Cardiff vs Everton

26 February 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Gylfi Sigurdsson 41’, 66’
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin 90+3’

Match summary

Everton won comfortably, 3-0 away at Cardiff. Everton led 1-0 at half-time.

Gylfi Sigurdsson put Everton ahead in the 41st minute, set up by Seamus Coleman, Sigurdsson made it 0-2 in the 66th minute, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin made it 0-3 in stoppage time, set up by Idrissa Gueye.

The chances backed that up: Everton created 1.16 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Cardiff's 0.22 from 6.

Match stats

Cardiff Everton
6 Shots 12
0 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.22 xG 1.14
0.22 Non-penalty xG 1.14
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Cardiff Everton
Kick-off
41’
Gylfi Sigurdsson
Assist: Seamus Coleman0-1 (Everton)
Half-time0-1
66’
Gylfi Sigurdsson0-2 (Everton)
90+3’
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Assist: Idrissa Gueye0-3 (Everton)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Sean Morrison
  • Leandro Bacuna
  • Josh Murphy
Everton
  • Lucas Digne

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.22 1.16 41’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), 0-1 41’ 66’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), 0-2 66’ 90+3’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), 0-3 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.22 1.16 41’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), 0-1 Sigurdsson 41’ 66’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), 0-2 Sigurdsson 66’ 90+3’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), 0-3 Calvert-Lewin 90+3’
Cardiff 0.22 xGEverton 1.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Everton attacking Cardiff attacking 
41’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 75’ Seamus Coleman (Everton), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+3’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 75’ Theo Walcott (Everton), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 66’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 84’ Ademola Lookman (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 69’ Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Theo Walcott (Everton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Danny Ward (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Theo Walcott (Everton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Theo Walcott (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Idrissa Gueye (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Richarlison (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 75’ Seamus Coleman (Everton), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+3’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 75’ Theo Walcott (Everton), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 66’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 84’ Ademola Lookman (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 69’ Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Theo Walcott (Everton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Danny Ward (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Theo Walcott (Everton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Theo Walcott (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Idrissa Gueye (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Richarlison (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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 DEF900 0.000.000
Sean Morrison DEF900 0.000.061
Sol Bamba DEF900 0.000.000
Joe Bennett DEF900 0.000.041
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing MID701 0.020.011
Aron Gunnarsson MID902 0.020.071
Leandro Bacuna MID900 0.000.000
Junior Hoilett MID690 0.000.000
Bobby Reid MID900 0.000.000
Kenneth Zohore FWD822 0.130.000
Josh Murphy Sub210 0.000.000
Callum Paterson Sub200 0.000.000
Danny Ward Sub81 0.040.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 26% Bet365 odds 3.75
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.40
Everton win 45% Bet365 odds 2.15

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

Form going into the game

Cardiff LLWWL
Everton 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.