Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Cardiff City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Exeter City FC
Fri 26 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Exeter City FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Reeves
5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

2
Cardiff City FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Exeter City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-12-26 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Exeter City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Exeter City FC H 1–0 W
20 Dec Lincoln City FC A 1–2 L
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
Exeter City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L
20 Dec Barnsley FC H 3–0 W
13 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
09 Dec AFC Wimbledon H 1–0 W
06 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 4–0 W
29 Nov Bradford City AFC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Exeter City FC is underway.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.47 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Exeter City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC54% Draw27% Exeter City FC19%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Exeter City FC
46%
Cardiff City FC or Exeter City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC35% Draw50% Exeter City FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
11.1%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Exeter City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 25% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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