Cardiff vs Brighton

10 November 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Callum Paterson 28’
  • Sol Bamba 90’
  • Lewis Dunk 6’

Match summary

Cardiff came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Brighton, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Lewis Dunk put Brighton ahead with a header in the 6th minute, set up by Solly March, Callum Paterson equalised with a header in the 28th minute, and Sol Bamba won it in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 2.13 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Brighton's 0.77 from 7. Brighton had a player sent off.

Match stats

Cardiff Brighton
20 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1.94 xG 0.77
1.94 Non-penalty xG 0.77
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Cardiff Brighton
Kick-off
6’
Lewis Dunk
Assist: Solly March0-1 (Brighton)
Callum Paterson1-1 (Cardiff)
28’
Half-time1-1
Sol Bamba2-1 (Cardiff)
90’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Greg Cunningham
  • Callum Paterson
Brighton
  • Dale Stephens
  • Yves Bissouma

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.13 0.77 6’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), 0-1 6’ 28’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), 1-1 28’ 90’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), 2-1 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.13 0.77 6’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), 0-1 Dunk 6’ 28’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), 1-1 Paterson 28’ 90’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), 2-1 Bamba 90’
Cardiff 2.13 xGBrighton 0.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Cardiff attacking 
90’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 28’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 6’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.42 xG, goal 27’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 89’ Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 9’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 29’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ José Izquierdo (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ José Izquierdo (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Kadeem Harris (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 28’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 6’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.42 xG, goal 90’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 27’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 89’ Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 9’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 29’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ José Izquierdo (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ José Izquierdo (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Kadeem Harris (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Neil Etheridge GK900 0.000.000
Bruno Ecuele Manga DEF901 0.090.101
Sol Bamba DEF9012 0.880.000
Sean Morrison DEF730 0.000.000
Greg Cunningham DEF900 0.000.032
Aron Gunnarsson MID901 0.010.143
Kadeem Harris MID901 0.010.063
Víctor Camarasa MID905 0.160.042
Joe Ralls MID792 0.040.000
Josh Murphy MID753 0.100.000
Callum Paterson FWD9013 0.770.000
Lee Peltier Sub170 0.000.000
Junior Hoilett Sub152 0.070.131
Bobby Reid Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 38% Bet365 odds 2.60
Draw 31% Bet365 odds 3.10
Brighton win 31% Bet365 odds 3.10

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

Form going into the game

Cardiff LLWLL
Brighton LWWWL

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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.