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 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ross Joyce

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

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

Season Stats

Blackpool FC		Cardiff City FC
#13	Position	#2
60	Points	91
46	Played	46
17 / 9 / 20	W / D / L	27 / 10 / 9
54	Scored	90
65	Conceded	50
-11	GD	+40
1.30	PPG	1.98
37%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackpool FC are 13th (60 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Blackpool FC kicks off things out of here…
Full Time. Blackpool FC beats Cardiff City FC

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kieffer Moore	1
Joel Bagan	1
Marvin Ekpiteta	1
Kion Etete	1
Gary Madine	1
Connor Wickham	1
Joe Ralls	1
Sory Kaba	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

4 / 4

1.32 Blackpool FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Blackpool FC or Cardiff City FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackpool FC38% Draw26% Cardiff City FC36%

Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

62%

Blackpool FC or Cardiff City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackpool FC24% Draw46% Cardiff City FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

8.6%

0 – 1

7.9%

0 – 0

7.6%

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap	Blackpool FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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