Cardiff vs Burnley

4 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Linington

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Yousef Salech 42’
  • Josh Brownhill 19’
  • Maxime Estève 40’

Match summary

Burnley won 2-1 away at Cardiff. Burnley led 2-1 at half-time.

Josh Brownhill put Burnley ahead in the 19th minute, Maxime Estève made it 0-2 from a corner in the 40th minute, and Yousef Salech pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 42nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Cardiff's 1.33 from 9.

Match stats

Cardiff Burnley
9 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.27 xG 1.63
1.27 Non-penalty xG 1.63

Key events

Cardiff Burnley
Kick-off
19’
Josh Brownhill0-1 (Burnley)
40’
Maxime Estève0-2 (Burnley)
Yousef Salech1-2 (Cardiff)
42’
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Burnley
  • James Trafford
  • Lucas Pires
  • Jeremy Sarmiento

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.33 1.63 19’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 0-1 19’ 40’ Maxime Estève (Burnley), 0-2 40’ 42’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), 1-2 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.33 1.63 19’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 0-1 Brownhill 19’ 40’ Maxime Estève (Burnley), 0-2 Estève 40’ 42’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), 1-2 Salech 42’
Cardiff 1.33 xGBurnley 1.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Burnley attacking Cardiff attacking 
40’ Maxime Estève (Burnley), from a corner, 0.64 xG, goal 29’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.46 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ William Fish (Cardiff), set piece, 0.29 xG, off target 42’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 31’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 38’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 38’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 19’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 58’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 36’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 50’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 79’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Maxime Estève (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Maxime Estève (Burnley), from a corner, 0.64 xG, goal 29’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.46 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ William Fish (Cardiff), set piece, 0.29 xG, off target 42’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 31’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 38’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 19’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 38’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 58’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 36’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 50’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 79’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Maxime Estève (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Joel Bagan Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Andy Rinomhota Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Alex Robertson Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Sivert Mannsverk Taken off
61′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 4 0.92 – – –
Cian Ashford Taken off
61′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
William Fish Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.29 – – –
Rubin Colwill Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Aaron Ramsey Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Anwar El Ghazi Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 23% Avg odds 4.06
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.18
Burnley win 47% Avg odds 2.05

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.