Huddersfield Town AFC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

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Cardiff City FC

Tue 14 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC John Smith's Stadium 16,325 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ryan Ledson 27' 1–0

1–1 90+5' Yousef Salech

Y 45' Alex Robertson

Y 59' Dylan Lawlor

Y 72' Ryan Wintle

Y 90' Joel Colwill

Sean Roughan 90' Y

Overview

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Huddersfield Town AFC vs Cardiff City FC — League One at John Smith's Stadium.

Huddersfield Town AFC 46 games · 67 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Sam Wesson (England)
Assistant 2 Daniel Jarvis (England)

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

Huddersfield Town AFC 14 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2025-12-06 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2024-03-06 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Cardiff City FC 2023-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
11 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	3–3	D
06 Apr	Leyton Orient FC	A	2–1	W
03 Apr	Reading FC	H	1–1	D
21 Mar	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–3	L
17 Mar	Lincoln City FC	H	2–2	D

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–1	D
11 Apr	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	2–0	W
06 Apr	Peterborough United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Mar	Blackpool FC	H	0–0	D
17 Mar	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	0–2	L
14 Mar	Exeter City FC	A	4–0	W

Season Stats

Huddersfield Town AFC		Cardiff City FC
#9	Position	#2
67	Points	91
46	Played	46
18 / 13 / 15	W / D / L	27 / 10 / 9
74	Scored	90
64	Conceded	50
+10	GD	+40
1.46	PPG	1.98
39%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Huddersfield Town AFC are 9th (67 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Huddersfield Town AFC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
10' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' It’s high time Brian Barry-Murphy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
27' Ryan Ledson puts Huddersfield Town AFC on the lead.
32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Will Fish, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
37' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
38' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Bojan Radulovic is replaced by George Sebine on 38 minute.
43' Perry Ng has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
45' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Alex Robertson gets a card.
50' Omari Kellyman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
59' The referee calls foul for Dylan Lawlor. He receives a card.
60' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Alex Robertson departs to be replaced by David Turnbull.
65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Cardiff City FC winning 50% of all matches.
66' Callum Robinson is replacing Rubin Colwill for the Cardiff City FC side.
71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
72' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryan Wintle.
76' Marcus McGuane is replacing Ryan Ledson for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
77' Mickel Miller has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Kasumu on 77 minute.
82' It looks like no one’s ball. Huddersfield Town AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
83' The whistle greets Ryan Wintle as he departs to be replaced by Joel Colwill.
88' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 88 minute. Bali Mumba leaves to be changed by Joe Low.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Joel Colwill.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

26
Alfie May
17
Marcus McGuane ↑ 76'
21
Antony Evans
5
Joe Low ↑ 88'
14
Mickel Miller ↑ 77'
33
Nikola Tzanev
42
George Sebine ↑ 38'

Coach Liam Manning

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

47
Callum Robinson ↑ 66'
4
Gabriel Osho ↑ 60'
14
David Turnbull ↑ 60'
22
Yousef Salech ↑ 60'
27
Joel Colwill ↑ 83'
41
Matthew Turner
23
Calum Scanlon

Coach Brian Barry-Murphy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kieffer Moore	5
Jordan Rhodes	2
Yousef Salech	1
Junior Hoilett	1
Jack Simpson	1
Josh Murphy	1
Matthew Pearson	1
Callum Paterson	1

Head to Head

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2026-04-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2026-04-11 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2026-04-06 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2026-04-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Reading FC D 2026-03-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2026-03-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2026-04-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2026-04-11 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2026-04-06 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2026-03-21 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2026-03-17 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2026-03-14 Exeter City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.37 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.93 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Cardiff City FC 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Huddersfield Town AFC30% Draw25% Cardiff City FC45%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

56%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

70%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Cardiff City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Huddersfield Town AFC22% Draw42% Cardiff City FC36%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 2

6.8%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 3

5.8%

0 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 3

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap	Huddersfield Town AFC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	14%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	21%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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