Wolves vs Cardiff

2 March 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Diogo Jota 16’
  • Raúl Jiménez 18’

Match summary

Wolves won 2-0 at home to Cardiff. Wolves led 2-0 at half-time.

Diogo Jota put Wolves ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Raúl Jiménez and Raúl Jiménez made it 2-0 in the 18th minute, set up by Diogo Jota.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 3.45 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Cardiff's 0.70 from 12.

Match stats

Wolves Cardiff
13 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.21 xG 0.70
3.21 Non-penalty xG 0.70
7 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Wolves Cardiff
Kick-off
Diogo Jota
Assist: Raúl Jiménez1-0 (Wolves)
16’
Raúl Jiménez
Assist: Diogo Jota2-0 (Wolves)
18’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • Ryan Bennett
Cardiff
  • Lee Peltier
  • Sol Bamba

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.45 0.70 16’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), 1-0 16’ 18’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 2-0 18’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.45 0.70 16’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), 1-0 Jota 16’ 18’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 2-0 Jiménez 18’
Wolves 3.45 xGCardiff 0.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Wolves attacking 
33’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), from a corner, 0.60 xG, saved 74’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 18’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 23’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 33’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), from a corner, 0.40 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.37 xG, saved 16’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 89’ Rúben Vinagre (Wolves), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 64’ Rúben Vinagre (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 54’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 28’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Willy Boly (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), from a corner, 0.60 xG, saved 74’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 18’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 23’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 33’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), from a corner, 0.40 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 6’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.37 xG, saved 89’ Rúben Vinagre (Wolves), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 64’ Rúben Vinagre (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 54’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 28’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Willy Boly (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Bobby Reid (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
John Ruddy GK900 0.000.000
Willy Boly DEF901 0.030.071
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.000
Ryan Bennett DEF900 0.000.000
Adama Traoré MID822 0.150.000
Rúben Vinagre MID902 0.400.431
Leander Dendoncker MID902 1.010.000
Romain Saiss MID900 0.000.682
Morgan Gibbs-White MID711 0.430.031
Raúl Jiménez FWD90113 0.980.654
Diogo Jota FWD54112 0.450.421
Matt Doherty Sub360 0.000.531
João Moutinho Sub190 0.000.031
Ivan Cavaleiro Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 65% Bet365 odds 1.50
Draw 23% Bet365 odds 4.33
Cardiff win 12% Bet365 odds 8.00

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

Form going into the game

Wolves WWDDL
Cardiff LWWLL

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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.