Leicester vs Cardiff

29 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Víctor Camarasa 90+2’

Match summary

Cardiff beat Leicester 1-0 on the road, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Víctor Camarasa put Cardiff ahead in stoppage time, set up by Bobby Reid.

Leicester can feel hard done by, creating 1.52 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Cardiff's 0.49 from 12. James Maddison had a penalty saved for Leicester.

Match stats

Leicester Cardiff
16 Shots 12
7 Shots on Target 3
10 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.52 xG 0.49
0.76 Non-penalty xG 0.49
9 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Leicester Cardiff
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
90+2’
Víctor Camarasa
Assist: Bobby Reid0-1 (Cardiff)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Neil Etheridge
  • Sean Morrison

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.52 0.49 90+2’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), 0-1 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.52 0.49 90+2’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), 0-1 Camarasa 90+2’
Leicester 1.52 xGCardiff 0.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Leicester attacking 
75’ James Maddison (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 41’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 90+6’ Kadeem Harris (Cardiff), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 24’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 10’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+2’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 75’ James Maddison (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 41’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 90+6’ Kadeem Harris (Cardiff), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 24’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 10’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 15’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kasper Schmeichel GK900 0.000.000
Ricardo Pereira DEF904 0.140.042
Caglar Söyüncü DEF900 0.000.000
Harry Maguire DEF900 0.000.021
Ben Chilwell DEF900 0.000.021
Nampalys Mendy MID900 0.000.021
Wilfred Ndidi MID902 0.080.071
Marc Albrighton MID600 0.000.021
James Maddison MID903 0.820.383
Demarai Gray MID812 0.030.000
Jamie Vardy FWD702 0.340.081
Rachid Ghezzal Sub303 0.110.000
Kelechi Iheanacho Sub200 0.000.000
Shinji Okazaki Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 61% Bet365 odds 1.55
Draw 23% Bet365 odds 4.00
Cardiff win 16% Bet365 odds 6.00

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

Form going into the game

Leicester DLLWW
Cardiff LWLLD

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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.