Match Report
Newcastle United went into the game 13th in the table on 45 points; Cardiff City sat 18th on 34 — an 11-point gap. The last five rounds placed Newcastle United 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 13th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Newcastle United 1.11 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Cardiff City 0.89 and 1.82, with the league averaging 1.41.
8 meetings are on record — 6 won by Newcastle United, 1 by Cardiff City, 1 drawn, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. History points to goals: 63% of the meetings had three or more.
St. James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. Newcastle United led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.