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 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren Drysdale

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

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

Season Stats

Plymouth Argyle FC		Cardiff City FC
#29	Position	#2
0	Points	91
1	Played	46
0 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	27 / 10 / 9
1	Scored	90
3	Conceded	50
-2	GD	+40
0.00	PPG	1.98
0%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Plymouth Argyle FC are 29th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Plymouth Argyle FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
Full Time. Plymouth Argyle FC beats Cardiff City FC

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

2 / 4

1.75 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

Expected Goals

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

3.41 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC27% Draw18% Cardiff City FC55%

Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 5.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	96%	4%
± 2.5	87%	13%
± 3.5	73%	27%
± 4.5	56%	44%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw

45%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

73%

Plymouth Argyle FC or Cardiff City FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC17% Draw30% Cardiff City FC53%

Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

6.6%

1 – 2

2 – 3

5.6%

1 – 4

5.5%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 4

4.8%

1 – 1

4.1%

0 – 3

1 – 5

3.8%

0 – 2

3.7%

2 – 5

3.3%

0 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap	Plymouth Argyle FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	9%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	32%	—	68%
+1	32%	18%	50%
+1.5	50%	—	50%
+2	50%	18%	32%
+2.5	68%	—	32%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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