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

Premier League · 2018-19
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
9 games this season 🟨 4.9/game ⚽ 13.7 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Head-to-Head

1
1
1
West Ham United FC 3 games · Avg 4.0 goals Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

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
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' West Ham United FC have kicked off against Cardiff City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Sean Morrison has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 384 appearances.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Ham United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' West Ham United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Angelo Ogbonna, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' Poor challenge from Marko Arnautovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 40' Joe Ralls picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 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 come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lucas Perez makes it 1-0.
  • 54' Lucas Perez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 59' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' What a strike from Michail Antonio! The score is 3-0.
  • 64' The West Ham United FC bench stirs into life. Javier Hernandez is withdrawn and Andy Carroll gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Soul Bamba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 70' West Ham United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Kadeem Harris. He replaces Callum Paterson on 73 minute.
  • 76' Time for substitution for West Ham United FC. Robert Snodgrass is replaced by Grady Diangana.
  • 81' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Neil Etheridge has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 86' With 1 assists to his name this season, Arthur Masuaku is clearly more than just a goal scorer for West Ham United FC.
  • 90' What composure from Josh Murphy! The England international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

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.