Cardiff City vs Chelsea – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
1:3
16/12/2025 at 15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • EFL Cup - Quarter-finals
  • Referee: Harrington T. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
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Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
0.582.57
Ball Possession
46%54%
Total shots
1020
Shots on target
47
Big Chances
15
Corner Kicks
28
Passes
87% (387/447)85% (457/535)
Yellow Cards
21
Expected Goals (xG)
0.582.57
xG on target (xGOT)
1.103.02
Total shots
1020
Shots on target
47
Shots off target
53
Blocked Shots
110
Shots inside the Box
713
Shots outside the Box
37
Hit the Woodwork
00
Headed Goals
10
Big Chances
15
Corner Kicks
28
Touches in opposition box
1932
Accurate through passes
23
Offsides
12
Free Kicks
95
Passes
87% (387/447)85% (457/535)
Long passes
53% (21/40)31% (15/49)
Passes in final third
82% (91/111)72% (97/134)
Crosses
17% (3/18)40% (2/5)
Expected assists (xA)
0.621.94
Throw-ins
1614
Fouls
59
Tackles
71% (12/17)54% (13/24)
Duels won
4251
Clearances
2525
Interceptions
212
Errors leading to shot
42
Errors leading to goal
10
Goalkeeper Saves
44
xGOT faced
3.021.10
Goals prevented
0.020.10

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 16', Davies I. 🟨,
  • 27', Chambers C. 🟨,
  • 45', Caicedo M. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 3)
  • 46', Guiu M. , Joao Pedro ,
  • 46', George T. , Garnacho A. ,
  • 56', Robinson C. , Salech Y. ,
  • 56', Davies I. , Willock C. ,
  • 57', 0 - 1, Garnacho A. , Buonanotte F. (A),
  • 66', Buonanotte F. , Gusto M. ,
  • 66', Gittens J. , Neto P. ,
  • 75', 1 - 1, Turnbull D. , Ng P. (A),
  • 80', Colwill J. , Robertson A. ,
  • 82', 1 - 2, Neto P. , Andrey Santos (A),
  • 84', Acheampong J. , Chalobah T. ,
  • 90', Ng P. , Fish W. ,
  • 90+3', 1 - 3, Garnacho A. , Joao Pedro (A),

Chances of winning


Cardiff City
14.9%
Draw
19.1%
Chelsea
66%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
6.9% 14.1% 79%

Cardiff City - Chelsea Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
6.44
(13.67)
5
(6.73)
1.45
(1.2)
4.4%
(5.5%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 3.25
What is the prediction for Cardiff City - Chelsea?
  • Users Predictions: 36 users predict this event. Cardiff will win (votes: 6 - 16.7%). Chelsea will win (votes: 28 - 77.8%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 5.6%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Chelsea: 64.2%91.4%.
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • BTTS - yes (votes: 8 - 100%) 🥈 Silver Tip.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Chelsea will win (6 of 7 users predict this - 85.71%) 🥈 Silver Tip.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 0:2.
  • Preview Facts
    • Cardiff is showing really good form (last 5 games: 4 wins).
    • Chelsea has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • Recently, Cardiff has had a series of home games.
    • In this match, Chelsea is the obvious favorite.
    • There will not play in Cardiff: Alnwick J. (Hamstring Injury) Colwill R. (Injury) King E. (Knee Injury) Osho G. (Injury)
    • There will not play in Chelsea: Colwill L. (Knee Injury) Delap L. (Shoulder Injury) Essugo D. (Thigh Injury) Lavia R. (Thigh Injury) Mudryk M. (Suspended)
    • There are questionable in Cardiff: Tanner O. (Ankle Injury)
    • In the last 4 head-to-head matches, Cardiff won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 4:12. (average 1:3).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Cardiff won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 2:4. (average 1:2).
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    Draw
    Main

    1/64-finals
    1BarrowPreston0 : 1
    2WrexhamHull4 : 3
    3PortsmouthReading1 : 2
    4GillinghamAFC Wimbledon1 : 2
    5BurnleyBye
    6West BromDerby1 : 2
    7CardiffSwindon2 : 1
    8CheltenhamExeter2 : 0
    9WolvesBye
    10ByeWest Ham
    11EvertonBye
    12ChesterfieldMansfield0 : 2
    13TranmereBurton1 : 2
    14HarrogateLincoln1 : 3
    16ByeChelsea
    17BirminghamSheffield Utd2 : 1
    18BlackpoolPort Vale0 : 1
    20ByeArsenal
    21BarnsleyFleetwood3 : 2
    22SalfordRotherham0 : 1
    23Oxford UtdColchester1 : 0
    24ByeBrighton
    25LiverpoolBye
    27WatfordNorwich1 : 2
    28NorthamptonSouthampton0 : 1
    29Crystal PalaceBye
    31NewportMillwall0 : 1
    32CoventryLuton1 : 0
    33NewcastleBye
    35StokeWalsall1 : 0
    36BlackburnBradford City1 : 2
    37TottenhamBye
    39AccringtonPeterborough2 : 1
    40MiddlesbroughDoncaster0 : 4
    41WiganNotts Co1 : 0
    42Stockport CountyCrewe3 : 1
    43BromleyIpswich2 : 1
    44Leyton OrientWycombe0 : 1
    45FulhamBye
    46Bristol CityMK Dons2 : 0
    47Bristol RoversCambridge Utd0 : 2
    48CharltonStevenage3 : 1
    49SwanseaCrawley3 : 1
    50PlymouthQPR3 : 2
    52ByeNottingham
    53SunderlandBye
    54HuddersfieldLeicester3 : 2
    56ByeManchester City
    57BoltonSheffield Wed3 : 4
    58ByeLeeds
    59GrimsbyShrewsbury3 : 1
    60ByeManchester Utd
    61BournemouthBye
    62ByeBrentford
    64ByeAston Villa

    1/32-finals
    1PrestonWrexham2 : 3
    2ReadingAFC Wimbledon2 : 1
    3BurnleyDerby2 : 1
    4CardiffCheltenham3 : 0
    5WolvesWest Ham3 : 2
    6EvertonMansfield2 : 0
    7BurtonLincoln0 : 1
    8ByeChelsea
    9BirminghamPort Vale0 : 1
    10ByeArsenal
    11BarnsleyRotherham2 : 1
    12Oxford UtdBrighton0 : 6
    13LiverpoolBye
    14NorwichSouthampton0 : 3
    15Crystal PalaceBye
    16MillwallCoventry2 : 1
    17NewcastleBye
    18StokeBradford City0 : 3
    19TottenhamBye
    20AccringtonDoncaster0 : 2
    21WiganStockport County1 : 0
    22BromleyWycombe1 : 2
    23FulhamBristol City2 : 0
    24Cambridge UtdCharlton3 : 1
    25SwanseaPlymouth2 : 1
    26ByeNottingham
    27SunderlandHuddersfield1 : 2
    28ByeManchester City
    29Sheffield WedLeeds2 : 1
    30GrimsbyManchester Utd3 : 2
    31BournemouthBrentford0 : 2
    32ByeAston Villa

    1/16-finals
    1WrexhamReading2 : 0
    2BurnleyCardiff1 : 2
    3WolvesEverton2 : 0
    4LincolnChelsea1 : 2
    5Port ValeArsenal0 : 2
    6BarnsleyBrighton0 : 6
    7LiverpoolSouthampton2 : 1
    8Crystal PalaceMillwall2 : 1
    9NewcastleBradford City4 : 1
    10TottenhamDoncaster3 : 0
    11WiganWycombe0 : 2
    12FulhamCambridge Utd1 : 0
    13SwanseaNottingham3 : 2
    14HuddersfieldManchester City0 : 2
    15Sheffield WedGrimsby0 : 1
    16BrentfordAston Villa2 : 1

    1/8-finals
    1WrexhamCardiff1 : 2
    2WolvesChelsea3 : 4
    3ArsenalBrighton2 : 0
    4LiverpoolCrystal Palace0 : 3
    5NewcastleTottenham2 : 0
    6WycombeFulham1 : 2
    7SwanseaManchester City1 : 3
    8GrimsbyBrentford0 : 5

    Quarter-finals
    1CardiffChelsea1 : 3
    2ArsenalCrystal Palace2 : 1
    3NewcastleFulham2 : 1
    4Manchester CityBrentford2 : 0

    Semi-finals
    1ChelseaArsenal
    2NewcastleManchester City

    Final
    1TBD #1TBD #2