Man City vs Cardiff

3 April 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Kevin De Bruyne 6’
  • Leroy Sané 44’

Match summary

Man City beat Cardiff 2-0. Man City led 2-0 at half-time.

Kevin De Bruyne put Man City ahead in the 6th minute, set up by Aymeric Laporte and Leroy Sané made it 2-0 from a corner in the 44th minute, set up by Gabriel Jesus.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 3.54 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Cardiff's 0.14 from 4.

Match stats

Man City Cardiff
27 Shots 4
11 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.54 xG 0.14
3.54 Non-penalty xG 0.14
17 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Man City Cardiff
Kick-off
Kevin De Bruyne
Assist: Aymeric Laporte1-0 (Man City)
6’
Leroy Sané
Assist: Gabriel Jesus2-0 (Man City)
44’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Lee Peltier
  • Joe Bennett
  • Joe Ralls

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.54 0.14 6’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 1-0 6’ 44’ Leroy Sané (Man City), 2-0 44’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.54 0.14 6’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 1-0 De Bruyne 6’ 44’ Leroy Sané (Man City), 2-0 Sané 44’
Man City 3.54 xGCardiff 0.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Man City attacking 
27’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 79’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 51’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 40’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 66’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 69’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Leroy Sané (Man City), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 90+1’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 15’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Fernandinho (Man City), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Leroy Sané (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 29’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Leroy Sané (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 68’ Leroy Sané (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 79’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 51’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 40’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 66’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 69’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 9’ Leroy Sané (Man City), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 15’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Fernandinho (Man City), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Leroy Sané (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 29’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Leroy Sané (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Leroy Sané (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 68’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Danilo DEF900 0.000.000
Aymeric Laporte DEF9013 0.410.051
John Stones DEF900 0.000.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF180 0.000.000
Kevin De Bruyne MID9012 0.071.766
Fernandinho MID903 0.210.612
Phil Foden MID905 0.730.403
Riyad Mahrez FWD905 0.120.112
Gabriel Jesus FWD9014 1.720.114
Leroy Sané FWD9015 0.290.173
Kyle Walker Sub720 0.000.041

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 91% Bet365 odds 1.06
Draw 6% Bet365 odds 17.00
Cardiff win 3% Bet365 odds 34.00

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

Form going into the game

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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.