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

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League One · 2025-26

Cardiff City FC

4 – 3

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Doncaster Rovers FC

Sat 13 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — League One .

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

Match Details

Referee Alex Chilowicz

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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

Cardiff City FC 2 games · Avg 5.5 goals Doncaster Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-13 Cardiff City FC 4–3 Doncaster Rovers FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Dec	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	4–3	W
09 Dec	Stevenage FC	A	1–0	W
06 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–2	W
29 Nov	Mansfield Town FC	H	3–0	W
22 Nov	Northampton Town FC	A	3–1	W
08 Nov	Blackpool FC	A	1–3	L

Doncaster Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	3–4	L
09 Dec	Stockport County FC	H	0–2	L
06 Dec	Chesterfield FC	A	2–1	W
29 Nov	Peterborough United FC	H	2–1	W
22 Nov	Stevenage FC	A	0–0	D
15 Nov	Lincoln City FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		Doncaster Rovers FC
#2	Position	#14
91	Points	60
46	Played	46
27 / 10 / 9	W / D / L	17 / 9 / 20
90	Scored	50
50	Conceded	69
+40	GD	-19
1.98	PPG	1.30
59%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts). Doncaster Rovers FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Cardiff City FC and Doncaster Rovers FC.
Full Time. Cardiff City FC beats Doncaster Rovers FC

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.96 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Doncaster Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC62% Draw18% Doncaster Rovers FC20%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	47%	53%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC

38%

Cardiff City FC or Doncaster Rovers FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC49% Draw33% Doncaster Rovers FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

7.2%

3 – 1

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 1

5.7%

3 – 2

5.6%

4 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

4.5%

4 – 2

4.1%

1 – 2

4 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	18%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	19%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	10%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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