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

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League One · 2025-26

Plymouth Argyle FC

5 – 2

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 21 Feb 2026 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Plymouth Argyle FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Plymouth Argyle FC 15 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren Drysdale

4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Plymouth Argyle FC 6 games · Avg 4.3 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 5–2 Cardiff City FC 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

Recent Form

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Cardiff City FC	H	5–2	W
17 Feb	Leyton Orient FC	A	3–1	W
14 Feb	Blackpool FC	A	4–0	W
07 Feb	Lincoln City FC	H	1–4	L
31 Jan	Stockport County FC	A	1–2	L
27 Jan	Mansfield Town FC	H	1–1	D

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	2–5	L
17 Feb	AFC Wimbledon	H	4–1	W
14 Feb	Luton Town FC	H	3–1	W
07 Feb	Rotherham United FC	A	3–0	W
31 Jan	Burton Albion FC	A	2–2	D
27 Jan	Barnsley FC	H	4–0	W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/5

31-45

2/2

46-60

7/4

61-75

2/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC

Aribim Pepple	5 G
Will Evans	3 G
Xavier Amaechi	3 G
Oliver Irow	3 G
Harvey White	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Plymouth Argyle FC and Cardiff City FC.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Morgan Whittaker	3
Ryan Hardie	2
Rubin Colwill	1
Alex Robertson	1
Yousef Salech	1
Muhamed Tijani	1
Karlan Grant	1
Perry Ng	1

Head to Head

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2026-02-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 5–2 Cardiff City FC W 2026-02-17 Leyton Orient FC 1–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-02-14 Blackpool FC 0–4 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-02-07 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–4 Lincoln City FC L 2026-01-31 Stockport County FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2026-01-27 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–1 Mansfield Town FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2026-02-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 5–2 Cardiff City FC L 2026-02-17 Cardiff City FC 4–1 AFC Wimbledon W 2026-02-14 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Luton Town FC W 2026-02-07 Rotherham United FC 0–3 Cardiff City FC W 2026-01-31 Burton Albion FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2026-01-27 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Barnsley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.92 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.8 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Plymouth Argyle FC or Cardiff City FC 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Plymouth Argyle FC43% Draw24% Cardiff City FC33%

Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

57%

Plymouth Argyle FC or Cardiff City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC32% Draw39% Cardiff City FC29%

Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

4.1%

0 – 2

0 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap	Plymouth Argyle FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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