Thursday , 2 July 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
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.0 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

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

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Exeter City FC
#2 Position #21
91 Points 49
46 Played 46
27 / 10 / 9 W / D / L 12 / 13 / 21
90 Scored 52
50 Conceded 61
+40 GD -9
1.98 PPG 1.07
59% Win % 26%

Key Stats

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

Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts). Exeter City FC are 21st (49 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Cardiff City FC and Exeter City FC.
  • 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
3 / 4
1.96 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Exeter City FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC64% Draw22% Exeter City FC14%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Exeter City FC
36%
Cardiff City FC or Exeter City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC46% Draw44% Exeter City FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.9%
3 – 0
8.4%
3 – 1
6%
4 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Exeter City FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 20% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 25% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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