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 1 games · 1 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	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

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
#20	Position	#2
1	Points	91
1	Played	46
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	27 / 10 / 9
1	Scored	90
1	Conceded	50
+0	GD	+40
1.00	PPG	1.98
0%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Blackpool FC are 20th (1 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Blackpool FC and Cardiff City FC.
The points are shared — Blackpool FC 3-1 Cardiff City FC. Honours even.

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

3 / 4

1.24 Blackpool FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Blackpool FC or Cardiff City FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackpool FC41% Draw28% Cardiff City FC31%

Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

59%

Blackpool FC or Cardiff City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackpool FC26% Draw49% Cardiff City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.5%

1 – 0

9.3%

0 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 0

6.3%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap	Blackpool FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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