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

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League One · 2025-26

Northampton Town FC

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 22 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Northampton Town FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Neil Hair

4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Northampton Town FC 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-11-22 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Nov	Cardiff City FC	H	1–3	L
08 Nov	Mansfield Town FC	H	2–1	W
01 Nov	Oldham Athletic AFC	A	1–3	L
25 Oct	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L
21 Oct	Reading FC	A	0–1	L
18 Oct	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	2–1	W

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Nov	Northampton Town FC	A	3–1	W
08 Nov	Blackpool FC	A	1–3	L
01 Nov	Peterborough United FC	A	0–1	L
25 Oct	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
18 Oct	Reading FC	H	2–1	W
04 Oct	Leyton Orient FC	H	4–3	W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Northampton Town FC host Cardiff City FC — let the battle begin!
The points are shared — Northampton Town FC 1-3 Cardiff City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ollie Tanner	2
Callum Robinson	1
Yousef Salech	1
Joel Colwill	1
Jake Evans	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.27 Northampton Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Northampton Town FC or Cardiff City FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC31% Draw28% Cardiff City FC41%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Northampton Town FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

69%

Northampton Town FC or Cardiff City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Northampton Town FC23% Draw45% Cardiff City FC32%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

8.2%

0 – 0

7.5%

0 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC

Handicap	Northampton Town FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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