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Plymouth vs Cardiff

Plymouth
5 - 2
Cardiff
🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Home Park 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Drysdale 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Plymouth 8 · Cardiff 2
Referee Stats
Darren Drysdale
13 matches · 4.23 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.23
Reds avg 0.23
Penalties avg 0.23
Over 4.5 cards 31%
Home wins 38%
Draws 38%
Away wins 23%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (16-18).
  • Cardiff controlled possession (71%).
  • Plymouth had the sharper finishing (9-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Plymouth (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-4-9

Goals For / Against

33 / 33
Avg: 1.43 / 1.43

Points

34
Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

4
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

1.48
PPG
1.65
1.43
GF
1.74
1.43
GA
1.17
57%
O2.5
48%
61%
BTTS
61%
48%
Score 1st
57%

League-position context

Plymouth rank8th
Cardiff rank2nd
Plymouth points73
Cardiff points91
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.
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.
18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Plymouth last 5 home

W D L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals9-6
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.

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.

Plymouth trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 30%

Cardiff trend breakdown

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

Scoring reliability

Plymouth score at home83%
Plymouth clean sheet at home22%
Cardiff score away91%
Cardiff clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Plymouth score first48%
Plymouth win after scoring first64%
Cardiff score first57%
Cardiff win after scoring first77%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Plymouth 45% · Cardiff 43%
Avg first goal minute: Plymouth 31.5' · Cardiff 39.7'

Vs league average

Plymouth score at home1.43 vs 1.48
Plymouth concede at home1.43 vs 1.15
Cardiff score away1.74 vs 1.15
Cardiff concede away1.17 vs 1.48
Plymouth score 3% below league average, while Cardiff score 51% above league average.
Defensive side: Plymouth are 25% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals5.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 7.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Plymouth goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 10
61-75 8
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
16-30 6
31-45 6
46-60 6
0-15 3
61-75 2

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
9
6
Total Shots
16
18
Shots off Goal
5
5
Blocked Shots
2
7
Shots Inside Box
10
10
Shots Outside Box
6
8
Ball Possession
29%
71%
Corner Kicks
3
8
Fouls
23
10
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
3
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
186
463
Passes Accurate
119
371
Passes %
64%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
15'
15' O. Kellyman
28' ⚽
⚽
28' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
L. Tolaj
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Pepple
31' ⚽
⚽
31' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
A. Pepple
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Edwards
33' ⚽
⚽
33' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
O. Kellyman
Normal Goal
34' ⚽
⚽
34' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
A. Pepple
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Harding
37'
37' C. Watts
43' ⚽
⚽
43' ⚽ Goal · 3-2
O. Kellyman
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Ng
44'
44' M. Ross
45+6'
45+6' G. Osho
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ C. Watts
1st substitution · For: M. Sorinola
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ D. Turnbull
1st substitution · For: R. Colwill
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ J. Colwill
2nd substitution · For: C. Robinson
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ C. Willock
3rd substitution · For: Cian Ashford
67'
67' P. Ng
68' ⚽
⚽
68' ⚽ Goal · 4-2
L. Tolaj
Penalty
70'
70' M. Boateng
72'
72' A. Robertson
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ P. Ng
4th substitution · For: R. Kpakio
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ B. Sarpong-Wiredu
2nd substitution · For: B. Ibrahim
81' ⚽
⚽
81' ⚽ Goal · 5-2
M. Ross
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Curtis
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ L. Tolaj
3rd substitution · For: X. Amaechi
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ A. Pepple
4th substitution · For: O. Dale
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ J. Bagan
5th substitution · For: C. Scanlon

Plymouth vs Cardiff 5-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Plymouth beat Cardiff 5-2 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Darren Drysdale. It was played at Home Park.

First half: O. Kellyman received a yellow card for Cardiff at 15'. Plymouth took the lead at 28' when L. Tolaj scored, with the assist credited to A. Pepple, making the score 1-0. Plymouth extended the lead at 31' when A. Pepple scored, with the assist credited to J. Edwards, making the score 2-0. Cardiff reduced the deficit at 33' when O. Kellyman scored, making the score 2-1. Plymouth extended the lead at 34' when A. Pepple scored, with the assist credited to W. Harding, making the score 3-1. C. Watts received a yellow card for Plymouth at 37'. Cardiff reduced the deficit at 43' when O. Kellyman scored, with the assist credited to P. Ng, making the score 3-2. M. Ross received a yellow card for Plymouth at 44'. G. Osho received a yellow card for Cardiff at 45+6'.

Second half: Plymouth made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Watts replacing M. Sorinola. Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Turnbull replacing R. Colwill. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 62', with J. Colwill replacing C. Robinson. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 62', with C. Willock replacing Cian Ashford. P. Ng received a yellow card for Cardiff at 67'. Plymouth extended the lead at 68' when L. Tolaj scored (Penalty), making the score 4-2. M. Boateng received a yellow card for Plymouth at 70'. A. Robertson received a yellow card for Cardiff at 72'. Cardiff made their 4th substitution at 76', with P. Ng replacing R. Kpakio. Plymouth made their 2nd substitution at 80', with B. Sarpong-Wiredu replacing B. Ibrahim. Plymouth extended the lead at 81' when M. Ross scored, with the assist credited to R. Curtis, making the score 5-2. Plymouth made their 3rd substitution at 85', with L. Tolaj replacing X. Amaechi. Plymouth made their 4th substitution at 86', with A. Pepple replacing O. Dale. Cardiff made their 5th substitution at 88', with J. Bagan replacing C. Scanlon.

Plymouth used 4 substitutions while Cardiff used 5 substitutions. Plymouth got 3 yellow cards, while Cardiff got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (16-18).
  • Cardiff controlled possession (71%).
  • Plymouth had the sharper finishing (9-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Plymouth vs Cardiff 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