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

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League One · 2025-26

Cardiff City FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Plymouth Argyle FC

Sat 30 Aug 2025 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — League One .

Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)
Plymouth Argyle FC 46 games · 73 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Scott Oldham

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 6 games · Avg 4.3 goals Plymouth Argyle FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-30 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2025-02-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2024-10-19 Cardiff City FC 5–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2024-01-20 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-12-26 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	4–0	W
23 Aug	Luton Town FC	A	1–0	W
19 Aug	AFC Wimbledon	A	1–0	W
16 Aug	Rotherham United FC	H	3–0	W
07 Aug	Port Vale FC	A	0–0	D
02 Aug	Peterborough United FC	H	2–1	W

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	0–4	L
23 Aug	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W
19 Aug	Leyton Orient FC	H	0–1	L
16 Aug	Lincoln City FC	A	2–3	L
09 Aug	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
02 Aug	Barnsley FC	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		Plymouth Argyle FC
#2	Position	#8
91	Points	73
46	Played	46
27 / 10 / 9	W / D / L	22 / 7 / 17
90	Scored	75
50	Conceded	63
+40	GD	+12
1.98	PPG	1.59
59%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts). Plymouth Argyle FC are 8th (73 pts).

Events

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Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Morgan Whittaker	3
Ryan Hardie	2
Callum Robinson	1
Anwar El Ghazi	1
Chris Willock	1
Rubin Colwill	1
Alex Robertson	1
Yousef Salech	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-08-30 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-08-23 Luton Town FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-08-19 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-08-16 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2025-08-07 Port Vale FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2025-08-02 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC W

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2025-08-30 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-08-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2025-08-19 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Leyton Orient FC L 2025-08-16 Lincoln City FC 3–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-08-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-08-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Barnsley FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.73 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Cardiff City FC to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC70% Draw18% Plymouth Argyle FC12%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC

30%

Cardiff City FC or Plymouth Argyle FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC54% Draw35% Plymouth Argyle FC11%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

8.7%

3 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.8%

1 – 1

7.3%

1 – 0

6.3%

4 – 1

5.4%

4 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 2

0 – 0

3.5%

1 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5	31%	—	69%
-2	31%	20%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	20%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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