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West Ham United FC vs Cardiff City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
West Ham United FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Tue 4 Dec 2018 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

West Ham United FC vs Cardiff City FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Simon Bennett
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.7 goals/game

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

1
1
West Ham United FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-04 West Ham United FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

West Ham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for West Ham United FC to score. At the same time, Cardiff City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' West Ham United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
  • 10' Lukasz Fabianski, a Poland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Aron Einar Gunnarsson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Ham United FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marko Arnautovic.
  • 40' Poor challenge from Joe Ralls. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 40' West Ham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Perez is hanging Marko Arnautovic on the field on 40 minute.
  • 45' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' Lucas Perez makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and West Ham United FC are in front.
  • 54' GOAL! Lucas Perez scores on 54. Assisted by Arthur Masuaku
  • 59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 61' Goal! Michail Antonio scores his 54 goal in 341 matches.
  • 64' Andy Carroll is ready to make an impact after coming on for Javier Hernandez at the 64 minute mark.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Soul Bamba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 70' Marko Arnautovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Ham United FC tonight.
  • 73' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Callum Paterson has done his job and it is now time for Kadeem Harris to step up.
  • 76' The West Ham United FC manager makes a substitution. Robert Snodgrass departs to be replaced by Grady Diangana.
  • 81' Both keepers have barely been tested. West Ham United FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 86' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' Josh Murphy adds to his 0 season tally! Cardiff City FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

West Ham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas 2
Michail Antonio 1
Junior Hoilett 1
Victor Camarasa 1
Josh Murphy 1

Head to Head

2018-12-04 West Ham United FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC

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 D

Cardiff 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 accuracy
4 / 4
2.02 West Ham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Ham United FC56% Draw23% Cardiff City FC21%
Actual: West Ham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
West Ham United FC40% Draw42% Cardiff City FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.2%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 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.