Arsenal vs Cardiff: result 2-0 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on January 1, 2014 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Emirates Stadium, London
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What was the result of Arsenal vs Cardiff?
Arsenal won 2-0 on January 1, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 88′N. BendtnerArsenal
- 90′T. WalcottArsenal
Official lineup for Arsenal vs Cardiff
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arsenal
- 9Ł. Podolski
- 14T. Walcott
- 8Mikel Arteta Amatriain
- 10Jack Wilshere
- 19Santi Cazorla
- 20Mathieu Flamini
- 3B. Sagna
- 4P. Mertesacker
- 6Laurent Koscielny
- 17Nacho Monreal
- 1W. Szczęsny
Cardiff
- 1D. Marshall
- 10F. Campbell
- 7Peter Whittingham
- 13Kim Bo-Kyung
- 16C. Noone
- 18J. Mutch
- 4S. Caulker
- 6Ben Howard Turner
- 8G. Medel
- 25K. McNaughton
- 42D. John
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arsenal have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Cardiff have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2013 | Newcastle(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2013 | West Ham(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 23, 2013 | Chelsea(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 14, 2013 | Manchester City(away) | 3-6 | Premier League |
| Dec 11, 2013 | Napoli(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2013 | Sunderland(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2013 | Southampton(home) | 0-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 21, 2013 | Liverpool(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 14, 2013 | West Brom(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 7, 2013 | Crystal Palace(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Arsenal win, 0 draws, 0 Cardiff wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2013 | Cardiff 0-3 Arsenal | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Arsenal score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 0.9 and concede 1.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1.5 | 0.9 | 9 | 3/15 | 3/15 |
| Cardiff | 0.9 | 1.8 | 4 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
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