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🕒 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Sixfields Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Hair 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Northampton 24 · Cardiff 2
Referee Stats
Neil Hair
10 matches · 2.80 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.80
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 10%
Home wins 50%
Draws 30%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Northampton outshot their opponent (16-10).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Team Overview

Northampton (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

23 / 31
Avg: 1.00 / 1.35

Points

22
Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8
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

0.96
PPG
1.65
1.00
GF
1.74
1.35
GA
1.17
43%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
61%
39%
Score 1st
57%

League-position context

Northampton rank24th
Cardiff rank2nd
Northampton points35
Cardiff points91
Northampton: #24 · 35 pts · GD -35
56 pts off the top 2. 38 pts off the play-off line. 17 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.
56-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Northampton last 5 home

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals4-12
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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.

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

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

Northampton score at home65%
Northampton clean sheet at home22%
Cardiff score away91%
Cardiff clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Northampton score first39%
Northampton win after scoring first56%
Cardiff score first57%
Cardiff win after scoring first77%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Northampton 8% · Cardiff 43%
Avg first goal minute: Northampton 31.3' · Cardiff 39.7'

Vs league average

Northampton score at home1.00 vs 1.48
Northampton concede at home1.35 vs 1.15
Cardiff score away1.74 vs 1.15
Cardiff concede away1.17 vs 1.48
Northampton score 32% below league average, while Cardiff score 51% above league average.
Defensive side: Northampton are 17% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals5.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Northampton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
0-15 4
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 3
61-75 3

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
4
4
Total Shots
16
10
Shots off Goal
4
1
Blocked Shots
8
5
Shots Inside Box
15
6
Shots Outside Box
1
4
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
6
2
Fouls
10
10
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
414
389
Passes Accurate
318
304
Passes %
77%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
7' ⚽
⚽
7' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
J. Colwill
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Kpakio
19'
19' W. Fish
19' ↑↓
↑↓
19' ⇄ R. Colwill
1st substitution · For: D. Turnbull
55'
55' J. Colwill
57' ⚽
⚽
57' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
E. Wheatley
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Forbes
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ I. Davies
2nd substitution · For: C. Willock
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ J. Colwill
3rd substitution · For: A. Robertson
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ O. Kellyman
4th substitution · For: P. Ng
60' ⚽
⚽
60' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
E. Wheatley
Own Goal
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ T. Eaves
1st substitution · For: E. List
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ T. Fornah
2nd substitution · For: K. Simon-Swyer
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ W. Fish
5th substitution · For: G. Osho
90' ⚽
⚽
90' ⚽ Goal · 1-3
C. Willock
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Kpakio
90+1' ↑↓
↑↓
90+1' ⇄ J. Burroughs
3rd substitution · For: M. Dyche

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

Cardiff beat Northampton 3-1 on Saturday, 22 November 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Neil Hair. It was played at Sixfields Stadium.

First half: Cardiff took an early lead at 7' when J. Colwill scored, with the assist credited to R. Kpakio, making the score 0-1. W. Fish received a yellow card for Cardiff at 19'. Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 19', with R. Colwill replacing D. Turnbull.

Second half: J. Colwill received a yellow card for Cardiff at 55'. Northampton leveled the score at 57' when E. Wheatley scored, with the assist credited to M. Forbes, making the score 1-1. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 58', with I. Davies replacing C. Willock. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 58', with J. Colwill replacing A. Robertson. Cardiff made their 4th substitution at 58', with O. Kellyman replacing P. Ng. Cardiff took the lead at 60' when E. Wheatley scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-2. Northampton made their 1st substitution at 72', with T. Eaves replacing E. List. Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 72', with T. Fornah replacing K. Simon-Swyer. Cardiff made their 5th substitution at 81', with W. Fish replacing G. Osho. Cardiff added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when C. Willock scored, with the assist credited to R. Kpakio, making the score 1-3. Northampton made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with J. Burroughs replacing M. Dyche.

Northampton used 3 substitutions while Cardiff used 5 substitutions. Cardiff got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Northampton outshot their opponent (16-10).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Northampton vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
25 Apr 2026 Cardiff vs Northampton 5 - 1 22 Nov 2025 Northampton vs Cardiff 1 - 3