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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' KICK OFF: Cardiff City FC gets underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising West Ham United FC does not make any changes. Junior Hoilett has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Cardiff City 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.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Javier Hernandez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Issa Diop has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 36' Marko Arnautovic was booked on 36.
  • 40' The referee calls foul for Joe Ralls. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 40' Lucas Perez is replacing Marko Arnautovic for the West Ham United FC side.
  • 45' West Ham United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' What a strike from Lucas Perez! The score is 1-0.
  • 54' Lucas Perez with the second goal in the match!
  • 59' It looks like no one’s ball. West Ham United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' What a strike from Michail Antonio! The score is 3-0.
  • 64' Another change for West Ham United FC made on 64 minute. Javier Hernandez leaves to be changed by Andy Carroll.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Soul Bamba.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 73' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 73 minute. Callum Paterson leaves to be changed by Kadeem Harris.
  • 76' It is a substitution in West Ham United FC team. Robert Snodgrass is replaced by Grady Diangana on 76 minute.
  • 81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 86' 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.
  • 90' GOAL! Josh Murphy scores on 90.
  • 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
Josh Murphy 1
Michail Antonio 1
Junior Hoilett 1
Victor Camarasa 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.