Cardiff vs Plymouth

19 October 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Alex Robertson 16’
  • Rubin Colwill 24’
  • Anwar El Ghazi 52’
  • Callum Robinson 75’
  • Chris Willock 80’

Match summary

Cardiff won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Plymouth. Cardiff led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Alex Robertson put Cardiff ahead in the 16th minute and Rubin Colwill made it 2-0 in the 24th minute. In the second half, Anwar El Ghazi made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute, Callum Robinson made it 4-0 in the 75th minute, and Chris Willock made it 5-0 from a corner in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 2.48 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Plymouth's 0.47 from 6. Plymouth had a player sent off.

Match stats

Cardiff Plymouth
25 Shots 6
11 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2.48 xG 0.47
2.48 Non-penalty xG 0.47

Key events

Cardiff Plymouth
Kick-off
Alex Robertson1-0 (Cardiff)
16’
Rubin Colwill2-0 (Cardiff)
24’
Half-time2-0
Anwar El Ghazi3-0 (Cardiff)
52’
Callum Robinson4-0 (Cardiff)
75’
Chris Willock5-0 (Cardiff)
80’
Full-time5-0

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Perry Ng
  • Alex Robertson
  • Callum Robinson
Plymouth
  • Ibrahim Cissoko
  • Joe Edwards

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.48 0.47 16’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), 1-0 16’ 24’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), 2-0 24’ 52’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), 3-0 52’ 75’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), 4-0 75’ 80’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), 5-0 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.48 0.47 16’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), 1-0 Robertson 16’ 24’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), 2-0 Colwill 24’ 52’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), 3-0 El Ghazi 52’ 75’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), 4-0 Robinson 75’ 80’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), 5-0 Willock 80’
Cardiff 2.48 xGPlymouth 0.47 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Cardiff attacking 
52’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 14’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 88’ Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 11’ Michael Obafemi (Plymouth), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 43’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 24’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 37’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 4’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 54’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 19’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Kornél Szűcs (Plymouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 14’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 88’ Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 11’ Michael Obafemi (Plymouth), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 43’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 24’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 37’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 4’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 54’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 19’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Kornél Szűcs (Plymouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players16 players
Jak Alnwick
90′ – – – – – – –
Perry Ng
90′ – – – – – –
Dimitris Goutas
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Calum Chambers
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Callum O'Dowda Taken off
77′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Alex Robertson
90′ 1 – 2 0.10 – –
David Turnbull Taken off
67′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Ollie Tanner Taken off
72′ – – 4 0.20 – – –
Rubin Colwill Taken off
66′ 1 – 5 0.25 – – –
Anwar El Ghazi Taken off
76′ 1 – 3 1.26 – – –
Callum Robinson
90′ 1 – 2 0.12 – –
Chris Willock Came on as a substitute
24′ 1 – 1 0.06 – – –
Andy Rinomhota Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
Yakou Méïté Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Wilfried Kanga Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 2 0.26 – – –
Joel Bagan Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
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 46% Avg odds 2.06
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.70
Plymouth win 28% Avg odds 3.38

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

Form going into the game

Cardiff LLLWD
Plymouth WLWLW

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Plymouth 3-1 Cardiff, 20 Jan 24 Next meeting: Plymouth 1-1 Cardiff, 22 Feb 25  All Cardiff vs Plymouth meetings

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.