Plymouth Argyle FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Plymouth Argyle FC

1 – 1

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 22 Feb 2025 · 12:30 UTC Home Park 16,981 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Yousef Salech

Muhamed Tijani 67' 1–1

R 53' Dimitrios Goutas

Adam Randell 83' Y

Y 90' Andy Rinomhota

Maksym Taloverov 90' Y

Nikola Katic 90' Y

Y 90' Perry Ng

Y 90' Sivert Mannsverk

Muhamed Tijani 90' Y

Overview

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Plymouth Argyle FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Home Park.

Plymouth Argyle FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Bell
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-12-26 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
19 Feb	Luton Town FC	A	1–1	D
15 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–2	L
12 Feb	Millwall FC	H	5–1	W
09 Feb	Liverpool FC	H	1–0	W
01 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–1	D
15 Feb	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
11 Feb	Portsmouth FC	A	1–2	L
08 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	4–2	W
01 Feb	Leeds United FC	A	0–7	L
25 Jan	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Home Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Plymouth Argyle FC and Cardiff City FC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Plymouth Argyle FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Plymouth Argyle FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
12' The deadlock is broken! Yousef Salech gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
17' Andy Rinomhota has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 379 appearances.
22' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
27' Rami Hajal is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Plymouth Argyle FC so far.
32' Victor Palsson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
37' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
46' Plymouth Argyle FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bali Mumba is hanging Callum Wright on the field on 46 minute.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sivert Mannsverk, as he is very good at scoring at Home Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
53' Dimitrios Goutas has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 53.
58' Malachi Boateng has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Houghton on 58 minute.
63' The crowd applauds Joel Bagan as he leaves the pitch. Will Fish steps in for Cardiff City FC.
64' Plymouth Argyle FC make a change. Rami Hajal trudges off to be replaced by Muhamed Tijani on 64 minutes.
67' Muhamed Tijani adds to his 0 season tally! Plymouth Argyle FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
72' A quiet spell here at Home Park. Plymouth Argyle FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
76' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Rubin Colwill has done his job and it is now time for Cian Ashford to step up.
81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
83' Adam Randell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 83.
85' Adam Randell makes way for Darko Gyabi at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Plymouth Argyle FC.
87' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Isaak Davies on, Yousef Salech off on 87 minutes.
90' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a card on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

4
Jordan Houghton ↓ Malachi Boateng 58'
21
Conor Hazard
44
Victor Palsson ↓ Matthew Sorinola 58'
25
Nikola Katic
20
Adam Randell ↓ Darko Gyabi 85'
28
Rami Hajal ↓ Muhamed Tijani 64'
17
Tymoteusz Puchacz
15
Mustapha Bundu
11
Callum Wright ↓ Bali Mumba 46'
40
Maksym Taloverov
6
Kornel Szucs

Bench

Cardiff City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

19
Yakou Meite ↑ 76'
1
Ethan Horvath
8
Joe Ralls
20
Anwar El Ghazi
16
Chris Willock
39
Isaak Davies ↑ 87'
2
Will Fish ↑ 63'
45
Cian Ashford ↑ 76'
49
Luey Giles

Coach Omer Riza

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

2025-02-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2025-02-19 Luton Town FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2025-02-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-02-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 5–1 Millwall FC W 2025-02-09 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Liverpool FC W 2025-02-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-02-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2025-02-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-02-11 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2025-02-08 Stoke City FC 2–4 Cardiff City FC W 2025-02-01 Leeds United FC 7–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-01-25 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.71 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC46% Draw26% Cardiff City FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

54%

Plymouth Argyle FC or Cardiff City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC33% Draw44% Cardiff City FC23%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap	Plymouth Argyle FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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