CARDIFF. Blackpool and Cardiff City draw 1-1. M. Ekpiteta scored the first goal (11′) for Blackpool. J. Bagan equalized (49′). Cardiff City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Bond assisted by Steve Meredith and Philip Dermott. The 4th official was Tom Reeves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Cardiff City had a superior ball possession 56% while Blackpool was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Blackpool to win the contest​.

Cardiff City shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Blackpool shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards (A. Flint, W. Vaulks and P. Ng). On the other side, Blackpool received 1 yellow card (J. Bowler).

Standings

After this match, Cardiff City will have 36 points to remain in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Blackpool will have 42 points to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away with Huddersfield Town on the 23rd of February with a 10-0 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (6 draws).

Blackpool will play away agasint Queens Park Rangers on the 23rd of February with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Queens Park Rangers (5 draws).

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Steve Morison decided to play with the following team: Alex Smithies (6.5), Cody Drameh (7.0), Perry Ng (6.2), Aden Flint (7.0), Mark McGuinness (6.7), Joel Bagan (7.3), Tommy Doyle (7.1), Ryan Wintle (6.4), Will Vaulks (6.8), Jordan Hugill (6.6) and Isaak Davies (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Oliver Denham, Mark Harris (6.6), Eli King, Dillon Phillips, Alfie Doughty, Marlon Pack and Uche Ikpeazu (6.8).

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 2 changes: U. Ikpeazu for J. Hugill (72′) and M. T. Harris for I. Davies (79′).

Best player: Joel Bagan​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Joel Bagan.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 33 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Neil Critchley played with: Daniel Grimshaw (6.8), Dujon Sterling (6.6), Marvin Ekpiteta (7.2), Jordan Thorniley (6.9), Reece James (6.9), Josh Bowler (6.5), Kevin Stewart (7.9), Callum Connolly (6.7), Charlie Kirk (7.0), Jerry Yates (6.6) and Gary Madine (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel, CJ Hamilton (6.2), Shayne Lavery (6.6), Ethan Robson, Owen Dale, Stuart Moore and Oliver Casey.

Substitutions

Blackpool made 2 changes: S. Lavery for J. Yates (68′) and C. Hamilton for C. Kirk (75′).

Best player: Kevin Stewart​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Kevin Stewart.

His rating is (7.9) with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Bristol City – Middlesbrough – 2-1
• Cardiff City – Blackpool – 1-1
• Coventry City – Barnsley – 1-0
• Derby County – Peterborough United – 1-0
• Fulham – Huddersfield Town – 1-2
• Luton Town – West Bromwich Albion – 2-0
• Preston North End – Reading – 2-3
• Queens Park Rangers – Hull City – 1-1
• Sheffield United – Swansea City – 4-0
• Stoke City – Birmingham City – 2-2