Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
5:2
21/02/2026 at 07:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • League One - Round 34
  • Referee: Drysdale D. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
2.811.49
Ball possession
29%71%
Total shots
1618
Shots on target
96
Big chances
53
Corner kicks
38
Passes
64% (119/186)80% (371/463)
Yellow cards
34
Expected goals (xG)
2.811.49
xG on target (xGOT)
2.812.17
Total shots
1618
Shots on target
96
Shots off target
55
Blocked shots
27
Shots inside the box
1010
Shots outside the box
68
Hit the woodwork
02
Headed goals
20
Big chances
53
Corner kicks
38
Touches in opposition box
2027
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
21
Free kicks
1023
Passes
64% (119/186)80% (371/463)
Long passes
42% (20/48)38% (23/60)
Passes in final third
54% (56/104)72% (104/144)
Crosses
18% (3/17)5% (1/20)
Expected assists (xA)
1.240.58
Throw ins
2930
Fouls
2310
Tackles
68% (15/22)69% (11/16)
Duels won
5465
Clearances
3425
Interceptions
122
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
10
Goalkeeper saves
43
xGOT faced
2.172.81
Goals prevented
0.17-2.19

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (3 - 2)
  • 15', Kellyman O. 🟨,
  • 28', 1 - 0, Tolaj L. , Pepple A. (A),
  • 31', 2 - 0, Pepple A. , Edwards J. (A),
  • 33', 2 - 1, Kellyman O. ,
  • 34', 3 - 1, Pepple A. , Harding W. (A),
  • 37', Watts C. 🟨,
  • 43', 3 - 2, Kellyman O. , Ng P. (A),
  • 44', Ross M. 🟨,
  • 45+6', Osho G. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (2 - 0)
  • 46', Watts C. , Sorinola M. ,
  • 46', Turnbull D. , Colwill R. ,
  • 62', Willock C. , Ashford C. ,
  • 62', Colwill J. , Robinson C. ,
  • 67', Ng P. 🟨,
  • 68', 4 - 2, Tolaj L. (Penalty Awarded),
  • 70', Boateng M. 🟨,
  • 72', Robertson A. 🟨,
  • 76', Ng P. , Kpakio R. ,
  • 80', Wiredu B. , Ibrahim B. ,
  • 81', 5 - 2, Ross M. , Curtis R. (A),
  • 85', Tolaj L. , Amaechi X. ,
  • 86', Pepple A. , Dale O. ,
  • 88', Bagan J. , Scanlon C. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Plymouth Argyle
32.4%
Draw
25.8%
Cardiff City
41.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
29.3% 27% 43.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

29% 26.8% 44.1%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Plymouth Argyle has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.1%)
  • Cardiff City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.9%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Plymouth Argyle than the current prediction. (-3.4%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Cardiff City than the current prediction. (+2.3%)
  • Plymouth Argyle - Cardiff City Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.89
    (3.14)
    3.62
    (3.4)
    2.23
    (2.1)
    7.1%
    (8.9%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.75
    What is the prediction for Plymouth Argyle - Cardiff City?
  • Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Plymouth will win (votes: 3 - 25%). Cardiff will win (votes: 8 - 66.7%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 8.3%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Cardiff: 40%93.4%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 4 high ROI users predict this event. Plymouth (votes: 2 - 50%). Cardiff (votes: 2 - 50%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • AH 0 - Cardiff (1.64) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 1.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • 1X2, 1st Half - Cardiff (2.82) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 6 high ROI users predict this event. Plymouth (votes: 2 - 33.3%). Cardiff (votes: 4 - 66.7%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 12 and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Plymouth won 1.
    • Recent performances by Plymouth have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).
    • Cardiff is showing excellent form with consecutive wins (last 5 games: 4 wins).
    • In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.
    • There will not play in Plymouth: Galloway B. (Inactive) Pleguezuelo J. (Inactive)
    • There will not play in Cardiff: King E. (Knee Injury) Salech Y. (Inactive)
    • There are questionable in Plymouth: Ralls J. (Inactive)
    • There are questionable in Cardiff: Davies I. (Inactive)
    • In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Plymouth won 1 match, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 6:14. (average 1:2.3).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Plymouth won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 1 match, and goals 4:3. (average 1.3:1).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Plymouth Argyle - Cardiff City were as follows:
    30.08.2025 Cardiff City - Plymouth Argyle 4:0
    22.02.2025 Plymouth Argyle - Cardiff City 1:1
    19.10.2024 Cardiff City - Plymouth Argyle 5:0
    20.01.2024 Plymouth Argyle - Cardiff City 3:1
    26.12.2023 Cardiff City - Plymouth Argyle 2:2
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