Cardiff vs Plymouth

26 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee A Davies

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Matt Butcher 31’ (og)
  • Karlan Grant 47’
  • Morgan Whittaker 18’, 66’

Match summary

The points were shared as Cardiff and Plymouth drew 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Morgan Whittaker put Plymouth ahead in the 18th minute and Butcher's own goal equalised in the 31st minute. In the second half, Karlan Grant put Cardiff in front from a corner in the 47th minute and Whittaker equalised in the 66th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cardiff created 1.17 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Plymouth 1.23 from 13.

Match stats

Cardiff Plymouth
17 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 6
7 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.17 xG 1.23
1.17 Non-penalty xG 1.23

Key events

Cardiff Plymouth
Kick-off
18’
Morgan Whittaker0-1 (Plymouth)
Matt Butcher
Own goal
1-1 (Cardiff)
31’
Half-time1-1
Karlan Grant2-1 (Cardiff)
47’
66’
Morgan Whittaker2-2 (Plymouth)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Lewis Gibson

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 1.17 1.23 18’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 0-1 18’ 31’ Matt Butcher (Cardiff) own goal, 1-1 31’ 47’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), 2-1 47’ 66’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 2-2 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.17 1.23 18’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 0-1 Whittaker 18’ 31’ Matt Butcher (Cardiff) own goal, 1-1 Butcher 31’ 47’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), 2-1 Grant 47’ 66’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 2-2 Whittaker 66’
Cardiff 1.17 xGPlymouth 1.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Cardiff attacking 
18’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 83’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 60’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 62’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 78’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 66’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+5’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 80’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 29’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 19’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 62’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Matt Butcher (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 33’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 68’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Matt Butcher (Plymouth), own goal 18’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 83’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 60’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 62’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 78’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 66’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+5’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 80’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 29’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 19’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 35’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Matt Butcher (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 39’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 68’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Matt Butcher (Plymouth), own goal
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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.19 – – –
Jamilu Collins
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Ralls Taken off
69′ – – 2 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
Yakou Méïté Taken off
76′ – – 3 0.18 – – –
Rubin Colwill Taken off
64′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.18 – – –
Kion Etete Taken off
64′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Ollie Tanner Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Josh Bowler Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Manolis Siopis Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 2 0.32 – – –
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 49% Avg odds 1.94
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.65
Plymouth win 25% Avg odds 3.84

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.