Plymouth vs Cardiff

22 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Bell

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Muhamed Tijani 67’
  • Yousef Salech 12’

Match summary

Plymouth and Cardiff shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Cardiff led 1-0 at half-time.

Yousef Salech put Cardiff ahead in the 12th minute and Muhamed Tijani equalised in the 67th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Plymouth created 0.98 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Cardiff 1.18 from 11. Cardiff had a player sent off.

Match stats

Plymouth Cardiff
14 Shots 11
1 Shots on Target 3
0 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0.98 xG 1.43
0.98 Non-penalty xG 1.43

Key events

Plymouth Cardiff
Kick-off
12’
Yousef Salech0-1 (Cardiff)
Half-time0-1
Muhamed Tijani1-1 (Plymouth)
67’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Maksym Talovierov
  • Nikola Katić
  • Adam Randell
  • Muhamed Tijani
Cardiff
  • Dimitris Goutas
  • Perry Ng
  • Andy Rinomhota
  • Sivert Mannsverk

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 0.98 1.18 12’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), 0-1 12’ 67’ Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth), 1-1 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.98 1.18 12’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), 0-1 Salech 12’ 67’ Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth), 1-1 Tijani 67’
Plymouth 0.98 xGCardiff 1.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Plymouth attacking 
12’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), set piece, 0.38 xG, goal 31’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.37 xG, off target 72’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), set piece, 0.21 xG, off target 67’ Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 55’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, off target 80’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 23’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Kornél Szűcs (Plymouth), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Malachi Boateng (Plymouth), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Malachi Boateng (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Tymoteusz Puchacz (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Victor Pálsson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+11’ Nikola Katić (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 12’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), set piece, 0.38 xG, goal 31’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.37 xG, off target 72’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), set piece, 0.21 xG, off target 67’ Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 55’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, off target 80’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 61’ Kornél Szűcs (Plymouth), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Malachi Boateng (Plymouth), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Malachi Boateng (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Tymoteusz Puchacz (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Victor Pálsson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+11’ Nikola Katić (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Conor Hazard
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Victor Pálsson Taken off
58′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Kornél Szűcs
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Adam Randell Taken off
85′ – – 2 0.22 – –
Jordan Houghton Taken off
58′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Callum Wright Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Rami Al Hajj Taken off
63′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.21 – – –
Bali Mumba Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 3 0.10 – – –
Malachi Boateng Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Matthew Sorinola Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Muhamed Tijani Came on as a substitute
27′ 1 – 1 0.18 – –
Darko Gyabi Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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 36% Avg odds 2.63
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.23
Cardiff win 34% Avg odds 2.77

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.