LONDON. Fulham had a surprising win over Cardiff City with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Mitrovic (63′) and a goal from T. Cairney (57′). Fulham was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson with the assistance of Andrew Fox and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 20 Total 15
- 5 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 13
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 114 Attack 99
- 57 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Fulham had a strong ball possession 66% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fulham was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fulham won the match.
Fulham shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Fulham didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards (P. Ng, J. Bagan and M. Pack).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Fulham will have 26 points to stay in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Cardiff City will stay with 11 points like Peterborough United to stay in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Fulham will play away against Nottingham Forest on the 24th of October with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Fulham (1 draw).
Cardiff City will host Middlesbrough on the 23rd of October with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Cardiff City (2 draws).
Fulham – Formation
Fulham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Marek Rodák , Denis Odoi , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Jean-Michaël Seri , Harrison Reed , Harry Wilson , Bobby Reid , Neeskens Kebano and Aleksandar Mitrović .
The home team had on the bench: P. Gazzaniga, J. Stansfield, J. Onomah, A. Mawson, K. Tete, Tom Cairney and Rodrigo Muniz.
Fulham could not rely on the presence of T. Cairney (injured).
Substitutions
Fulham made 3 changes: H. Reed for T. Cairney (46′), A. Mitrovic for Muniz Rodrigo (89′) and H. Wilson for J. Stansfield (90′).
Best player: Harry Wilson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was Harry Wilson even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Cardiff City – Formation
Also Cardiff City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Mick McCarthy played with: Alex Smithies , Perry Ng , Aden Flint , Mark McGuinness , Joel Bagan , Will Vaulks , Marlon Pack , Ryan John Giles , Sam Bowen , Rubin Colwill and Kieffer Moore .
These were the players on the bench: K. Patten, C. Brown, S. Morrison, Kieron Evans , James Collins , D. Phillips and Mark Harris .
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 3 changes: S. Bowen for J. Collins (66′), R. Giles for M. Harris (73′) and R. Colwill for K. Evans (73′).
Best player: Kieffer Moore
The player that probably impressed the most for Cardiff City was Kieffer Moore.
His rating is with 28 passes (46% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 16 duels out of 30. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Fulham – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Huddersfield Town – Birmingham City – 0-0
- Hull City – Peterborough United – 1-2
- Middlesbrough – Barnsley – 2-0
- Preston North End – Coventry City – 2-1
- Swansea City – West Bromwich Albion – 2-1
- Reading – Blackpool – 2-3