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

Full Time

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 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren Drysdale

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

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

25% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Plymouth Argyle FC and Cardiff City FC get this one started.
With this win, Plymouth Argyle FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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