Cardiff vs Wolves: result 3-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 4Kick-off on September 2, 2012 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd
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What was the result of Cardiff vs Wolves?
Cardiff won 3-1 on September 2, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 10′B. SakoWolves
- 11′Peter WhittinghamCardiff (pen.)
- 14′Peter WhittinghamCardiff
- 65′Peter WhittinghamCardiff
Official lineup for Cardiff vs Wolves
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cardiff
- 1D. Marshall
- 22Heiðar Helguson
- 23Nicholas David Maynard
- 7Peter Whittingham
- 14Tommy Smith
- 16C. Noone
- 18J. Mutch
- 2K. McNaughton
- 3Andrew Taylor
- 5M. Hudson
- 12Matthew Connolly
Wolves
- 9S. Ebanks-Blake
- 29K. Doyle
- 4D. Edwards
- 7S. Peszko
- 10B. Sako
- 28T. Doumbia
- 11Stephen Robert Ward
- 14R. Johnson
- 16Christophe Didier Berra
- 23Ronald Zubar
- 13C. Ikeme
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Wolves have 2, 5 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2012 | Bristol City(away) | 2-4 | Championship |
| Aug 21, 2012 | Brighton(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Aug 17, 2012 | Huddersfield(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Aug 14, 2012 | Northampton(away) | 1-2 | League Cup |
| May 7, 2012 | West Ham(away) | 0-3 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2012 | Northampton(away) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Derby(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 21, 2012 | Barnsley(home) | 3-1 | Championship |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Leeds(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Aug 11, 2012 | Aldershot Town(home) | 2-2 | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Cardiff score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Wolves score 1.3 and concede 2.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 1.1 | 1.1 | 6 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Wolves | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cardiff sit 21st in Championship (7 points from 9 matches) and Wolves sit 5th (14 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Wolves | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 14 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 |
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