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Cardiff City

Club overview, match form, squad and season performance.

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League One · 2025/2026

Season snapshot

2nd · 91 pts ↗

League averages match the season and home/away view you've chosen. Where colours appear, green is better than the league average, red is worse and amber is within 10%. “Top” badges appear when at least five teams have data from three or more matches. One or two matches are marked as an early sample.

Matches with scores

46

46 observed matches

Goals per match

1.96

League season avg 1.31 · 46 observed

96th percentile

Top 4% · goals scored per match

24 teams · League One 2025/2026

Conceded per match

1.09

League season avg 1.31 · 46 observed

79th percentile

Top 21% · fewest goals conceded per match

24 teams · League One 2025/2026

Clean sheets

37%

League season avg 27% · 46 observed

88th percentile

Top 12% · clean-sheet rate

24 teams · League One 2025/2026

Corners per match

6.24

League season avg 5.02 · 46 observed

96th percentile

Top 4% · corners won per match

24 teams · League One 2025/2026

Shots per match

15.98

League season avg 11.99 · 46 observed

92nd percentile

Top 8% · shots per match

24 teams · League One 2025/2026

Possession

63.11%

League season avg 50.00% · 46 observed

Failed to score

13%

League season avg 27% · 46 observed

92nd percentile

Top 8% · fewest scoreless matches

24 teams · League One 2025/2026

overall · Results profile

Wins, Draws and Loses

59%22%20%

Wins

27

Draws

10

Losses

9

46 matches in 2025/2026. The bar shows the share of wins, draws and losses.

2025/2026 · xG overview

Expected goals

Match data complete

xG estimates how likely scoring chances were to become goals. The figures below are totals from overall matches with data, not a forecast.

xG for

79.22

Total from 46 matches with data · chances created

xGA

56.69

Total from 46 matches with data · chances conceded

xG difference

+22.54

Total from 46 matches with data · created minus allowed

Non-penalty xG

78.43

Total from 46 matches with data · excluding penalties

Average per match with data

xG 1.72 · xGA 1.23 · xGoT 1.78. Each stat can have a different number of matches with data.

90 goals from 79.22 xG · +10.78 goals vs xG across 46 matched games

xG is chance quality created; xGA is chance quality allowed. Player xG leaders appear in Squad standouts.

More xG-related stats

The large number is the total. The average is per match where that stat was recorded; missing match data is not counted as zero.

Expected goals on target (xGoT)
82.12 total
Average per match with data: 1.78 (46 matches)
How likely shots on target were to score, based on where the ball went.
Expected points (xPTS)
77.04 total
Average per match with data: 1.68 (46 matches)
Points suggested by the quality of chances created and allowed.
Penalty xG
0.79 total
Average per match with data: 0.13 (6 matches)
Chance quality from penalties.
Direct free-kick xG
1.28 total
Average per match with data: 0.05 (25 matches)
Chance quality from shots taken directly from free kicks.
Corner xG
9.45 total
Average per match with data: 0.21 (44 matches)
Chance quality from shots created by corners.
Set-play xG
14.87 total
Average per match with data: 0.32 (46 matches)
Chance quality from shots following free kicks or corners, excluding penalties.
Open-play xG
64.29 total
Average per match with data: 1.40 (46 matches)
Chance quality from shots during normal play, not set pieces.
Shooting performance
+2.89 total
Average per match with data: +0.06 (46 matches)
xGoT minus xG. Positive means the team’s shots were better placed than the quality of the original chances suggested.
Expected goals prevented
+4.33 total
Average per match with data: +0.43 (10 matches)
Goals the goalkeeper is estimated to have prevented, based on shots faced.

2025/2026 · Player charts

Cardiff City player stats

Explore all player stats

xG is expected chance quality, not goals scored. Missing stats are not counted as zero.

2025/2026 · Match centre

Latest results

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2025/2026 · overall

Cardiff City season match stats & averages

Browse goals, corners, cards and match play.

Compared with League One 2025/2026 overall averages

Attack & defence

Goal Stats

Goals per match and scoring patterns

Goals scored / match

46 matches with data

1.96

League avg 1.31

Above league avgTop 4% · goals scored per match

Goals conceded / match

46 matches with data

1.09

League avg 1.31

Below league avgTop 21% · fewest goals conceded per match

Scored in both halves

46 matches with data

33%

League avg 23%

Above league avgTop 21% · scoring in both halves

Both teams scored

46 matches with data

54%

League avg 52%

Near league avg

Clean sheets (FT)

46 matches with data

37%

League avg 27%

Above league avgTop 12% · clean-sheet rate

Clean sheets (HT)

46 matches with data

63%

League avg 56%

Above league avgTop 21% · half-time clean-sheet rate

Failed to score

46 matches with data

13%

League avg 27%

Below league avgTop 8% · fewest scoreless matches

Full-time goal frequency

Scored 1+ goals

Team average 1.96 per match · 46 matches with data

87%

Scored 2+ goals

Team average 1.96 per match · 46 matches with data

52%

Scored 3+ goals

Team average 1.96 per match · 46 matches with data

35%

Scored 4+ goals

Team average 1.96 per match · 46 matches with data

20%

Conceded 1+ goals

Team average 1.09 per match · 46 matches with data

63%

Conceded 2+ goals

Team average 1.09 per match · 46 matches with data

24%

Conceded 3+ goals

Team average 1.09 per match · 46 matches with data

13%

Half-time goal frequency

Scored 1+ by half-time

Team average 0.72 per match · 46 matches with data

50%

Scored 2+ by half-time

Team average 0.72 per match · 46 matches with data

17%

Scored 3+ by half-time

Team average 0.72 per match · 46 matches with data

4%

Conceded 1+ by half-time

Team average 0.50 per match · 46 matches with data

37%

Conceded 2+ by half-time

Team average 0.50 per match · 46 matches with data

9%

Conceded 3+ by half-time

Team average 0.50 per match · 46 matches with data

4%

Set pieces

Corner Stats

Corner averages per match

Corners won / match

46 matches with data

6.24

League avg 5.02

Above league avgTop 4% · corners won per match

Corners conceded / match

46 matches with data

4.22

League avg 5.02

Below league avg

Total match corners / match

46 matches with data

10.46

League avg 10.04

Near league avg

Corner frequency

Won 3+ corners

Team average 6.24 per match · 46 matches with data

89%

Won 5+ corners

Team average 6.24 per match · 46 matches with data

63%

Won 7+ corners

Team average 6.24 per match · 46 matches with data

39%

Won 9+ corners

Team average 6.24 per match · 46 matches with data

17%

Match had 8+ corners

Team average 10.46 per match · 46 matches with data

80%

Match had 10+ corners

Team average 10.46 per match · 46 matches with data

61%

Match had 12+ corners

Team average 10.46 per match · 46 matches with data

33%

Match had 14+ corners

Team average 10.46 per match · 46 matches with data

15%

Discipline

Card Stats

Card averages per match

Team cards / match

44 matches with data

1.86

League avg 2.02

Near league avg

Opponent cards / match

44 matches with data

1.82

League avg 2.02

Near league avg

Total match cards / match

44 matches with data

3.68

League avg 4.03

Near league avg

Yellow cards / match

44 matches with data

1.82

League avg 1.94

Near league avg

Red cards / match

3 matches with data

0.67

League avg 0.54

Above league avg

Card frequency

Received 1+ cards

Team average 1.86 per match · 44 matches with data

93%

Received 2+ cards

Team average 1.86 per match · 44 matches with data

52%

Received 3+ cards

Team average 1.86 per match · 44 matches with data

30%

Received 4+ cards

Team average 1.86 per match · 44 matches with data

11%

Received 5+ cards

Team average 1.86 per match · 44 matches with data

0%

Match had 3+ cards

Team average 3.68 per match · 44 matches with data

77%

Match had 5+ cards

Team average 3.68 per match · 44 matches with data

27%

Match had 7+ cards

Team average 3.68 per match · 44 matches with data

9%

Match profile

Shots & play stats

Shots and play per match

Shots / match

46 matches with data

15.98

League avg 11.99

Above league avgTop 8% · shots per match

Shots conceded / match

46 matches with data

11.87

League avg 11.99

Near league avgTop 46% · fewest shots allowed per match

Possession / match

46 matches with data

63.11%

League avg 50.00%

Above league avg

Fouls / match

46 matches with data

9.59

League avg 11.45

Below league avg

Offsides / match

46 matches with data

1.72

League avg 1.90

Near league avg

Scored results

Wins

46 matches with data

27

Draws

46 matches with data

10

Losses

46 matches with data

9

League averages match the selected season and home/away view. “Near average” means within 10%; above or below isn't always better or worse. Only matches with data are counted. A dash means the stat isn't available. “Top” rankings compare teams with at least three recorded matches.