Arsenal vs Cardiff

29 January 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 66’ (pen)
  • Alexandre Lacazette 83’
  • Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 90+3’

Match summary

Arsenal beat Cardiff 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Arsenal ahead from the penalty spot in the 66th minute, Alexandre Lacazette made it 2-0 in the 83rd minute, set up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing pulled one back to make it 2-1 in stoppage time, set up by Kenneth Zohore.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.69 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Cardiff's 0.60 from 19.

Match stats

Arsenal Cardiff
15 Shots 19
4 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.69 xG 0.60
1.93 Non-penalty xG 0.60
21 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Arsenal Cardiff
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Penalty1-0 (Arsenal)
66’
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang2-0 (Arsenal)
83’
90+3’
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Assist: Kenneth Zohore2-1 (Cardiff)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal
  • Nacho Monreal
  • Matteo Guendouzi
  • Alexandre Lacazette
Cardiff
  • Callum Paterson
  • Harry Arter
  • Joe Ralls

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.69 0.60 66’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 1-0 66’ 83’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 2-0 83’ 90+3’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), 2-1 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.69 0.60 66’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 1-0 Aubameyang 66’ 83’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 2-0 Lacazette 83’ 90+3’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), 2-1 Mendez-Laing 90+3’
Arsenal 2.69 xGCardiff 0.60 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Arsenal attacking 
66’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+5’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 85’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 90+6’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, blocked 83’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 30’ Joe Bennett (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 68’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 2’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 18’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 82’ Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 48’ Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 24’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 52’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+5’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 85’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 90+6’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, blocked 83’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 30’ Joe Bennett (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 68’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 2’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 18’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 82’ Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 56’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 24’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Stephan Lichtsteiner DEF610 0.000.000
Shkodran Mustafi DEF902 0.100.000
Nacho Monreal DEF900 0.000.000
Sead Kolasinac DEF901 0.060.021
Matteo Guendouzi MID902 0.080.072
Lucas Torreira MID901 0.020.031
Mohamed Elneny MID471 0.010.000
Mesut Özil MID770 0.000.172
Alexandre Lacazette FWD9013 0.280.452
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD90112 1.240.543
Alex Iwobi Sub431 0.100.061
Carl Jenkinson Sub290 0.000.000
Aaron Ramsey Sub132 0.790.481

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 80% Bet365 odds 1.22
Draw 14% Bet365 odds 7.00
Cardiff win 6% Bet365 odds 15.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal DLWLW
Cardiff DWLDL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.