Match Centre: Cardiff City vs Plymouth Argyle
Robertson 16′Colwill 24′El Ghazi 52′Robinson 75′Willock 80′
Cissoko 41′
Player of the match Rubin Colwill 9.4
GolVolt rating 3.9GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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14 → 18
Plymouth Argyle drop 4 places in the table. Cardiff City: 24 → 22.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Plenty of chances, Colwill: rated 9.4.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 24′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 1.1 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Colwill: rated 9.4. Heroes: 7.7 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 5.4 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances, 5 goals.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 9.2 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 3.9more watchable than 39% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
5 goals5 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 16' Goal: Alex Robertsonassist: Colwill1:0
- 24' Goal: Rubin ColwillCardiff City2:0
- 39' Callum Robinsonyellow card
- 41' Ibrahim Cissokored card
- 42' Perry Ngyellow card
- Half-time · 2:0
- 46' SubstitutionHoughton for Hajj
- 48' Alex Robertsonyellow card
- 52' Goal: Anwar El Ghaziassist: Colwill3:0
- 62' 2 substitutionsHardie for ObafemiIssaka for Gyabi
- 66' SubstitutionWillock for Colwill
- 67' SubstitutionRinomhota for Turnbull
- 72' 2 substitutionsForshaw for RandellWright for Whittaker
- 72' SubstitutionMéïté for Tanner
- 75' Goal: Callum Robinsonassist: Willock4:0
- 76' SubstitutionKanga for El Ghazi
- 77' SubstitutionBagan for O'Dowda
- 80' Goal: Chris WillockCardiff City5:0
- 88' Joe Edwardsyellow card
- Full-time · 5:0
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Cardiff City
Plymouth Argyle
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Cardiff City
- 1 Ethan Horvath GK —
- 2 Will Fish DEF —
- 5 Jesper Daland DEF —
- 17 Jamilu Collins DEF —
- 23 Joel Bagan DEF on
- 16 Chris Willock MID on
- 35 Andy Rinomhota MID on
- 15 Wilfried Kanga ATT on
- 19 Yakou Méïté ATT on
Plymouth Argyle
- 25 Marko Maroši GK —
- 3 Nathanael Ogbeta DEF —
- 44 Victor Pálsson DEF —
- 4 Jordan Houghton MID on
- 11 Callum Wright MID on
- 27 Adam Forshaw MID on
- 9 Ryan Hardie ATT on
- 19 Andre Gray ATT —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Cardiff City Rubin Colwill
- 2. place · Cardiff City Alex Robertson
- 3. place · Cardiff City Chris Willock
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