Luton Town FC 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

Sat 23 Aug 2025 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Luton Town FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Luton Town FC 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martin Coy

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Luton Town FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-23 Luton Town FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2025-03-11 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC 2024-11-06 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-31 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Cardiff City FC	H	0–1	L
19 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–0	W
16 Aug	Bradford City AFC	A	1–2	L
09 Aug	Peterborough United FC	A	2–0	W
01 Aug	AFC Wimbledon	H	1–0	W
03 May	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–5	L

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
03 May	Norwich City FC	A	2–4	L

Season Stats

Luton Town FC		Cardiff City FC
#11	Position	#2
3	Points	91
1	Played	46
1 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	27 / 10 / 9
4	Scored	90
3	Conceded	50
+1	GD	+40
3.00	PPG	1.98
100%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Luton Town FC are 11th (3 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Luton Town FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Luton Town FC vs Cardiff City FC — let the football do the talking.
0-1 the final result. Luton Town FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luke Freeman	2
Sean Morrison	2
Jordan Clark	2
Matthew Pearson	1
Romaine Sawyers	1
Lee Tomlin	1
Mark Harris	1
Gabriel Osho	1

Head to Head

Luton Town FC Form

2025-08-23 Luton Town FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2025-08-19 Luton Town FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2025-08-16 Bradford City AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC L 2025-08-09 Peterborough United FC 0–2 Luton Town FC W 2025-08-01 Luton Town FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2025-05-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 5–3 Luton Town FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

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 2025-05-03 Norwich City FC 4–2 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.34 Luton Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.48 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Luton Town FC39% Draw22% Cardiff City FC39%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes82% 0% No18%

Avg goals/match: 4.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	85%	15%
± 3.5	69%	31%
± 4.5	52%	48%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

61%

Luton Town FC or Cardiff City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Luton Town FC31% Draw34% Cardiff City FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 1

5.5%

1 – 1

5.4%

2 – 3

5.3%

3 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 3

4.2%

2 – 4

3.3%

4 – 2

1 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap	Luton Town FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	11%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	16%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	17%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	12%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✗

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