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 46 games · 73 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	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

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
#8	Position	#2
73	Points	91
46	Played	46
22 / 7 / 17	W / D / L	27 / 10 / 9
75	Scored	90
63	Conceded	50
+12	GD	+40
1.59	PPG	1.98
48%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Plymouth Argyle FC are 8th (73 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Plymouth Argyle FC and Cardiff City FC.
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
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

2.05 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.25 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Plymouth Argyle FC or Cardiff City FC 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Plymouth Argyle FC40% Draw22% Cardiff City FC38%

Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

60%

Plymouth Argyle FC or Cardiff City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC29% Draw36% Cardiff City FC35%

Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 3

5.1%

1 – 3

5.1%

3 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.3%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 3

3.5%

2 – 0

2 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap	Plymouth Argyle FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	16%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	17%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	13%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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