3-4-1-2 · 4-2-3-1
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Whitworth GK | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 40(63%) | - | 1/1 |
| 6.9 | 62' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(67%) | 2 | 3/4 | |
Luca Woodhouse DF | 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(79%) | 2 | 5/8 |
Carlos Gomes FW | 6.7 | 19' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 5(60%) | 1 | 2/6 |
Timur Tuterov FW | 6.6 | 28' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(71%) | - | 1/1 |
| 6.6 | 28' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 13(85%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 37(76%) | 3 | 5/7 | |
Jayden Wareham FW | 6.5 | 82' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(73%) | 1 | 4/13 |
S. Cox FW | 6.5 | 8' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 1(100%) | 1 | 1/5 |
R. Cole FW | 6.4 | 62' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(67%) | - | 1/3 |
| 6.4 | 62' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(38%) | - | 3/4 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 22(87%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
Ethan Brierley MF | 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(81%) | 1 | 1/2 |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(70%) | 2 | 4/10 | |
Akeel Higgins MF | 6.1 | 71' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(73%) | 2 | 3/7 |
C. Cummins DF | 6.0 | 28' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 12(83%) | - | 0/4 |
Before kickoff, Cardiff City (2nd, 73 pts) were 31 points ahead of Exeter City (16th, 42 pts). Before kickoff, Exeter City were 16th in the table but 23rd on points from the last five league games. Exeter City had gone 10 matches without a win before this one.
