Cardiff
League One · 3 seasons
| Season | Matches played. | Goals scored (actual). | Expected goals for: goals our model (TrueGoals) says this team's performances typically produce. | Expected goals against: same, for goals conceded. | Expected goal difference (xGF minus xGA). | Actual league points. | Expected points: points the team “should” have won based on xG, via match simulation. | Actual points minus expected points. Positive = over-performing its underlying numbers (may regress); negative = under-performing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 46 | 90 | 62.9 | 44.2 | +18.7 | 91 | 75.8 | +15.2 |
| 2002/03 | 28 | 44 | 45.8 | 37.3 | +8.6 | 54 | 44.0 | +10.0 |
| 2001/02 | 46 | 75 | 64.5 | 47.9 | +16.6 | 83 | 74.7 | +8.3 |
| 2025/26 | 23 | 50 | 36.7 | 20.8 | +16.0 | 53 | 42.5 | +10.5 |
| 2002/03 | 15 | 27 | 28.6 | 16.1 | +12.5 | 33 | 28.3 | +4.7 |
| 2001/02 | 23 | 39 | 34.6 | 19.9 | +14.7 | 44 | 42.0 | +2.0 |
| 2025/26 | 23 | 40 | 26.2 | 23.5 | +2.7 | 38 | 33.4 | +4.6 |
| 2002/03 | 13 | 17 | 17.3 | 21.2 | -3.9 | 21 | 15.7 | +5.3 |
| 2001/02 | 23 | 36 | 29.9 | 28.0 | +1.9 | 39 | 32.7 | +6.3 |
Recent form
- 2025/26
- L@ Mansfield4–52 May 2026xG 1.6–2.1
- Wvs Northampton5–125 Apr 2026xG 2.8–1.4
- Wvs Port Vale1–022 Apr 2026xG 1.1–0.6
- W@ Reading3–118 Apr 2026xG 1.7–1.6
- D@ Huddersfield1–114 Apr 2026xG 0.7–1.8
- Wvs Bolton2–011 Apr 2026xG 1.3–0.4
- D@ Peterboro1–16 Apr 2026xG 1.4–0.9
- Dvs Blackpool0–021 Mar 2026xG 1.0–0.4
- Lvs Wycombe0–217 Mar 2026xG 0.8–1.0
- W@ Exeter4–014 Mar 2026xG 1.9–0.4
First half / second half
Half-time position → full-time result (2025/26)
- Led at HT1515W 0D 0Lleads held 100%
- Level at HT2210W 7D 5L
- Behind at HT92W 3D 4Lcomeback rate 56%
| Season | Pld | Goals scored in the first half. | Goals scored in the second half (full-time minus half-time). | Goals conceded in the first half. | Goals conceded in the second half. | Share of the team's goals scored in the second half. Shown only when there are enough goals to be meaningful. | Comebacks: matches the team was trailing at half-time but ended up winning or drawing. | Leads lost: matches the team was leading at half-time but ended up drawing or losing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 46 | 33 | 57 | 23 | 27 | 63% | 5 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 43% | 1 | 1 |
| 2001/02 | 46 | 43 | 32 | 19 | 31 | 43% | 5 | 8 |
Home advantage
Home edge (PPG) by season — home vs away results, descriptive.
This season (2025/26)
- Home2317W 2D 4L2.30 PPG
- Away2310W 8D 5L1.65 PPG
| Season | HP | Home win percentage. | Home points per game (3 for a win, 1 for a draw). | Away points per game. | Home edge: home points per game minus away points per game — the size of the team's home advantage. Caveated when either home or away matches are few. | Home goal difference per game. | Away goal difference per game. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 23 | 74% | 2.30 | 1.65 | +0.65 | +1.17 | +0.57 |
| 2002/03 | 15 | 67% | 2.20 | 1.71 | +0.49 | +1.13 | +0.36 |
| 2001/02 | 23 | 52% | 1.91 | 1.70 | +0.22 | +0.61 | +0.48 |
Corners
Corners per game by season — actual counts, shown where available.
This season (2025/26)
- Home23149 for / 89 against6.5 CF/g
- Away23138 for / 106 against6.0 CF/g
| Season | Pld | Corners won (total). | Corners conceded (total). | Corners won per game. | Corners conceded per game. | Home corners won per game. | Away corners won per game. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 46 | 287 | 195 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| 2002/03 | 28 | 180 | 114 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 5.0 |
| 2001/02 | 46 | 290 | 217 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 5.9 |