Fulham vs Cardiff

27 April 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ryan Babel 79’

Match summary

Fulham beat Cardiff 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Ryan Babel put Fulham ahead in the 79th minute, set up by Cyrus Christie.

Cardiff can feel hard done by, creating 1.13 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Fulham's 0.52 from 8.

Match stats

Fulham Cardiff
8 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 8
10 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.52 xG 1.11
0.52 Non-penalty xG 1.11
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Fulham Cardiff
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ryan Babel
Assist: Cyrus Christie1-0 (Fulham)
79’
Full-time1-0

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 0.52 1.13 79’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), 1-0 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.52 1.13 79’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), 1-0 Babel 79’
Fulham 0.52 xGCardiff 1.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Fulham attacking 
88’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 52’ Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 48’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Danny Ward (Cardiff), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 90’ Joe Bennett (Cardiff), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+3’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Danny Ward (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 88’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Danny Ward (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Rhys Healey (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+2’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 52’ Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 48’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Danny Ward (Cardiff), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 90’ Joe Bennett (Cardiff), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+3’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Danny Ward (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 88’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Danny Ward (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Rhys Healey (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+2’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Víctor Camarasa (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
Sergio Rico GK900 0.000.000
Denis Odoi DEF270 0.000.000
Maxime Le Marchand DEF900 0.000.000
Tim Ream DEF900 0.000.000
Joe Bryan DEF900 0.000.000
Franck Zambo MID900 0.000.031
Calum Chambers MID900 0.000.071
Ryan Sessegnon MID901 0.130.000
Tom Cairney MID900 0.000.122
Ryan Babel MID9013 0.060.192
Aleksandar Mitrovic FWD904 0.320.000
Cyrus Christie Sub6310 0.000.021
Floyd Ayité Sub10 0.000.000
Alfie Mawson Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fulham win 41% Bet365 odds 2.40
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60
Cardiff win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00

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

Form going into the game

Fulham LLLWW
Cardiff LLLWL

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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.