Blackpool vs Cardiff

3 - 1
๐Ÿ•’ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London ๐Ÿ“ Bloomfield Road ๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Robert Madley ๐Ÿ” Regular Season - 15 ๐Ÿ match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 15
Regular Season Table
Blackpool 13 ยท Cardiff 2
Referee Stats
3 matches ยท 3.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.67
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 67%
Draws 33%
Away wins 0%

Team Overview

Blackpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-5-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 29
Avg: 1.52 / 1.26

Points

41
Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-8-5

Goals For / Against

40 / 27
Avg: 1.74 / 1.17

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.78
PPG
1.65
1.52
GF
1.74
1.26
GA
1.17
52%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
61%
57%
Score 1st
57%

League-position context

Blackpool rank13th
Cardiff rank2nd
Blackpool points60
Cardiff points91
Blackpool: #13 ยท 60 pts ยท GD -11
31 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #2 ยท 91 pts ยท GD +40
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 42 pts clear of the relegation zone.
31-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Blackpool last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals9-3
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cardiff last 5 away

L W D D W
Points8/15
Weighted index44
Goals13-8
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Blackpool trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% ยท Over 1.5 74% ยท Over 3.5 39% ยท 1H BTTS 17%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% ยท Over 1.5 78% ยท Over 3.5 35% ยท 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Blackpool score at home87%
Blackpool clean sheet at home35%
Cardiff score away91%
Cardiff clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Blackpool score first57%
Blackpool win after scoring first69%
Cardiff score first57%
Cardiff win after scoring first77%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackpool 56% ยท Cardiff 43%
Avg first goal minute: Blackpool 29.9' ยท Cardiff 39.7'

Vs league average

Blackpool score at home1.52 vs 1.48
Blackpool concede at home1.26 vs 1.15
Cardiff score away1.74 vs 1.15
Cardiff concede away1.17 vs 1.48
Blackpool score 3% above league average, while Cardiff score 51% above league average.
Defensive side: Blackpool are 9% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Blackpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
0-15 7
46-60 6
16-30 5
31-45 3
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
61-75 4

Cardiff goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
31-45 8
46-60 7
61-75 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
31-45 3

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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
45+1'
45+1' M. Ihiekwe
45+1'
45+1' R. Colwill
46' โ†‘โ†“
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46' โ‡„ H. Coulson
1st substitution ยท For: Z. Ashworth
47' โšฝ
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47' โšฝ Goal ยท 1-0
A. Fletcher
Normal Goal ยท Assist: J. Bowler
65' โ†‘โ†“
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65' โ‡„ J. Bowler
2nd substitution ยท For: E. Hansson
67' โ†‘โ†“
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67' โ‡„ A. Robertson
1st substitution ยท For: C. Robinson
69' โšฝ
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69' โšฝ Goal ยท 2-0
A. Fletcher
Normal Goal ยท Assist: E. Hansson
75' โ†‘โ†“
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75' โ‡„ C. Hamilton
3rd substitution ยท For: A. Lyons
76' โ†‘โ†“
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76' โ‡„ O. Kellyman
2nd substitution ยท For: D. Turnbull
76' โ†‘โ†“
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76' โ‡„ J. Colwill
3rd substitution ยท For: I. Davies
79'
79' C. Chambers
81' โšฝ
โšฝ
81' โšฝ Goal ยท 3-0
T. Bloxham
Normal Goal ยท Assist: A. Fletcher
85'
85' Z. Ashworth
88' โ†‘โ†“
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88' โ‡„ A. Fletcher
4th substitution ยท For: S. Banks
89' โ†‘โ†“
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89' โ‡„ T. Bloxham
5th substitution ยท For: T. Bondo
90' โšฝ
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90' โšฝ Goal ยท 3-1
Y. Salech
Normal Goal

Blackpool vs Cardiff 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Blackpool beat Cardiff 3-1 on Saturday, 08 November 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Robert Madley. It was played at Bloomfield Road.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Ihiekwe received a yellow card for Blackpool at 45+1'. R. Colwill received a yellow card for Cardiff at 45+1'.

Second half: Blackpool made their 1st substitution at 46', with H. Coulson replacing Z. Ashworth. Blackpool took the lead at 47' when A. Fletcher scored, with the assist credited to J. Bowler, making the score 1-0. Blackpool made their 2nd substitution at 65', with J. Bowler replacing E. Hansson. Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 67', with A. Robertson replacing C. Robinson. Blackpool extended the lead at 69' when A. Fletcher scored, with the assist credited to E. Hansson, making the score 2-0. Blackpool made their 3rd substitution at 75', with C. Hamilton replacing A. Lyons. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 76', with O. Kellyman replacing D. Turnbull. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 76', with J. Colwill replacing I. Davies. C. Chambers received a yellow card for Cardiff at 79'. Blackpool extended the lead at 81' when T. Bloxham scored, with the assist credited to A. Fletcher, making the score 3-0. Z. Ashworth received a yellow card for Blackpool at 85'. Blackpool made their 4th substitution at 88', with A. Fletcher replacing S. Banks. Blackpool made their 5th substitution at 89', with T. Bloxham replacing T. Bondo. Cardiff scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when Y. Salech scored, making the score 3-1.

Blackpool used 5 substitutions while Cardiff used 3 substitutions. Blackpool got 2 yellow cards, while Cardiff got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

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