Match

Cardiff vs Exeter City: result 1-0 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 22Kick-off on December 26, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd

Cardiff
1-0
Exeter City

Full time

What was the result of Cardiff vs Exeter City?

Cardiff won 1-0 on December 26, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 53′A. RobertsonCardiff

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 8 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats; Exeter City have 8, 2 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 20, 2025Lincoln(away)1-2League One
Dec 16, 2025Chelsea(home)1-3League Cup
Dec 13, 2025Doncaster(home)4-3League One
Dec 9, 2025Stevenage(away)1-0League One
Dec 6, 2025Huddersfield(home)3-2League One
Exeter City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 20, 2025Barnsley(home)3-0League One
Dec 13, 2025Bolton(away)1-2League One
Dec 9, 2025AFC Wimbledon(home)1-0League One
Dec 6, 2025Wycombe(home)4-0FA Cup
Dec 2, 2025Luton(away)0-4EFL Trophy

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Cardiff win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Exeter City win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2025Exeter City 0-1 CardiffEFL Trophy
Jul 24, 2021Cardiff 2-2 Exeter CityFriendlies Clubs

Last archived meeting: Exeter City vs Cardiff on Sep 16, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Cardiff score 1.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Exeter City score 1.5 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cardiff1.71.7210/1511/15
Exeter City1.51.075/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Cardiff sit 2nd in League One (91 points from 46 matches) and Exeter City sit 21st (49 points from 46 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Cardiff4627109905091
21Exeter City46121321526149

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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