Cardiff City vs Northampton TownLive Score, Lineups & H2H

League One (England)

2025/2026

Cardiff City

Tanner9'

Colwill19'

Robinson37'

Tanner54'

Salech85'

-FT

Apr 25, 2026

Cardiff City Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Callum Robinson

Cardiff City

Goals

Assists

8.9

87'Substitution

Rob Tankiewicz· In

David Turnbull· Out

Cardiff City

Goal!

5-1

Yousef Salech

85'·Cardiff City

⚽

81'Substitution

Michael Jacobs· In

Tyrese Fornah· Out

Northampton Town

80'Substitution

Terry Taylor· In

Dean Campbell· Out

Northampton Town

74'Yellow Card

Alex Robertson

Cardiff City

Goal!

4-1

Jake Evans

68'·Northampton Town

⚽

66'Substitution

Jake Evans· In

Sam Hoskins· Out

Northampton Town

65'Substitution

Isaak Davies· In

Ollie Tanner· Out

Cardiff City

65'Substitution

Omari Kellyman· In

Chris Willock· Out

Cardiff City

55'Substitution

Yousef Salech· In

Rubin Colwill· Out

Cardiff City

55'Substitution

Alex Robertson· In

Joel Colwill· Out

Cardiff City

Goal!

4-0

Ollie Tanner

54'·Cardiff City

⚽

46'Substitution

Kyle McAdam· In

Kamarai Swyer· Out

Northampton Town

46'Substitution

E. List· In

Jack Vale· Out

Northampton Town

42'Yellow Card

Sam Hoskins

Northampton Town

Goal!

3-0

Callum Robinson

37'·Cardiff City

⚽

Goal!

2-0

Joel Colwill

19'·Cardiff City

⚽

Goal!

1-0

Ollie Tanner

9'·Cardiff City

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Cardiff City

Northampton Town

73%Ball Possession27%

25Shots Total10

11Shots On Target5

3Corners2

12Fouls8

1Yellow Cards1

1Offsides0

4Saves6

657Passes234

6Shots Off Target0

113Attacks46

68Dangerous Attacks19

18Shots Inside Box3

7Shots Outside Box7

5Goals1

8Free Kicks12

8Shots Blocked5

5Substitutions2

15Tackles21

3Assists1

592Accurate Passes176

1Injuries0

22Total Crosses10

3Accurate Crosses3

10Interceptions7

38Duels Won38

4Big Chances Created1

0Big Chances Missed1

Cardiff City

Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy

Starting XI

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.2

8.1

7.6

7.5

8.5

7.6

7.7

8.9

Substitutes

6.3

5.8

7.3

6.3

Manager: Colin Calderwood

Starting XI

6.6

6.5

6.0

5.8

Nesta Guinness-Walker

7.1

5.9

6.6

6.2

6.3

6.2

6.9

Substitutes

6.3

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.3

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Callum Robinson FW	8.9	90'	1	1	1/4	28(100%)	2	4/7
Ollie Tanner MF	8.5	65'	2	0	2/4	34(85%)	1	2/8
Joel Bagan DF	8.1	90'	0	0	0/1	83(96%)	2	5/7
Chris Willock MF	7.7	65'	0	1	2/3	37(97%)	-	1/4
Joel Colwill MF	7.6	55'	1	0	2/2	27(73%)	-	2/5
Rubin Colwill MF	7.6	55'	0	1	1/3	33(80%)	1	2/5
David Turnbull MF	7.5	87'	0	0	2/4	89(95%)	1	1/3
Yousef Salech FW	7.3	35'	1	0	1/1	5(80%)	-	1/4
Dylan Lawlor DF	7.2	90'	0	0	-	79(100%)	1	5/6
Harry Tyrer GK	7.2	90'	0	0	-	27(100%)	-	2/2
Will Fish DF	7.1	90'	0	0	-	85(85%)	-	2/2
Ronan Kpakio DF	7.0	90'	0	0	0/1	70(87%)	5	6/9
Isaak Davies FW	6.3	25'	0	0	-	12(83%)	-	1/6
Omari Kellyman MF	6.3	25'	0	0	0/1	7(86%)	1	1/3
Alex Robertson MF	5.8	35'	0	0	0/1	38(92%)	1	3/5
Rob Tankiewicz MF	-	3'	0	0	-	3(100%)	-	-

Cardiff City vs Northampton Town — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Cardiff City	W2	6	0	5	0	11/15	8-3
Northampton Town	L9	0	14	3	13	0/15	4-13

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Cardiff City — last 5 games

D1-1 @ Peterborough United2026-04-06
W2-0 vs Bolton Wanderers2026-04-11
D1-1 @ Huddersfield Town2026-04-14
W3-1 @ Reading2026-04-18
W1-0 vs Port Vale2026-04-22

Northampton Town — last 5 games

L1-4 @ Mansfield Town2026-03-21
L0-1 @ Bradford City2026-04-03
L1-3 vs Wigan Athletic2026-04-06
L1-2 @ Luton Town2026-04-15
L1-3 vs Doncaster Rovers2026-04-18

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 3
Cardiff City wins: 1
Draws: 0
Northampton Town wins: 2
Avg goals per meeting: 3.33
Over 2.5 goals: 100%
Both teams scored: 67%
Home side won: 67%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 3 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-11-22	Northampton Town	1-3	Cardiff City
2020-09-05	Northampton Town	3-0	Cardiff City
2012-08-14	Northampton Town	2-1	Cardiff City

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Cardiff City	2	46	91	40	DWWWL	6	-4
Northampton Town	24	46	35	-35	LLLLL	24	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 56 ptsCardiff City 91 · Northampton Town 35
Positions: #2 vs #24

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-04-25

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 100%

(2/2)

Draw 0%

(0/2)

Won 0%

(0/2)

Goals

8-2

Total matches

Recent matches

League One•Apr 25, 2026

Cardiff City

5-1

Northampton Town

League One•Nov 22, 2025

Northampton Town

1-3

Cardiff City

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Cardiff City wins

Draws

Northampton Town wins

Goals Scored

9 - 7

Apr 25, 2026 • League One

Cardiff City

5-1

Northampton Town

Nov 22, 2025 • League One

Northampton Town

1-3

Cardiff City

Sep 5, 2020 • Carabao Cup

Northampton Town

3-0

Cardiff City

Match Report

On the table this was a mismatch: Cardiff City (2nd, 91 pts) held a 56-point advantage over Northampton Town (24th, 35 pts). Cardiff City had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table.

Cardiff City were unbeaten in 6. Northampton Town arrived off nine straight defeats. Over the last five, Cardiff City had taken 11 of 15 points to Northampton Town's 0.

Goal scorers

Cardiff City: Ollie Tanner (9'), Joel Colwill (19'), Callum Robinson (37'), Ollie Tanner (54'), Yousef Salech (85') · Northampton Town: Jake Evans (68')

Key stats

Possession: Cardiff City 73% · Northampton Town 27% · Total shots: 25-10 · On target: 11-5 · Corners: 3-2

More details:

Cardiff City — live results and schedule Northampton Town — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Cardiff City vs Northampton Town?

Cardiff City 5-1 Northampton Town. League One (England) match played on 25 Apr 2026.

What league is Cardiff City vs Northampton Town in?

This match is part of the League One (England). The match takes place at Cardiff City Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Cardiff City and Northampton Town?

In 3 meetings between 2012 and 2026: Cardiff City has 1 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses against Northampton Town.

Where is Cardiff City vs Northampton Town being played?

The match is being played at Cardiff City Stadium.

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Cardiff City vs Northampton Town — computed insights

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Previous Meetings

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Head to Head

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