Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Stevenage FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Tue 9 Dec 2025 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Stevenage FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee James Oldham

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

2
Stevenage FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-12-09 Stevenage FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Stevenage FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
29 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
25 Nov Peterborough United FC A 1–0 W
22 Nov Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–0 D
06 Nov Reading FC A 0–1 L
01 Nov Chesterfield FC H 0–1 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Stevenage FC A 1–0 W
06 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–2 W
29 Nov Mansfield Town FC H 3–0 W
22 Nov Northampton Town FC A 3–1 W
08 Nov Blackpool FC A 1–3 L
01 Nov Peterborough United FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Stevenage FC Cardiff City FC
#6 Position #2
75 Points 91
46 Played 46
21 / 12 / 13 W / D / L 27 / 10 / 9
49 Scored 90
46 Conceded 50
+3 GD +40
1.63 PPG 1.98
46% Win % 59%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Stevenage FC are 6th (75 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Cardiff City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Stevenage FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.67 Stevenage FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stevenage FC23% Draw32% Cardiff City FC45%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Stevenage FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
77%
Stevenage FC or Cardiff City FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stevenage FC14% Draw55% Cardiff City FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 2
10.8%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.2%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 2
2.6%
0 – 4
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Stevenage FC

Handicap Stevenage FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 13% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 26% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Stevenage FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓

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