HULL. Hull City was after all too strong for Cardiff City with the goal of Aaron Connolly (32′), Scott Twine (56′) and Ozan Tufan (59′). Hull City capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 20,352 spectators. The referee was Keith Stroud assisted by Matthew Smith and G Read. The 4th official was David Rock. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 0.92 degrees Celsius or 33.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 15 Total 8
- 7 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 86 Attack 74
- 53 Dangerous attack 13
- 60 Ball safe 58
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Hull City had a superior ball possession 57% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hull City was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hull City won the match.
Hull City shot 15 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cardiff City shot 8 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Hull City received 1 yellow card (Cyrus Christie). Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards (Jamilu Collins, Manolis Siopis and Ebou Adams).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hull City has 36 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City will stays with 30 points like Middlesbrough to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Hull City will play away against Bristol City on the 23rd of December with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol City (8 draws).
Cardiff City will play away against Sheffield Wednesday on the 23rd of December with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (7 draws).
Hull City – Formation
Hull City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Liam Rosenior decided to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop
, Cyrus Christie , Alfie Jones , Jacob Greaves , Lewie Coyle , Tyler Morton , Jean Michaël Seri , Liam Delap , Ozan Tufan , Scott Twine and Aaron Connolly .The home team had on the bench: Adama Traoré, Matt Ingram, Sean McLoughlin, Greg Docherty
, Harry Vaughan , Andy Smith, Regan Slater , Matty Jacob and Tyrell Sellars-Fleming.Substitutions
Hull City made 5 changes: Aaron Connolly for Harry Vaughan (81′), Jean Michaël Seri for Greg Docherty (67′), Liam Delap for Regan Slater (68′), Ozan Tufan for Tyrell Sellars-Fleming (90′) and Tyler Morton for Andrew Smith (90′).
Player of the match: Ozan Tufan
The player that probably impressed the most for Hull City was Ozan Tufan.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 34 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.Cardiff City – Formation
Also Cardiff City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Erol Bulut played with: Ryan Wintle, Jak Alnwick
, Perry Ng , Dimitrios Goutas , Mark McGuinness , Jamilu Collins , Manolis Siopis , Ebou Adams , Yakou Méïté , Rubin Colwill and Karlan Grant , Ike Ugbo .The following players were sitting on the bench: Mahlon Romeo, Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, Josh Bowler
, Kion Etete , Romaine Sawyers , Jonathan Panzo, Ollie Tanner , Andy Rinomhota and Callum Robinson .Substitutions
Cardiff City made 5 changes: Yakou Méïté for Kion Etete (66′), Manolis Siopis for Romaine Sawyers (66′), Ike Ugbo for Josh Bowler (46′), Rubin Colwill for Callum Robinson (76′) and Karlan Grant for Ollie Tanner (76′).
Player of the match: Perry Ng
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Perry Ng.
His rating is
with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Southampton – Blackburn Rovers – 4-0
- Sheffield Wednesday – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
- Preston North End – Watford – 1-5
- Plymouth Argyle – Rotherham United – 3-2
- Millwall – Huddersfield Town – 1-1
- Leeds United – Coventry City – 1-1
- Ipswich Town – Norwich City – 2-2
- Hull City – Cardiff City – 3-0
- Bristol City – Sunderland – 1-0