Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Cardiff City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Cardiff City FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 games · 20 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Peter Bankes
- Referee Simon Long
- Referee Scott Ledger
- Referee Andre Marriner
24 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.8 goals/gameStandings
# 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 02 Mar Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W 26 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L 23 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 1–1 D 17 Feb Bristol City FC A 1–0 W 11 Feb Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D 05 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L 26 Feb Everton FC H 0–3 L 22 Feb Watford FC H 1–5 L 09 Feb Southampton FC A 2–1 W 02 Feb AFC Bournemouth H 2–0 W 29 Jan Arsenal FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC0-151/216-301/331-45–/246-601/161-75–/276+–/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Molineux Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' 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.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 363 games and scored 332 goals.
- 16' What a strike from Diogo Jota! The score is 1-0.
- 18' Goal! Raul Jimenez scores his 64 goal in 330 matches.
- 23' It looks surprising Wolverhampton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Neil Etheridge has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Bennett made 330 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
- 34' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 35' Ryan Bennett was booked on 35.
- 40' Kenneth Zohore needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Soul Bamba. He receives a Yellow card.
- 45' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Soul Bamba departs to be replaced by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
- 47' The supporters are chanting for Matt Doherty. He replaces Diogo Jota on 47 minute.
- 52' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 59' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Bobby Reid is replaced by Callum Paterson on 59 minute.
- 62' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
- 64' Joao Moutinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Morgan Gibbs-White on 64 minute.
- 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 74' Callum Paterson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 75' Time for substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Adama Traore is replaced by Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 76' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Baye Oumar Niasse departs to be replaced by Rhys Healey.
- 81' It’s high time Neil Warnock made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 86' It looks like no one’s ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- The final score is 2-0.
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Lineups
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 32
- 27
- 21
- 16
- 5
- 15
- 29
- 17
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Diogo Jota ↓ Matt Doherty 47'
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37
Adama Traore ↓ Ivan Cavaleiro 75'
Bench
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28
Joao Moutinho ↑ 64'
- 8
- 31
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2
Matt Doherty ↑ 47'
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7
Ivan Cavaleiro ↑ 75'
- 10
- 19
Coach Nuno Espírito SantoCardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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29
Baye Oumar Niasse ↓ Rhys Healey 76'
- 17
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14
Bobby Reid ↓ Callum Paterson 59'
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- 4
- 2
- 3
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22
Soul Bamba ↓ Bruno Ecuele Manga 45'
- 8
- 10
- 21
Bench
- 15
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32
Rhys Healey ↑ 76'
- 12
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5
Bruno Ecuele Manga ↑ 45'
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13
Callum Paterson ↑ 59'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Matt Doherty 1 Raul Jimenez 1 Diogo Jota 1 Aron Einar Gunnarsson 1 Junior Hoilett 1 Head to Head
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form
2019-03-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2019-02-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2019-02-23 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2019-02-17 Bristol City FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2019-02-11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2019-02-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–2 Shrewsbury Town FC WCardiff City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.53 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.98 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.51Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw 78%Draw or Cardiff City FC 49%Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Cardiff City FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.1%1 – 0 11.4%0 – 0 10.2%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 9%0 – 1 6.9%1 – 2 5.7%3 – 0 4.7%3 – 1 4.6%2 – 2 4.5%0 – 2 3.8%3 – 2 2.4%Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Handicap Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 15% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 23% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 14% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 38% ✗Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.