CARDIFF. AFC Bournemouth prevails over Cardiff City 1-0 after P. Billing scored just 1 goal (54′). AFC Bournemouth took advantage of its superior ball possession (65%). Its vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among they key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith who was helped by Jonathan Hunt and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Nick Greenhalgh. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Cardiff City started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1). On the other side, AFC Bournemouth adopted a aggressive formation (4-3-3).
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
45'
61'
The manager Mick McCarthy decided to play with the following team: Dillon Phillips , Thomas Sang , Sean Morrison , Aden Flint , Curtis Nelson , Ciaron Brown , Leandro Bacuna , Will Vaulks , Marlon Pack , Mark Harris and Kieffer Moore .
The home team had on the bench: Rubin Colwill , Perry Ng, James Collins , Alex Smithies, Joel Bagan , Sam Bowen and Mark McGuinness.
Best player: Joel Bagan
The player that probably impressed the most for Cardiff City was Joel Bagan.
His rating is with 12 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 73′.
AFC Bournemouth – Formation
AFC Bournemouth
54'
On the opposite side, Scott Parker played with: Mark Travers , Adam Smith , Gary Cahill , Lloyd Kelly , Jordan Zemura , Jefferson Lerma , Ben Pearson , Philip Billing , Ryan Christie , Dominic Solanke and Jaidon Anthony .
They had on the bench: Morgan Rogers , Chris Mepham, Emiliano Marcondes, Jamal Lowe, Jack Stacey, David Brooks and Ørjan Nyland.
Best player: Adam Smith
The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Bournemouth was Adam Smith even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 59 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Match report
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 5 Total 16
- 2 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 131 Attack 113
- 40 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
Fouls
- 6 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
AFC Bournemouth was in firm control of the ball 65% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
AFC Bournemouth was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AFC Bournemouth won the match.
Cardiff City shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards (M. Harris, C. Nelson and L. Bacuna). On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (R. Christie, J. Lerma and A. Smith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cardiff City will stay with 11 points like Birmingham City to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth will have 18 points to stay in the 1st place.
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away with Blackburn Rovers on the 25th of September with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (7 draws). AFC Bournemouth will host against Luton Town on the 25th of September with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Hull City – Sheffield United – 1-3
- Barnsley – Blackburn Rovers – 0-0
- Cardiff City – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
- Derby County – Stoke City – 2-1
- Fulham – Reading – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Nottingham Forest – 0-2
- Luton Town – Swansea City – 3-3
- Middlesbrough – Blackpool – 1-2
- Millwall – Coventry City – 1-1
- Peterborough United – Birmingham City – 3-0
- Preston North End – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Bristol City – 1-2
