CARDIFF. Hull City beats Cardiff City 1-0 after K. Lewis-Potter scored just 1 goal (15′). Cardiff City was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Bramall with the help of Nick Greenhalgh and Rob Smith. The 4th official was Tom Reeves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Cardiff City had a superior ball possession 62% while Hull City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cardiff City was was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Hull City was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Cardiff City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hull City shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards (R. Giles and M. McGuinness). On the other side, Hull City received 2 yellow cards (K. Lewis-Potter and J. Greaves).

Standings

After playing this match, Cardiff City will stay with 18 points like Hull City to remain in the 20th place. On the other side, Hull City will have 18 points like Cardiff City to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away with Luton Town on the 27th of November with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (2 draws).

Hull City will host Millwall on the 27th of November with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Millwall (5 draws).

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Steve Morison decided to play with the following team: Alex Smithies (6.2), Mark McGuinness (6.7), Aden Flint (7.3), Curtis Nelson (6.9), Perry Ng (7.5), Will Vaulks (6.6), Marlon Pack (7.1), Ryan Giles (7.5), Leandro Bacuna (6.8), Isaak Davies (6.6) and Kieffer Moore (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: S. Morrison, Rubin Colwill (6.6), D. Phillips, Mark Harris (6.4), James Collins (7.0), C. Brown and Joe Ralls (7.4).

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 4 changes: W. Vaulks for J. Ralls (46′), K. Moore for R. Colwill (63′), I. Davies for J. Collins (63′) and M. McGuinness for M. Harris (85′).

Best player: Ryan Giles​

The most impressive player for Cardiff City was Ryan Giles.

His rating is (7.5) with 37 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 14 crosses.

Hull City – Formation

Hull City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Grant McCann played with: Nathan Baxter (7.1), Jacob Greaves (7.9), Sean McLoughlin (7.3), Callum Elder (6.9), Keane Lewis-Potter (7.1), Richard Smallwood (6.5), Greg Docherty (6.1), Ryan Longman (6.9), George Honeyman (6.7), Mallik Wilks (6.6) and Josh Magennis (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: G. Moncur, Tom Eaves (6.4), M. Ingram, Tom Huddlestone (6.5), A. Cannon, J. Mills and Randell Williams (7.0).

Hull City could not rely on the presence of T. Huddlestone (injured).

Substitutions

Hull City made 4 changes: C. Elder for T. Huddlestone (45′), M. Wilks for R. Williams (66′), J. Magennis for T. Eaves (80′) and G. Honeyman for J. Mills (90′).

Best player: Jacob Greaves​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hull City was Jacob Greaves even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 39 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Fulham – Derby County – 0-0
• Barnsley – Swansea City – 0-2
• Blackburn Rovers – Peterborough United – 4-0
• Bristol City – Stoke City – 1-0
• Cardiff City – Hull City – 0-1
• Millwall – AFC Bournemouth – 1-1
• Queens Park Rangers – Huddersfield Town – 1-0