Blackpool FC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Blackpool FC

3 – 1

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 8 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Blackpool FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Blackpool FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ross Joyce

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Blackpool FC 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-11-08 Blackpool FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-04-07 Blackpool FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC 2022-12-17 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC 2022-02-19 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC 2021-08-14 Blackpool FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Cardiff City FC	H	3–1	W
01 Nov	Scunthorpe United FC	H	1–0	W
25 Oct	Peterborough United FC	A	2–1	W
18 Oct	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
11 Oct	Stockport County FC	A	0–1	L
04 Oct	AFC Wimbledon	H	0–2	L

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Blackpool FC	A	1–3	L
01 Nov	Peterborough United FC	A	0–1	L
25 Oct	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
18 Oct	Reading FC	H	2–1	W
04 Oct	Leyton Orient FC	H	4–3	W
30 Sep	Burton Albion FC	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

3/1

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackpool FC

Josh Bowler	2 G	1 A
Tom Bloxham	2 G	1 A
Jerry Yates	2 G
Finley Munroe	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Blackpool FC are looking to make home advantage count against Cardiff City FC.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Blackpool FC take all three points.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marvin Ekpiteta	1
Kion Etete	1
Gary Madine	1
Connor Wickham	1
Joe Ralls	1
Sory Kaba	1
Josh Bowler	1
Leandro Bacuna	1

Head to Head

Blackpool FC Form

2025-11-08 Blackpool FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-11-01 Blackpool FC 1–0 Scunthorpe United FC W 2025-10-25 Peterborough United FC 1–2 Blackpool FC W 2025-10-18 Blackpool FC 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2025-10-11 Stockport County FC 1–0 Blackpool FC L 2025-10-04 Blackpool FC 0–2 AFC Wimbledon L

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-11-08 Blackpool FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L 2025-11-01 Peterborough United FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-10-25 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-10-18 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2025-10-04 Cardiff City FC 4–3 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-09-30 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.41 Blackpool FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.05 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackpool FC47% Draw28% Cardiff City FC25%

Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

53%

Blackpool FC or Cardiff City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackpool FC31% Draw49% Cardiff City FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

11%

0 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap	Blackpool FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.