Cardiff v Arsenal result
Cardiff 2–3 Arsenal — Arsenal won this Premier League match.
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The Numbers
- Result: Cardiff 2–3 Arsenal · Premier League
- Referee: Anthony Taylor, England
- Recent form: Cardiff 0W 3D 2L · Arsenal 2W 0D 3L
Cardiff 2–3 Arsenal (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →
Key Stats
Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 August 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
| Per game | Cardiff for / against | Line | Arsenal for / against |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals scored | 0.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5 | 2.5standard | 1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Corners won | 5.6 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5 | 9.5standard | 4.2 for · 5.8 against n 5 Last 5 |
| Shots | 13.6 for · 7.8 against n 5 Last 5 | 19.5standard | 12.8 for · 14.6 against n 5 Last 5 |
| Shots on target | 4 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5 | 8.5standard | 6.4 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5 |
| Fouls committed | 12.2 for · 11.8 against n 5 Last 5 | 21.5standard | 9.6 for · 10 against n 5 Last 5 |
| Cards shown | 1.6 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5 | 3.5standard | 1 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5 |
Cardiff
Cardiff Goalkeeper
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Saves | Goals conceded | Penalties saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Etheridge | 3 | 90270 min | 93 /90 | 20.7 /90 | 20.7 /90 |
| Player | Mins | Saves 2+3+ |
|---|---|---|
| N. Etheridge n 8 | 90 | 1.9 |
Cardiff Defensive
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Tackles | Interceptions | Blocks | Duels won | Fouls committed | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Ecuele Manga | 3 | 90270 min | 103.3 /90 | 20.7 /90 | 20.7 /90 | 196.3 /90 | 31 /90 | 00 /90 |
| J. Bennett | 3 | 90270 min | 82.7 /90 | 41.3 /90 | 00 /90 | 217 /90 | 10.3 /90 | 00 /90 |
| S. Bamba | 3 | 90270 min | 51.7 /90 | 31 /90 | 31 /90 | 268.7 /90 | 51.7 /90 | 00 /90 |
| S. Morrison | 3 | 90270 min | 10.3 /90 | 41.3 /90 | 10.3 /90 | 248 /90 | 10.3 /90 | 00 /90 |
| L. Peltier | 1 | 9090 min | 44 /90 | 11 /90 | 00 /90 | 44 /90 | 11 /90 | 11 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Fouls committed 1+2+ | Fouls won 1+2+ | Likely duel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Ralls n 8 | 90 | 1.6 | 0.6 | — |
| S. Morrison n 8 | 90 | 1.1 | 1 | Shkodran Mustafi |
| J. Bennett n 8 | 90 | 1 | 1.4 | S. Papastathopoulos |
| S. Bamba n 8 | 77.4 | 1 | 0.7 | Shkodran Mustafi |
| B. Ecuele Manga n 8 | 85.8 | 0.9 | 0 | Héctor Bellerín |
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| Player | Mins | Tackles 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|
| B. Ecuele Manga n 8 | 85.8 | 3.3 |
| J. Bennett n 8 | 90 | 2.7 |
| J. Ralls n 8 | 90 | 1.7 |
| S. Bamba n 8 | 77.4 | 1.7 |
| S. Morrison n 8 | 90 | 0.3 |
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Cardiff Attacking
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | Shots on target | Key passes | Dribbles completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hoilett | 2 | 87173 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 21 /90 | 00 /90 | 10.5 /90 | 31.6 /90 |
| K. Zohorè | 2 | 75149 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 42.4 /90 | 10.6 /90 | 31.8 /90 | 00 /90 |
| D. Ward | 2 | 3059 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 11.5 /90 | 11.5 /90 | 11.5 /90 | 00 /90 |
| J. Ralls | 3 | 90270 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 41.3 /90 | 00 /90 | 62 /90 | 10.3 /90 |
| J. Murphy | 3 | 65195 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 62.8 /90 | 00 /90 | 41.8 /90 | 31.4 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Shots 1+2+ | Shots on target 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Morrison n 8 | 90 | 1.9 | 1 |
| J. Ralls n 8 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Bamba n 8 | 77.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| N. Etheridge n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Bennett n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | Mins | Goals 1+2+ | Assists 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Morrison n 8 | 90 | 0.4 | 0 |
| J. Ralls n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0.3 |
| J. Bennett n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0.1 |
| S. Bamba n 8 | 77.4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| N. Etheridge n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
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Arsenal
Arsenal Goalkeeper
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Saves | Goals conceded | Penalties saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Čech | 3 | 90270 min | 186 /90 | 62 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Player | Mins | Saves 2+3+ |
|---|---|---|
| P. Čech n 8 | 90 | 4.8 |
Arsenal Defensive
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Tackles | Interceptions | Blocks | Duels won | Fouls committed | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héctor Bellerín | 3 | 90270 min | 41.3 /90 | 82.7 /90 | 10.3 /90 | 134.3 /90 | 31 /90 | 00 /90 |
| S. Papastathopoulos | 3 | 90270 min | 31 /90 | 20.7 /90 | 41.3 /90 | 72.3 /90 | 31 /90 | 20.7 /90 |
| Shkodran Mustafi | 3 | 90270 min | 72.3 /90 | 20.7 /90 | 41.3 /90 | 144.7 /90 | 51.7 /90 | 10.3 /90 |
| Nacho Monreal | 2 | 90180 min | 31.5 /90 | 10.5 /90 | 00 /90 | 115.5 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 |
| S. Lichtsteiner | 1 | 5555 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 23.3 /90 | 23.3 /90 | 00 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Fouls committed 1+2+ | Fouls won 1+2+ | Likely duel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Mkhitaryan n 8 | 86.8 | 1.6 | 1 | — |
| Héctor Bellerín n 8 | 88 | 1.3 | 0.1 | B. Ecuele Manga |
| Shkodran Mustafi n 8 | 87.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | S. Bamba |
| S. Papastathopoulos n 3 | 90 | 1 | 0.7 | J. Bennett |
| P. Čech n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
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| Player | Mins | Tackles 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|
| H. Mkhitaryan n 8 | 86.8 | 1.8 |
| Shkodran Mustafi n 8 | 87.6 | 1.5 |
| Héctor Bellerín n 8 | 88 | 1.3 |
| S. Papastathopoulos n 3 | 90 | 1 |
| P. Aubameyang n 8 | 76.5 | 0 |
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Arsenal Attacking
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | Shots on target | Key passes | Dribbles completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Aubameyang | 3 | 85255 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 82.8 /90 | 31.1 /90 | 62.1 /90 | 31.1 /90 |
| A. Lacazette | 3 | 3296 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 43.8 /90 | 21.9 /90 | 32.8 /90 | 10.9 /90 |
| D. Welbeck | 1 | 1515 min | 16 /90 | 00 /90 | 212 /90 | 212 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 |
| H. Mkhitaryan | 3 | 90270 min | 10.3 /90 | 10.3 /90 | 82.7 /90 | 20.7 /90 | 72.3 /90 | 20.7 /90 |
| M. Guendouzi | 3 | 79236 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 31.1 /90 | 10.4 /90 | 20.8 /90 | 20.8 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Shots 1+2+ | Shots on target 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. Mkhitaryan n 8 | 86.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
| Héctor Bellerín n 8 | 88 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Shkodran Mustafi n 8 | 87.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| P. Čech n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Papastathopoulos n 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | Mins | Goals 1+2+ | Assists 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. Mkhitaryan n 8 | 86.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Héctor Bellerín n 8 | 88 | 0 | 0.4 |
| P. Čech n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Papastathopoulos n 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Shkodran Mustafi n 8 | 87.6 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Statistics & Details
Cardiff Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Etheridge | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| B. Ecuele Manga | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| S. Morrison | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| S. Bamba | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| J. Bennett | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| H. Arter | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Y | 7.1 |
| J. Ralls | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| J. Hoilett | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6.4 |
| B. De Cordova-Reid | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Camarasa | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Y | 6.2 |
| D. Ward | 84 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| K. Zohorè sub | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| G. Madine sub | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Arsenal Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Čech | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Héctor Bellerín | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6.5 |
| Shkodran Mustafi | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 |
| S. Papastathopoulos | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Nacho Monreal | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Y | 6.9 |
| G. Xhaka | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Y | 7.5 |
| A. Ramsey | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| A. Lacazette | 90 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| P. Aubameyang | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| M. Özil | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| M. Guendouzi | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Y | 6.7 |
| L. Torreira | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.7 |
| D. Welbeck | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| H. Mkhitaryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.
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