Match summary
Before kickoff, Cardiff City (1st, 69 pts) were 26 points ahead of Plymouth Argyle (12th, 43 pts). Cardiff City had gone 12 matches unbeaten before this one.
Plymouth Argyle won with 29% of the possession.
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Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Plymouth Argyle2W 1D 2L
Plymouth ArgyleCardiff City
7Pointsof 1513
10Goals scored16
8Goals conceded4
1Clean sheets2
15+Scored in a row15+
2Unbeaten in a row12
1Conceded in a row2
Head to head8 meetings · Dec 2006 – Aug 2025
- Plymouth Argyle wins
- 2
- Draws
- 3
- Cardiff City wins
- 3
3.5goals per meeting
63%both teams scored
75%3+ goals
38%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsPlymouth Argyle 1W 2D 2L · 3.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 376 earlier results
Plymouth ArgyleCardiff City
#12Position#1
43Points32 v 32 games69
-3Goal difference+31
1.38Scored per gameleague avg 1.291.94
1.47Conceded per game0.97
#11Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Plymouth ArgyleCardiff City
- 88'Substitution · Cardiff City · Calum Scanlon · InOut: Joel Bagan
- Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · Owen Dale · InOut: Aribim Pepple86'
- Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · X. Amaechi · InOut: Lorent Tolaj85'
- Goal · Plymouth Argyle · Mathias Ross5-281'
- Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · Bradley Ibrahim · InOut: Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu80'
- 76'Substitution · Cardiff City · Ronan Kpakio · InOut: Perry Ng
- 72'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Alex Robertson
- Yellow Card · Plymouth Argyle · Malachi Boateng70'
- Penalty · Plymouth Argyle · Lorent Tolaj4-2 · Penalty68'
- 67'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Perry Ng
- 62'Substitution · Cardiff City · Callum Robinson · InOut: Joel Colwill
- 62'Substitution · Cardiff City · Cian Ashford · InOut: Chris Willock
- 46'Substitution · Cardiff City · Rubin Colwill · InOut: David Turnbull
- Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · Matthew Sorinola · InOut: Caleb Watts46'
- 45+6'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Gabriel Osho
- Yellow Card · Plymouth Argyle · Mathias Ross44'
- 43'Goal · Cardiff City · Omari Kellyman3-2
- Yellow Card · Plymouth Argyle · Caleb Watts37'
- Goal · Plymouth Argyle · Aribim Pepple3-134'
- 33'Goal · Cardiff City · Omari Kellyman2-1
- Goal · Plymouth Argyle · Aribim Pepple2-031'
- Goal · Plymouth Argyle · Lorent Tolaj1-028'
- 15'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Omari Kellyman
Match Statistics
Match stats
Plymouth ArgyleCardiff City
29%Ball Possession71%
16Shots Total18
9Shots On Target6
3Corners8
23Fouls10
3Yellow Cards4
2Offsides1
4Saves3
185Passes462
5Shots Off Target5
110Attacks74
45Dangerous Attacks47
10Shots Inside Box10
6Shots Outside Box8
5Goals2
9Free Kicks24
2Shots Blocked7
4Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork1
23Tackles16
4Assists1
116Accurate Passes372
17Total Crosses20
3Accurate Crosses1
9Interceptions2
5Big Chances Created2
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Tom Cleverley
Starting XI
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BS
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu6.5
-
CW
Caleb Watts6.0
Substitutes
-
LA
Luca Ashby-Hammond-
BI
Bradley Ibrahim6.6
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | 86' | 2 | 1 | 3/5 | 7(86%) | 1 | 8/13 | |
| 9.0 | 85' | 2 | 0 | 3/4 | 10(50%) | 1 | 5/11 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 14(53%) | 6 | 8/10 | |
| 6.9 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 9(67%) | 3 | 6/13 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 7(67%) | 3 | 6/10 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(35%) | - | - | |
| 6.8 | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | 3 | 4/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 15(73%) | - | 1/6 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(64%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 26(62%) | 3 | 8/23 | |
Bradley Ibrahim MF | 6.6 | 10' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 4(100%) | - | - |
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu MF | 6.5 | 80' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(77%) | 1 | 3/9 |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 25(72%) | 2 | 5/14 | |
Caleb Watts MF | 6.0 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 11(91%) | - | 0/4 |
| - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0/1 |
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