Cardiff vs Stevenage

2 - 1
๐Ÿ•’ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London ๐Ÿ“ unknown ๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Charles Breakspear ๐Ÿ” Regular Season - 23 ๐Ÿ match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 2 ยท Stevenage 6
Referee Stats
14 matches ยท 2.29 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.29
Reds avg 0.21
Penalties avg 0.07
Over 4.5 cards 21%
Home wins 43%
Draws 21%
Away wins 36%

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 17-2-4

Goals For / Against

50 / 23
Avg: 2.17 / 1.00

Points

53
Avg: 2.30

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

4
Stevenage (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 7-5-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 35
Avg: 0.92 / 1.46

Points

26
Avg: 1.08

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

9

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
1.08
2.17
GF
0.92
1.00
GA
1.46
61%
O2.5
48%
48%
BTTS
52%
48%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Cardiff rank2nd
Stevenage rank6th
Cardiff points91
Stevenage points75
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.
Stevenage: #6 ยท 75 pts ยท GD +3
16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
16-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.

Stevenage last 5 away

D L W D L
Points5/15
Weighted index36
Goals3-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% ยท Over 1.5 78% ยท Over 3.5 39% ยท 1H BTTS 17%

Stevenage trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 87% ยท Over 1.5 57% ยท Over 3.5 30% ยท 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home83%
Cardiff clean sheet at home39%
Stevenage score away65%
Stevenage clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first48%
Cardiff win after scoring first100%
Stevenage score first35%
Stevenage win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 56% ยท Stevenage 27%
Avg first goal minute: Cardiff 28.5' ยท Stevenage 42.1'

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home2.17 vs 1.48
Cardiff concede at home1.00 vs 1.15
Stevenage score away0.92 vs 1.15
Stevenage concede away1.46 vs 1.48
Cardiff score 47% above league average, while Stevenage score 20% below league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 13% below league average at home, and Stevenage are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 3.00 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

Stevenage goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 2

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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
54'
54' H. White
57' โšฝ
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57' โšฝ Goal ยท 0-1
P. Patterson
Normal Goal ยท Assist: B. Lubala
60' โ†‘โ†“
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60' โ‡„ P. Ng
1st substitution ยท For: R. Kpakio
60' โ†‘โ†“
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60' โ‡„ I. Davies
2nd substitution ยท For: O. Kellyman
64' โšฝ
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64' โšฝ Goal ยท 1-1
C. Robinson
Normal Goal
69' โ†‘โ†“
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69' โ‡„ P. Patterson
1st substitution ยท For: C. Campbell
69' โ†‘โ†“
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69' โ‡„ D. Kemp
2nd substitution ยท For: L. Thompson
69' โ†‘โ†“
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69' โ‡„ B. Lubala
3rd substitution ยท For: J. Malcolm
77' โ†‘โ†“
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77' โ‡„ J. Houghton
4th substitution ยท For: J. Pattenden
82' โšฝ
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82' โšฝ Goal ยท 2-1
Y. Salech
Normal Goal ยท Assist: C. Willock
83' โ†‘โ†“
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83' โ‡„ D. Turnbull
3rd substitution ยท For: A. Robertson
83' โ†‘โ†“
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83' โ‡„ C. Willock
4th substitution ยท For: O. Tanner
83' โ†‘โ†“
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83' โ‡„ J. Reid
5th substitution ยท For: J. Young
86' โ†‘โ†“
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86' โ‡„ C. Robinson
5th substitution ยท For: J. Colwill
90+3'
90+3' L. Thompson
90+4'
90+4' J. Colwill

Cardiff vs Stevenage 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cardiff beat Stevenage 2-1 on Monday, 29 December 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Charles Breakspear. It was played at unknown.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: H. White received a yellow card for Stevenage at 54'. Stevenage took the lead at 57' when P. Patterson scored, with the assist credited to B. Lubala, making the score 0-1. Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 60', with P. Ng replacing R. Kpakio. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 60', with I. Davies replacing O. Kellyman. Cardiff leveled the score at 64' when C. Robinson scored, making the score 1-1. Stevenage made their 1st substitution at 69', with P. Patterson replacing C. Campbell. Stevenage made their 2nd substitution at 69', with D. Kemp replacing L. Thompson. Stevenage made their 3rd substitution at 69', with B. Lubala replacing J. Malcolm. Stevenage made their 4th substitution at 77', with J. Houghton replacing J. Pattenden. Cardiff took the lead at 82' when Y. Salech scored, with the assist credited to C. Willock, making the score 2-1. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 83', with D. Turnbull replacing A. Robertson. Cardiff made their 4th substitution at 83', with C. Willock replacing O. Tanner. Stevenage made their 5th substitution at 83', with J. Reid replacing J. Young. Cardiff made their 5th substitution at 86', with C. Robinson replacing J. Colwill. L. Thompson received a yellow card for Stevenage at 90+3'. J. Colwill received a yellow card for Cardiff at 90+4'.

Cardiff used 5 substitutions while Stevenage used 5 substitutions. Cardiff got 1 yellow card, while Stevenage got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
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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