Crystal Palace vs Cardiff

26 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Lee Probert

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Crystal Palace and Cardiff played out a goalless draw.

Crystal Palace had the better of the chances, with 2.45 expected goals (xG) from 31 shots to Cardiff's 1.06 from 9.

Match stats

Crystal Palace Cardiff
31 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 4
12 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.43 xG 1.06
2.43 Non-penalty xG 1.06
18 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Crystal Palace Cardiff
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Full-time0-0

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Sol Bamba
  • Víctor Camarasa
  • Junior Hoilett

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 2.45 1.06 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 1.06
Crystal Palace 2.45 xGCardiff 1.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Crystal Palace attacking 
35’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 2’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Kadeem Harris (Cardiff), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 52’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.34 xG, off target 85’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 66’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 67’ Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 47’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 38’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 23’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 80’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 89’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Kadeem Harris (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 70’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 2’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Kadeem Harris (Cardiff), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 52’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.34 xG, off target 85’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 66’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 67’ Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 47’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 38’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 23’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 80’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 80’ Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Kadeem Harris (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Vicente Guaita GK900 0.000.000
Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF902 0.090.062
Mamadou Sakho DEF900 0.000.000
James Tomkins DEF902 0.070.000
Patrick van Aanholt DEF904 0.220.263
James McArthur MID902 0.160.152
Cheikhou Kouyaté MID902 0.430.102
Luka Milivojevic MID903 0.140.042
Max Meyer MID645 0.280.000
Andros Townsend FWD903 0.490.297
Wilfried Zaha FWD904 0.310.675
Connor Wickham Sub264 0.260.333

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Crystal Palace win 59% Bet365 odds 1.66
Draw 24% Bet365 odds 4.00
Cardiff win 17% Bet365 odds 5.75

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

Form going into the game

Crystal Palace WLLWW
Cardiff WLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Cardiff 2-3 Crystal Palace, 04 May 19  All Crystal Palace vs Cardiff meetings

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.