Tottenham vs Cardiff

6 October 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Eric Dier 8’

Match summary

Tottenham won 1-0 at home to Cardiff. Tottenham led 1-0 at half-time.

Eric Dier put Tottenham ahead from a corner in the 8th minute.

The chances backed that up: Tottenham created 2.72 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Cardiff's 1.24 from 8. Cardiff had a player sent off.

Match stats

Tottenham Cardiff
19 Shots 8
7 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2.65 xG 1.14
2.65 Non-penalty xG 1.14
17 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Tottenham Cardiff
Kick-off
Eric Dier1-0 (Tottenham)
8’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Tottenham
  • Toby Alderweireld
  • Davinson Sánchez
  • Harry Kane
Cardiff
  • Joe Ralls
  • Harry Arter

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.72 1.24 8’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), 1-0 8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.72 1.24 8’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), 1-0 Dier 8’
Tottenham 2.72 xGCardiff 1.24 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Tottenham attacking 
8’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.65 xG, goal 39’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 23’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.37 xG, blocked 46’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.36 xG, blocked 41’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 23’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 64’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), set piece, 0.22 xG, saved 42’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 32’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 77’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 45’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 16’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 21’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 8’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 56’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Harry Winks (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.65 xG, goal 39’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 23’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.37 xG, blocked 46’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.36 xG, blocked 41’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 23’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 64’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), set piece, 0.22 xG, saved 42’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 32’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 77’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 45’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 16’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 21’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 8’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 56’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Harry Winks (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Harry Arter (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Hugo Lloris GK900 0.000.000
Kieran Trippier DEF900 0.000.622
Toby Alderweireld DEF900 0.000.000
Davinson Sánchez DEF902 0.190.000
Danny Rose DEF890 0.000.162
Moussa Sissoko MID860 0.000.314
Harry Winks MID901 0.020.000
Eric Dier MID9011 0.650.051
Son Heung-Min MID732 0.130.212
Lucas Moura FWD905 1.180.253
Harry Kane FWD906 0.370.021
Erik Lamela Sub172 0.180.000
Victor Wanyama Sub40 0.000.000
Ben Davies Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Tottenham win 80% Bet365 odds 1.22
Draw 14% Bet365 odds 7.00
Cardiff win 6% Bet365 odds 15.00

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.