Brighton vs Cardiff

16 April 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 22’
  • Sean Morrison 50’

Match summary

Cardiff won 2-0 away at Brighton. Cardiff led 1-0 at half-time.

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing put Cardiff ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Junior Hoilett and Sean Morrison made it 0-2 with a header in the 50th minute, set up by Víctor Camarasa.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brighton created 0.59 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Cardiff 0.82 from 10.

Match stats

Brighton Cardiff
14 Shots 10
2 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.59 xG 0.82
0.59 Non-penalty xG 0.82
11 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Brighton Cardiff
Kick-off
22’
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Assist: Junior Hoilett0-1 (Cardiff)
Half-time0-1
50’
Sean Morrison
Assist: Víctor Camarasa0-2 (Cardiff)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Joe Bennett

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.82 22’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), 0-1 22’ 50’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), 0-2 50’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.82 22’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), 0-1 Mendez-Laing 22’ 50’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), 0-2 Morrison 50’
Brighton 0.59 xGCardiff 0.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Brighton attacking 
50’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), set piece, 0.41 xG, goal 41’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Florin Andone (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Solly March (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Joe Bennett (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Dale Stephens (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 54’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Dale Stephens (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ José Izquierdo (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 50’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), set piece, 0.41 xG, goal 78’ Florin Andone (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Solly March (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Joe Bennett (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Dale Stephens (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 54’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Dale Stephens (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ José Izquierdo (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mat Ryan GK900 0.000.000
Bruno DEF900 0.000.031
Shane Duffy DEF902 0.040.000
Lewis Dunk DEF900 0.000.031
Bernardo DEF900 0.000.041
Davy Pröpper MID900 0.000.042
Dale Stephens MID902 0.060.011
Pascal Groß MID560 0.000.031
Alireza Jahanbakhsh FWD712 0.050.000
Glenn Murray FWD903 0.170.000
Solly March FWD903 0.170.113
Florin Andone Sub341 0.090.000
José Izquierdo Sub191 0.020.091

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 49% Bet365 odds 2.00
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Cardiff win 22% Bet365 odds 4.50

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

Form going into the game

Brighton WWLLL
Cardiff LWLLL

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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.