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Blackpool vs Cardiff City
8 Nov 2025, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Robert MadleyLeague One 2025/2026 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BlackpoolMin
Cardiff City- 45+1′
Rubin Colwill
Yellowcard
Argument
Michael Ihiekwe
Yellowcard
Argument
45+1′- ⇄
Z. Ashworth
Substitution
Off: Hayden Coulson
46′ - ⚽
Ashley Fletcher 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Josh Bowler
Left foot shot
47′ - ⇄
Emil Hansson
Substitution
Off: Josh Bowler
64′ - 67′⇄
Callum Robinson
Substitution
Off: Alex Robertson
- ⚽
Ashley Fletcher 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Emil Hansson
Right foot shot
69′ - ⇄
Andy Lyons
Substitution
Off: CJ Hamilton
75′ - 76′⇄
Isaak Davies
Substitution
Off: Joel Colwill
- 76′⇄
David Turnbull
Substitution
Off: Omari Kellyman
- 79′
Calum Chambers
Yellowcard
Argument
- ⚽
Tom Bloxham 3-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ashley Fletcher
Right foot shot
81′ Z. Ashworth
Yellowcard
Foul
85′- ⇄
Scott Banks
Substitution
Off: Ashley Fletcher
88′ - ⇄
Terry Bondo
Substitution
Off: Tom Bloxham
89′ - 90+8′⚽
Yousef Salech 3-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8.45 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.75 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.94 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7.16 | |
| 75 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.70 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.76 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 7.30 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.65 | |
| 64 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.24 | |
| 89 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 8.19 | |
| 88 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 9.49 | |
| 44 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 7.06 | |
| 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
| 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.62 | |
| 26 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 7.02 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.10 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Blackpool
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Match stats
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Cardiff City
Latest: Bolton Wanderers · 0–1
Match stats
25 Oct 2025, 12:30 · Away vs Bolton Wanderers · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Blackpool’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Blackpool’s home games with Cardiff City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Blackpool
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Cardiff City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Blackpool
Cardiff City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Blackpool
Cardiff City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Blackpool
Cardiff City
Previous meetings
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