Cardiff vs Manchester City: result 3-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 25, 2013 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd
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What was the result of Cardiff vs Manchester City?
Cardiff won 3-2 on August 25, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 52′E. DžekoManchester City
- 60′A. GunnarssonCardiff
- 79′F. CampbellCardiff
- 87′F. CampbellCardiff
- 90′Álvaro NegredoManchester City
Official lineup for Cardiff vs Manchester City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cardiff
- 1D. Marshall
- 10F. Campbell
- 39Craig Bellamy
- 7Peter Whittingham
- 13Kim Bo-Kyung
- 17A. Gunnarsson
- 2Matthew Connolly
- 3Andrew Taylor
- 4S. Caulker
- 6Ben Howard Turner
- 8G. Medel
Manchester City
- 10E. Džeko
- 16S. Agüero
- 14Francisco Javier García Fernández
- 21David Silva
- 25Fernandinho
- 42Yaya Touré
- 5P. Zabaleta
- 6Joleon Lescott
- 15Jesús Navas
- 22G. Clichy
- 1J. Hart
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats; Manchester City have 10, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2013 | West Ham(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| May 4, 2013 | Hull City(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Bolton(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Burnley(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Apr 16, 2013 | Charlton(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2013 | Newcastle(home) | 4-0 | Premier League |
| May 19, 2013 | Norwich(home) | 2-3 | Premier League |
| May 14, 2013 | Reading(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| May 11, 2013 | Wigan(home) | 0-1 | FA Cup |
| May 7, 2013 | West Brom(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Cardiff score 1.3 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City score 1.8 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 1.3 | 0.9 | 5 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
| Manchester City | 1.8 | 0.8 | 8 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
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 | Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 21 |
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