Wolves 2-0 Cardiff
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: R. Jiménez 8.4 · Diogo Jota 8.4 · R. Saïss 8.0
Match analysis
5 sections13:392 March 2019: the Premier League matchday 29 match ended Wolves 2-0 Cardiff.
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Result and story of the match
It was 2-0 at half-time. Wolves scored first, in the 16th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 16' Diogo Jota, assisted by R. Jiménez → 1-0; 18' R. Jiménez, assisted by Diogo Jota → 2-0.
Yellow cards: Wolves 1, Cardiff 2.
Statistical comparison
Shots 13-12 (6-4 on target); possession 56%-44%; corners 7-8; pass accuracy 80%-68%.
Goals by half: 2-0 in the first, 0-0 in the second.
Standout players
R. Jiménez was Wolves's highest-rated player at 8.4 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots on target, 4 key passes, 1 tackle, won 7 of 12 duels.
N. Etheridge was Cardiff's highest-rated player at 7.0 in 90 minutes: 4 saves.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
Wolves vs Cardiff (Premier League matchday 29, 2 March 2019) finished 2-0. Goals: Diogo Jota 16', R. Jiménez 18'. Match stats: possession Wolves 56%, Cardiff 44%; shots on target 6-4.
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