Burnley vs Cardiff

13 April 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Chris Wood 31’, 90+2’

Match summary

Burnley won 2-0 at home to Cardiff. Burnley led 1-0 at half-time.

Chris Wood put Burnley ahead with a header in the 31st minute, set up by Dwight McNeil and Wood made it 2-0 with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 2.84 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Cardiff's 0.87 from 14.

Match stats

Burnley Cardiff
14 Shots 14
7 Shots on Target 2
8 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.84 xG 0.87
2.84 Non-penalty xG 0.87
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Burnley Cardiff
Kick-off
Chris Wood
Assist: Dwight McNeil1-0 (Burnley)
31’
Half-time1-0
Chris Wood2-0 (Burnley)
90+2’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Burnley
  • James Tarkowski
  • Ashley Barnes
Cardiff
  • Joe Bennett
  • Harry Arter
  • Víctor Camarasa

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 2.84 0.87 31’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 1-0 31’ 90+2’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 2-0 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.84 0.87 31’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 1-0 Wood 31’ 90+2’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 2-0 Wood 90+2’
Burnley 2.84 xGCardiff 0.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Burnley attacking 
90+2’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 31’ Chris Wood (Burnley), from a corner, 0.50 xG, goal 2’ Chris Wood (Burnley), set piece, 0.48 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 35’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 27’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 43’ Joe Bennett (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 68’ Chris Wood (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 37’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Chris Wood (Burnley), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 77’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Jeff Hendrick (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Charlie Taylor (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+2’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 31’ Chris Wood (Burnley), from a corner, 0.50 xG, goal 2’ Chris Wood (Burnley), set piece, 0.48 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 35’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 27’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 43’ Joe Bennett (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 68’ Chris Wood (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 81’ Chris Wood (Burnley), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 77’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Jeff Hendrick (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Charlie Taylor (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Tom Heaton GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Lowton DEF900 0.000.000
James Tarkowski DEF901 0.030.000
Ben Mee DEF902 0.140.000
Charlie Taylor DEF901 0.020.000
Jeff Hendrick MID901 0.050.031
Ashley Westwood MID902 0.470.031
Jack Cork MID900 0.000.021
Dwight McNeil MID9011 0.030.724
Chris Wood FWD9025 2.070.132
Ashley Barnes FWD901 0.030.341

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 51% Bet365 odds 1.90
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60
Cardiff win 22% Bet365 odds 4.50

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

Form going into the game

Burnley LLLWW
Cardiff LLWLL

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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.