Plymouth vs Cardiff

20 January 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee M Dwyer

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Ryan Hardie 31’, 52’
  • Morgan Whittaker 81’
  • Perry Ng 10’

Match summary

Plymouth came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Cardiff. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Perry Ng put Cardiff ahead from a corner in the 10th minute and Ryan Hardie equalised in the 31st minute. In the second half, Hardie put Plymouth in front in the 52nd minute and Morgan Whittaker made it 3-1 in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Plymouth created 1.71 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Cardiff's 1.17 from 6.

Match stats

Plymouth Cardiff
15 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.71 xG 1.17
1.71 Non-penalty xG 1.17

Key events

Plymouth Cardiff
Kick-off
10’
Perry Ng0-1 (Cardiff)
Ryan Hardie1-1 (Plymouth)
31’
Half-time1-1
Ryan Hardie2-1 (Plymouth)
52’
Morgan Whittaker3-1 (Plymouth)
81’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Ashley Phillips
  • Dan Scarr
  • Bali Mumba
  • Mickel Miller
Cardiff
  • Perry Ng
  • Yakou Méïté

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 1.71 1.17 10’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), 0-1 10’ 31’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 1-1 31’ 52’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 2-1 52’ 81’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 3-1 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.71 1.17 10’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), 0-1 Ng 10’ 31’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 1-1 Hardie 31’ 52’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 2-1 Hardie 52’ 81’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 3-1 Whittaker 81’
Plymouth 1.71 xGCardiff 1.17 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Plymouth attacking 
10’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.73 xG, goal 81’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 31’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 54’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 79’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 90+1’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 52’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 87’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 79’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 31’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 67’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Alfie Devine (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Alfie Devine (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Mickel Miller (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 10’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.73 xG, goal 81’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 31’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 54’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 79’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 90+1’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 52’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 87’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 79’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 31’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 67’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Alfie Devine (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Alfie Devine (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Mickel Miller (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Conor Hazard
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Dan Scarr
90′ – – – – – –
Brendan Galloway
90′ – – – – – – –
Bali Mumba Taken off
77′ – – 2 0.04 – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Adam Forshaw Taken off
84′ – – – – – – –
Mickel Miller
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.52 – – –
Alfie Devine Taken off
77′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Ryan Hardie Taken off
90′ 2 – 6 0.91 – – –
Joe Edwards Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Adam Randell Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Houghton Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Plymouth win 40% Avg odds 2.35
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Cardiff win 32% Avg odds 2.99

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.