Cardiff v Manchester City result

Full-time · Cardiff 0–5 Manchester City

Premier League · Sat, 22 Sep 2018 15:00 BST

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Cardiff 0–5 Manchester City — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City won 5–0 at Cardiff in the Premier League on Saturday 22 September. Manchester City have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 3–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: S. Agüero (32’, assisted by Bernardo Silva), Bernardo Silva (35’, assisted by Leroy Sané), İlkay Gündoğan (44’, assisted by R. Sterling) and R. Mahrez (67’, assisted by İlkay Gündoğan; 89’).

Discipline

Michael Oliver, England showed two yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Cardiff: J. Ralls (45’); Manchester City: Fernandinho (60’).

What it changes

Manchester City’s five-goal margin was the biggest of round 6, across 10 matches. Cardiff are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, İlkay Gündoğan (Manchester City) 10.0, Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) 9.1 and R. Mahrez (Manchester City) 8.5 led the match.

Next up

Cardiff next host Birmingham on 24 October 2026.

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Cardiff 0–5 Manchester City · Premier League
Referee: Michael Oliver, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Cardiff 0 · draws 0 · Manchester City 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Cardiff 0W 2D 3L · Manchester City 3W 1D 1L

Cardiff 0–5 Manchester City (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

0.75 / 2.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 0.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 8.6

Corners

against 4.25 / 1.8 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.75 / 8.2

Shots on target

against 2 / 2.6 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1 / 0.6

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.4 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 September 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 September 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Cardiff for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	8.6 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 8 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	23.8 for · 7.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.75 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	8.2 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.75 for · 10.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	9 for · 8.8 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	0.6 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: Michael Oliver, England.

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Zohorè n 8	57.5	3.5 6/6	2 5/2	—
G. Madine n 8	22.9	2.5 3/1	1.5 2/1	—
M. Grujić n 8	73.3	2.2 7/5	1.4 7/2	—
J. Ward n 8	20.1	2.2 4/0	2.2 3/1	—
Camarasa n 7	72.9	2.1 6/2	1.6 5/3	—

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Murphy n 8	80.5	3.8 8/6	0.6 3/1
K. Zohorè n 8	57.5	3.1 6/5	1 4/1
J. Ward n 8	20.1	2.8 3/2	0 0/0
B. De Cordova-Reid n 8	68.5	2.6 7/5	0.7 3/1
G. Madine n 8	22.9	2 2/2	0 0/0

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Morrison n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0.3 2/0
D. Ward n 8	64	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
B. De Cordova-Reid n 8	68.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Bennett n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. Murphy n 8	80.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Arter n 8	68.3	3 6/4
B. Ecuele Manga n 8	85.8	2.5 7/6
J. Ralls n 8	90	1.9 7/5
L. Peltier n 8	82.4	1.6 4/4
N. Mendez-Laing n 8	64.4	1.6 6/3

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Etheridge n 8	90	2.6 4/3

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Mahrez n 8	47.1	1.7 5/1	1.4 4/1	—
Fernandinho n 8	90	1.4 6/3	0.9 5/1	—
V. Kompany n 8	70.5	1.4 5/3	0 0/0	—
Aymeric Laporte n 8	90	1.3 7/3	0.5 4/0	—
P. Foden n 8	19.8	1.1 2/0	2.8 4/1	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Agüero n 8	64.4	5.1 8/6	1.7 6/2
Gabriel Jesus n 8	50	4.3 7/5	2.7 6/3
Brahim Díaz n 7	11.3	3.4 2/1	1.1 1/0
R. Mahrez n 8	47.1	3.3 6/6	1.2 3/2
K. De Bruyne n 8	77.3	2.9 8/6	1.2 6/2

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Sané n 8	53.1	0.2 1/0	0.8 2/1
R. Mahrez n 8	47.1	0.5 2/0	0.5 1/1
S. Agüero n 8	64.4	0.5 1/1	0.3 2/0
B. Mendy n 8	56.4	0 0/0	0.8 3/1
P. Foden n 8	19.8	0 0/0	0.6 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Danilo n 8	60.6	3.3 6/4
N. Otamendi n 8	82	1.9 6/5
R. Mahrez n 8	47.1	1.7 4/2
K. De Bruyne n 8	77.3	1.6 6/3
B. Mendy n 8	56.4	1.6 4/2

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Bravo n 8	88.1	2.8 7/4
Ederson n 8	90	1.6 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cardiff		Manchester City
21%	Possession	79%
2	Shots	21
2	Shots on target	10
0	Shots off target	4
0	Blocked shots	7
1	Shots inside the box	18
1	Corners	9
2	Offsides	1
6	Fouls	4
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	2
218	Passes	799
67%	Pass accuracy	91%

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Etheridge	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.8
S. Morrison	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
B. Ecuele Manga	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
G. Cunningham	90	0	0	0	6	0	6.3
Camarasa	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.4
J. Ralls	90	0	0	0	3	Y	5.7
H. Arter	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.4
B. De Cordova-Reid	90	1	1	0	0	0	6.4
J. Hoilett	75	0	0	0	3	0	6
D. Ward	63	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
L. Peltier	51	0	0	0	1	0	6.1
J. Richards sub	39	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
K. Zohorè sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
J. Murphy sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
K. Walker	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
N. Otamendi	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.7
Aymeric Laporte	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.3
F. Delph	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
Bernardo Silva	90	1	1	2	1	4	2	0	8.5
R. Sterling	90	0	1	2	1	4	1	0	7.3
L. Sané	90	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	7
Fernandinho	74	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.6
İ. Gündoğan	69	1	1	3	1	2	3	0	8.7
S. Agüero	61	1	0	6	3	1	0	0	7.6
R. Mahrez	29	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	8.7
P. Foden	21	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.5
J. Stones	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Cardiff v Manchester City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CardiffDDLLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

Manchester CityWDWWL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Cardiff 0 · 0 draws · Manchester City 1 · 2 goals/game

2018-01-28 Cardiff 0–2 Manchester City

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Cardiff#18 pos34 pts38 pl-35 GD

Manchester City#1 pos98 pts38 pl+72 GD

Goals per game

Cardiff scored0.89

Manchester City scored2.5

Cardiff conceded1.82

Manchester City conceded0.61

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What is the head-to-head record between Cardiff and Manchester City?: In their last 1 meetings, Cardiff won 0, Manchester City won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
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