Chelsea vs Cardiff

15 September 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Eden Hazard 37’, 43’, 80’ (pen)
  • Willian 83’
  • Sol Bamba 16’

Match summary

Chelsea came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Cardiff. Chelsea led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Sol Bamba put Cardiff ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Sean Morrison, Eden Hazard equalised in the 37th minute, set up by Olivier Giroud, and Hazard put Chelsea in front in the 43rd minute, set up by Olivier Giroud. In the second half, Hazard made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 80th minute and Willian made it 4-1 in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.67 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Cardiff's 0.83 from 6.

Match stats

Chelsea Cardiff
18 Shots 6
7 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.67 xG 0.83
1.91 Non-penalty xG 0.83
13 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Chelsea Cardiff
Kick-off
16’
Sol Bamba
Assist: Sean Morrison0-1 (Cardiff)
Eden Hazard
Assist: Olivier Giroud1-1 (Chelsea)
37’
Eden Hazard
Assist: Olivier Giroud2-1 (Chelsea)
43’
Half-time2-1
Eden Hazard
Penalty3-1 (Chelsea)
80’
Willian4-1 (Chelsea)
83’
Full-time4-1

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.67 0.83 16’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), 0-1 16’ 37’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), 1-1 37’ 43’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), 2-1 43’ 80’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), 3-1 80’ 83’ Willian (Chelsea), 4-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.67 0.83 16’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), 0-1 Bamba 16’ 37’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), 1-1 Hazard 37’ 43’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), 2-1 Hazard 43’ 80’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), 3-1 Hazard 80’ 83’ Willian (Chelsea), 4-1 Willian 83’
Chelsea 2.67 xGCardiff 0.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Chelsea attacking 
80’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 16’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), set piece, 0.58 xG, goal 43’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 17’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 9’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 69’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 12’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+2’ Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 30’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 20’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 31’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 67’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 24’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 16’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), set piece, 0.58 xG, goal 43’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 17’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 69’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 9’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 12’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+2’ Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 30’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 36’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 20’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 17’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 31’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 6’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 24’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF900 0.000.173
David Luiz DEF900 0.000.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF901 0.100.101
Marcos Alonso DEF901 0.070.293
N'Golo Kanté MID900 0.000.000
Jorginho MID900 0.000.000
Mateo Kovacic MID532 0.450.000
Pedro FWD714 0.240.000
Olivier Giroud FWD9023 0.260.924
Eden Hazard FWD8734 1.370.071
Ross Barkley Sub370 0.000.000
Willian Sub1911 0.030.152
Davide Zappacosta Sub32 0.150.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 83% Bet365 odds 1.18
Draw 12% Bet365 odds 8.00
Cardiff win 5% Bet365 odds 19.00

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea WWWW
Cardiff LDDL

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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.