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Exeter City vs Cardiff

Exeter City
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Cardiff
🕒 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St James Park 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Speedie 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 37
Regular Season Table
Exeter City 21 · Cardiff 2
Referee Stats
Benjamin Speedie
14 matches · 2.57 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.57
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 14%
Home wins 43%
Draws 21%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (7-30).
  • Cardiff controlled possession (64%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (1-10 shots on target).

Team Overview

Exeter City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 29
Avg: 1.30 / 1.26

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

7
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

1.35
PPG
1.65
1.30
GF
1.74
1.26
GA
1.17
48%
O2.5
48%
39%
BTTS
61%
35%
Score 1st
57%

League-position context

Exeter City rank21st
Cardiff rank2nd
Exeter City points49
Cardiff points91
Exeter City: #21 · 49 pts · GD -9
42 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
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.
42-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Exeter City last 5 home

L D W D L
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-9
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 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.

Exeter City trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Exeter City score at home70%
Exeter City clean sheet at home39%
Cardiff score away91%
Cardiff clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Exeter City score first35%
Exeter City win after scoring first100%
Cardiff score first57%
Cardiff win after scoring first77%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Exeter City 42% · Cardiff 43%
Avg first goal minute: Exeter City 39.4' · Cardiff 39.7'

Vs league average

Exeter City score at home1.30 vs 1.48
Exeter City concede at home1.26 vs 1.15
Cardiff score away1.74 vs 1.15
Cardiff concede away1.17 vs 1.48
Exeter City score 12% below league average, while Cardiff score 51% above league average.
Defensive side: Exeter City are 9% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.50
BTTS0%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Exeter City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 8
46-60 5
31-45 4
0-15 3
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
46-60 1

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
10
Total Shots
7
30
Shots off Goal
5
9
Blocked Shots
1
11
Shots Inside Box
4
21
Shots Outside Box
3
9
Ball Possession
36%
64%
Corner Kicks
0
10
Fouls
8
6
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
—
—
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
6
1
Total Passes
307
557
Passes Accurate
223
477
Passes %
73%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
31' ⚽
⚽
31' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
R. Colwill
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Tanner
34' ⚽
⚽
34' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
R. Colwill
Normal Goal · Assist: Cian Ashford
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ D. Andrew
1st substitution · For: C. Cummins
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ J. Magennis
2nd substitution · For: T. Tuterov
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ R. Cole
3rd substitution · For: J. Aitchison
68' ⚽
⚽
68' ⚽ Goal · 0-3
A. Robertson
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Wintle
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ O. Tanner
1st substitution · For: C. Willock
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ A. Robertson
2nd substitution · For: D. Turnbull
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ A. Higgins
4th substitution · For: Carlos Gomes
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ O. Kellyman
3rd substitution · For: C. Robinson
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ R. Colwill
4th substitution · For: J. Colwill
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ J. Wareham
5th substitution · For: S. Cox
86' ⚽
⚽
86' ⚽ Goal · 0-4
C. Robinson
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Colwill
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ J. Bagan
5th substitution · For: C. Scanlon

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

Cardiff beat Exeter City 4-0 on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Benjamin Speedie. It was played at St James Park.

First half: Cardiff took the lead at 31' when R. Colwill scored, with the assist credited to O. Tanner, making the score 0-1. Cardiff extended the lead at 34' when R. Colwill scored, with the assist credited to Cian Ashford, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 62', with D. Andrew replacing C. Cummins. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 62', with J. Magennis replacing T. Tuterov. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 62', with R. Cole replacing J. Aitchison. Cardiff extended the lead at 68' when A. Robertson scored, with the assist credited to R. Wintle, making the score 0-3. Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 71', with O. Tanner replacing C. Willock. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 71', with A. Robertson replacing D. Turnbull. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 71', with A. Higgins replacing Carlos Gomes. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 75', with O. Kellyman replacing C. Robinson. Cardiff made their 4th substitution at 75', with R. Colwill replacing J. Colwill. Exeter City made their 5th substitution at 82', with J. Wareham replacing S. Cox. Cardiff extended the lead at 86' when C. Robinson scored, with the assist credited to J. Colwill, making the score 0-4. Cardiff made their 5th substitution at 89', with J. Bagan replacing C. Scanlon.

Exeter City used 5 substitutions while Cardiff used 5 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (7-30).
  • Cardiff controlled possession (64%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (1-10 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Exeter City vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
14 Mar 2026 Exeter City vs Cardiff 0 - 4 26 Dec 2025 Cardiff vs Exeter City 1 - 0