Manchester City vs Cardiff

2 - 0
🕒 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jonathan Moss 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 1 · Cardiff 18
Referee Stats
27 matches · 3.74 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.74
Reds avg 0.19
Penalties avg 0.30
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 63%
Draws 7%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (27-4).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (78%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (11-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 18-0-1

Goals For / Against

57 / 12
Avg: 3.00 / 0.63

Points

54
Avg: 2.84

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

0
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-2-13

Goals For / Against

13 / 31
Avg: 0.68 / 1.63

Points

14
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.84
PPG
0.74
3.00
GF
0.68
0.63
GA
1.63
74%
O2.5
37%
53%
BTTS
32%
95%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Manchester City rank1st
Cardiff rank18th
Manchester City points98
Cardiff points34
Manchester City: #1 · 98 pts · GD +72
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 46 pts above the play-off edge. 62 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #18 · 34 pts · GD -35
63 pts off the top 2. 20 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
64-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals8-1
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cardiff last 5 away

W L W L L
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals4-5
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 32%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS32%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home100%
Manchester City clean sheet at home47%
Cardiff score away47%
Cardiff clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first95%
Manchester City win after scoring first94%
Cardiff score first26%
Cardiff win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 100% · Cardiff 0%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 22.2' · Cardiff 44.4'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home3.00 vs 1.57
Manchester City concede at home0.63 vs 1.25
Cardiff score away0.68 vs 1.25
Cardiff concede away1.63 vs 1.57
Manchester City score 91% above league average, while Cardiff score 45% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 50% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.50
BTTS0%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 14
0-15 10
16-30 10
61-75 7
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2

Cardiff goal timing (away)

1H scored: 23% 2H scored: 77% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 3
46-60 2
61-75 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
16-30 5
61-75 5
31-45 4
46-60 4
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
11
1
Total Shots
27
4
Shots off Goal
14
2
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
15
2
Shots Outside Box
12
2
Ball Possession
78%
22%
Corner Kicks
17
4
Fouls
3
7
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
9
Total Passes
676
185
Passes Accurate
618
123
Passes %
91%
66%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
1
Away
3
6'
6' Goal · 1-0
K. De Bruyne
Normal Goal · Assist: Aymeric Laporte
8'
8' J. Bennett
19'
19' O. Zinchenko
1st substitution · For: K. Walker
34'
34' L. Peltier
44'
44' Goal · 2-0
L. Sané
Normal Goal · Assist: Gabriel Jesus
53'
53' J. Ralls
60'
60' J. Murphy
1st substitution · For: N. Mendez-Laing
81'
81' A. Gunnarsson
2nd substitution · For: L. Bacuna
83'
83' Camarasa
3rd substitution · For: B. De Cordova-Reid

Manchester City vs Cardiff 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Cardiff 2-0 on Wednesday, 03 April 2019 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jonathan Moss. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took an early lead at 6' when K. De Bruyne scored, with the assist credited to Aymeric Laporte, making the score 1-0. J. Bennett received a yellow card for Cardiff at 8'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 19', with O. Zinchenko replacing K. Walker. L. Peltier received a yellow card for Cardiff at 34'. Manchester City extended the lead at 44' when L. Sané scored, with the assist credited to Gabriel Jesus, making the score 2-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. J. Ralls received a yellow card for Cardiff at 53'. Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 60', with J. Murphy replacing N. Mendez-Laing. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 81', with A. Gunnarsson replacing L. Bacuna. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Camarasa replacing B. De Cordova-Reid.

Manchester City used 1 substitution while Cardiff used 3 substitutions. Cardiff got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (27-4).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (78%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (11-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Manchester City vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season