Cardiff vs Plymouth

Cardiff

4 - 0

Plymouth

🕒 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Oldham 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Cardiff 2 · Plymouth 8

Referee Stats

Scott Oldham

18 matches · 3.94 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.94
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	39%
Home wins	56%
Draws	33%
Away wins	11%

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 17-2-4

Goals For / Against

50 / 23

Avg: 2.17 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Plymouth (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-3-8

Goals For / Against

42 / 30

Avg: 1.83 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.30

PPG

1.70

2.17

1.83

1.00

1.30

61%

O2.5

61%

48%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

48%

League-position context

Cardiff rank2nd

Plymouth rank8th

Cardiff points91

Plymouth points73

Cardiff: #2 · 91 pts · GD +40

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 42 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Plymouth: #8 · 73 pts · GD +12

18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

W W W D L

Points10/15

Weighted index84

Goals8-3

Record3-1-1

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.

Plymouth last 5 away

W D W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals12-6

Record3-2-0

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 17%

Plymouth trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home83%

Cardiff clean sheet at home39%

Plymouth score away78%

Plymouth clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first48%

Cardiff win after scoring first100%

Plymouth score first48%

Plymouth win after scoring first82%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 56% · Plymouth 36%

Avg first goal minute: Cardiff 28.5' · Plymouth 29.5'

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home2.17 vs 1.48

Cardiff concede at home1.00 vs 1.15

Plymouth score away1.83 vs 1.15

Plymouth concede away1.30 vs 1.48

Cardiff score 47% above league average, while Plymouth score 58% above league average.

Defensive side: Cardiff are 13% below league average at home, and Plymouth are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals5.50

BTTS50%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Cardiff goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 14

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

61-75 7

16-30 5

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

Plymouth goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 5

31-45 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' M. Sorinola

34'

34' J. Colwill

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Wintle

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Colwill

42'

42' R. Colwill

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

C. Willock

Normal Goal · Assist: Cian Ashford

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

R. Colwill

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Willock

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ A. Benarous

1st substitution · For: A. Pepple

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Sorinola

2nd substitution · For: F. Issaka

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ C. Willock

1st substitution · For: I. Davies

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Cian Ashford

2nd substitution · For: T. Nyakuhwa

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Y. Salech

3rd substitution · For: C. Robinson

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Mitchell

3rd substitution · For: J. Edwards

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ C. Watts

4th substitution · For: J. Hatch

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. Colwill

4th substitution · For: P. Ng

90'

90' R. Kpakio

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

I. Davies

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Wintle

Cardiff vs Plymouth 4-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cardiff beat Plymouth 4-0 on Saturday, 30 August 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Scott Oldham. It was played at unknown.

First half: M. Sorinola received a yellow card for Plymouth at 21'. J. Colwill received a yellow card for Cardiff at 34'. Cardiff took the lead at 41' when R. Wintle scored, with the assist credited to R. Colwill, making the score 1-0. R. Colwill received a yellow card for Cardiff at 42'. Cardiff extended the lead at 44' when C. Willock scored, with the assist credited to Cian Ashford, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Cardiff extended the lead at 50' when R. Colwill scored, with the assist credited to C. Willock, making the score 3-0. Plymouth made their 1st substitution at 52', with A. Benarous replacing A. Pepple. Plymouth made their 2nd substitution at 64', with M. Sorinola replacing F. Issaka. Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 67', with C. Willock replacing I. Davies. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Cian Ashford replacing T. Nyakuhwa. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 67', with Y. Salech replacing C. Robinson. Plymouth made their 3rd substitution at 71', with A. Mitchell replacing J. Edwards. Plymouth made their 4th substitution at 72', with C. Watts replacing J. Hatch. Cardiff made their 4th substitution at 87', with J. Colwill replacing P. Ng. R. Kpakio received a yellow card for Cardiff at 90'. Cardiff added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when I. Davies scored, with the assist credited to R. Wintle, making the score 4-0.

Cardiff used 4 substitutions while Plymouth used 4 substitutions. Cardiff got 3 yellow cards, while Plymouth got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Cardiff vs Plymouth Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

21 Feb 2026 Plymouth vs Cardiff 5 - 2 30 Aug 2025 Cardiff vs Plymouth 4 - 0