 goal in 364 matches.
- Another three points for West Ham United FC.
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Lineups
West Ham United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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17
Javier Hernandez ↓ Andy Carroll 64'
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- 11
- 21
- 26
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- 30
- 41
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Marko Arnautovic ↓ Lucas 40'
- 23
Bench
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27
Lucas ↑ 40'
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- 13
- 5
- 14
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45
Grady Diangana ↑ 76'
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Andy Carroll ↑ 64'
Coach Manuel PellegriniCardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 3
- 22
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Callum Paterson ↓ Kadeem Harris 73'
- 8
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33
Junior Hoilett ↓ Josh Murphy 64'
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- 21
Bench
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11
Josh Murphy ↑ 64'
- 12
- 14
- 2
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Kadeem Harris ↑ 73'
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Nathaniel Mendez-Laing ↑ 64'
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Coach Neil Warnock -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lucas 2 Josh Murphy 1 Michail Antonio 1 Junior Hoilett 1 Victor Camarasa 1 Head to Head
West Ham United FC Form
2018-12-04 West Ham United FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC W 2018-12-01 Newcastle United FC 0–3 West Ham United FC W 2018-11-24 West Ham United FC 0–4 Manchester City FC L 2018-11-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2018-11-03 West Ham United FC 4–2 Burnley FC W 2018-10-27 Leicester City FC 1–1 West Ham United FC DCardiff City FC Form
2018-12-04 West Ham United FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L 2018-11-30 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2018-11-24 Everton FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2018-11-10 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2018-11-03 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2018-10-27 Liverpool FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.02 West Ham United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.19 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: West Ham United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.21Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 40% 60% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
West Ham United FC or Draw 79%Draw or Cardiff City FC 44%West Ham United FC or Cardiff City FC 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.6%2 – 1 9.4%2 – 0 8.2%1 – 0 7.6%3 – 1 Actual0 – 0 5.6%2 – 2 5.6%1 – 2 5.6%3 – 0 5.4%0 – 1 4.1%3 – 2 3.8%4 – 1 3.2%Asian Handicap — West Ham United FC
Handicap West Ham United FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 17% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 22% 45% -0.5 55% — 45% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 12% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.