Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Cardiff City (2nd, 91 pts) and Plymouth Argyle (8th, 73 pts). The last five rounds placed Plymouth Argyle 4th in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Plymouth Argyle 1.63 scored and 1.37 conceded per game, Cardiff City 1.96 and 1.09, with the league averaging 1.32.
Cardiff City arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Plymouth Argyle held 7 points of 15 and Cardiff City 13.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 2 for Plymouth Argyle, 3 for Cardiff City and 3 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 63%.
Home Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Plymouth Argyle led 3-2 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-2.
Goal scorers
Plymouth Argyle: Lorent Tolaj (28'), Aribim Pepple (31'), Aribim Pepple (34'), Lorent Tolaj (68'), Mathias Ross (81') · Cardiff City: Omari Kellyman (43'), Omari Kellyman (33')
Key stats
Possession: Plymouth Argyle 29% · Cardiff City 71% · Total shots: 16-18 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 3-8