Liverpool vs Cardiff

27 October 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Mohamed Salah 10’
  • Sadio Mané 66’, 87’
  • Xherdan Shaqiri 84’
  • Callum Paterson 77’

Match summary

Liverpool won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Cardiff. Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Mohamed Salah put Liverpool ahead in the 10th minute. In the second half, Sadio Mané made it 2-0 in the 66th minute, Callum Paterson pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 77th minute, Xherdan Shaqiri made it 3-1 in the 84th minute, set up by Mohamed Salah, and Mané made it 4-1 in the 87th minute, set up by Mohamed Salah.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 2.56 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Cardiff's 0.64 from 2.

Match stats

Liverpool Cardiff
19 Shots 2
7 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.30 xG 0.64
2.30 Non-penalty xG 0.64
16 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Liverpool Cardiff
Kick-off
Mohamed Salah1-0 (Liverpool)
10’
Half-time1-0
Sadio Mané2-0 (Liverpool)
66’
77’
Callum Paterson2-1 (Cardiff)
Xherdan Shaqiri
Assist: Mohamed Salah3-1 (Liverpool)
84’
Sadio Mané
Assist: Mohamed Salah4-1 (Liverpool)
87’
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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.56 0.64 10’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 1-0 10’ 66’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 2-0 66’ 77’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), 2-1 77’ 84’ Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), 3-1 84’ 87’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 4-1 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.56 0.64 10’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 1-0 Salah 10’ 66’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 2-0 Mané 66’ 77’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), 2-1 Paterson 77’ 84’ Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), 3-1 Shaqiri 84’ 87’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 4-1 Mané 87’
Liverpool 2.56 xGCardiff 0.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Liverpool attacking 
77’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 87’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 10’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.48 xG, blocked 84’ Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 10’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 10’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 66’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 18’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 41’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Adam Lallana (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Alberto Moreno (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Adam Lallana (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 87’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 10’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.48 xG, blocked 84’ Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 10’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 10’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 66’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 18’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 41’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Adam Lallana (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Alberto Moreno (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Adam Lallana (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF903 0.070.061
Dejan Lovren DEF900 0.000.000
Virgil van Dijk DEF902 0.120.000
Alberto Moreno DEF901 0.020.143
Fabinho MID900 0.000.051
Georginio Wijnaldum MID901 0.480.011
Adam Lallana MID622 0.060.041
Roberto Firmino MID721 0.030.021
Sadio Mané MID9023 0.720.052
Mohamed Salah FWD90124 0.511.103
Xherdan Shaqiri Sub2811 0.480.031
James Milner Sub181 0.050.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 87% Bet365 odds 1.11
Draw 9% Bet365 odds 11.00
Cardiff win 4% Bet365 odds 26.00

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

Form going into the game

Liverpool WWDDW
Cardiff LLLLW

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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.