CARDIFF. Fulham prevails over Cardiff City 1-0 after A. Mitrovic scored just 1 goal (40′). Fulham was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
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 Leigh Doughty who was helped by Rob Merchant and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was James Oldham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 9 Total 11
- 4 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 144
- 34 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Fulham was in firm control of the ball 65% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fulham was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fulham won the match.
Cardiff City shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Fulham shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards (W. Vaulks and J. Ralls). Regarding the opposition, Fulham received 2 yellow cards (H. Reed and A. Mitrovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Cardiff City will stay with 36 points to sit in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Fulham will have 70 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away with Queens Park Rangers on the 5th of March with a 13-5 head to head in favor of Queens Park Rangers (5 draws).
Fulham will host Blackburn Rovers on the 5th of March with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 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 , Cody Drameh , Perry Ng , Aden Flint , Mark McGuinness , Alfie Doughty , Tommy Doyle , Will Vaulks , Joe Ralls , Rubin Colwill and James Collins .
The home team had on the bench: Dillon Phillips, Ryan Wintle , Isaak Davies , Oliver Denham, Eli King, Joel Bagan and Jordan Hugill.
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 3 changes: R. Colwill for I. Davies (57′), A. Doughty for J. Bagan (67′) and W. Vaulks for R. Wintle (76′).
Best player: Ryan Wintle
The most impressive player for Cardiff City was Ryan Wintle.
His rating is with 7 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 76′.
Fulham – Formation
Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Marek Rodák , Neco Williams , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Joe Bryan , Harrison Reed , Nathaniel Chalobah , Harry Wilson , Fabio Carvalho , Bobby Reid and Aleksandar Mitrović .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ivan Cavaleiro , Kenny Tete , Joshua Onomah , Rodrigo Muniz, Michael Hector, Jean Michaël Seri and Paulo Gazzaniga.
Substitutions
Fulham made 3 changes: H. Reed for J. Onomah (75′), N. Williams for K. Tete (79′) and B. Reid for I. Cavaleiro (85′).
Best player: Marek Rodák
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was the goalkeeper: Marek Rodák. His rating is 7.83. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Stoke City – 2-1
- Barnsley – Middlesbrough – 3-2
- Birmingham City – Huddersfield Town – 0-2
- Blackburn Rovers – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
- Blackpool – Reading – 4-1
- Cardiff City – Fulham – 0-1
- Coventry City – Preston North End – 1-1
- Luton Town – Derby County – 1-0
- Millwall – Sheffield United – 1-0
- Nottingham Forest – Bristol City – 2-0
- Peterborough United – Hull City – 0-3