ENGLAND LEAGUE ONE
25.04.2026 14:00
Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: E. Duckworth
Cardiff
Match Timeline
Northampton
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
9'
O. Tanner · Assist: C. Willock
Cardiff
19'
J. Colwill · Assist: R. Colwill
Cardiff
37'
C. Robinson
Cardiff
🟨
42'
Sam Hoskins
Northampton
🔄
46'
K. Swyer ↔ K. McAdam
Northampton
🔄
46'
J. Vale ↔ E. List
Northampton
54'
O. Tanner
Cardiff
🔄
55'
R. Colwill ↔ Y. Salech
Cardiff
🔄
55'
J. Colwill ↔ A. Robertson
Cardiff
🔄
65'
O. Tanner ↔ I. Davies
Cardiff
🔄
65'
C. Willock ↔ O. Kellyman
Cardiff
🔄
66'
S. Hoskins ↔ J. Evans
Northampton
68'
J. Evans · Assist: N. Guinness-Walker
Northampton
🟨
74'
Alex Robertson
Cardiff
🔄
80'
D. Campbell ↔ T. Taylor
Northampton
🔄
81'
T. Fornah ↔ M. Jacobs
Northampton
86'
Y. Salech · Assist: C. Robinson
Cardiff
🔄
87'
D. Turnbull ↔ R. Tankiewicz
Cardiff

Cardiff vs Northampton Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

1X2
Home Win
Probability 82.2%
Odds -
BTTS
BTTS Yes
Probability 70.7%
Odds -
Over / Under 2.5
Over 2.5
Probability 79%
Odds -
All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
1X2 Home Win
82.2%
-
BTTS BTTS Yes
70.7%
-
Over / Under 2.5 Over 2.5
79%
-
Probability Distribution
Cardiff Win 82.2%
Draw 4.2%
Northampton Win 13.6%
Expected Goals (xG)
Cardiff1.7
Northampton0.9
Recent Form (Last 5)
Cardiff Cardiff
WWDLW
81 GF / 45 GA
Northampton Northampton
WLDWL
37 GF / 68 GA
Key Stats
1.8
Average Goals Scored
0.84
1
Average Goals Conceded
1.55
23
BTTS Yes
21
23
Over 2.5
21
5.13
Shots on Goal
2.73

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Cardiff Cardiff 45 matches
Northampton Northampton 44 matches
Cardiff Statistic Northampton
26 Wins 9
10 Draws 8
9 Losses 27
81 Goals For 37
45 Goals Against 68
1.8 Avg Goals Scored 0.84
1 Avg Goals Conceded 1.55
23 BTTS Yes 21
34 Over 1.5 31
23 Over 2.5 21
15 Over 3.5 11
17 Clean Sheets 10
7 Failed To Score 18
5.13 Shots On Goal 2.73
15.11 Total Shots 8.91
6.13 Corners 4.82
61.3% Ball Possession 44%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 4 head-to-head meetings, Cardiff won 2 times, Northampton won 2 times, while 0 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 9:7 from Cardiff's perspective. 4 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 3 matches, with an average of 4 goals per game.

1X2: Home Win
BTTS: BTTS Yes
Over/Under 2.5: Over 2.5
Highest model probability: 12 (95.8%)
Predicted formations: Cardiff 4-2-3-1 / Northampton 4-4-2
H2H summary: Cardiff wins 2, draws 0, Northampton wins 2

Standings

League One: Regular season
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 31 10 5 89:41 48 103
W W W D W
2 46 27 10 9 90:50 40 91
L W W W D
3 46 22 11 13 71:58 13 77
W L W L D
4 46 22 11 13 58:51 7 77
W D D D L
5 46 19 18 9 70:52 18 75
L D D W L
6 46 21 12 13 49:46 3 75
W D W D L
7 46 21 11 14 68:56 12 74
W W W D W
8 46 22 7 17 75:63 12 73
W W D W D
9 46 18 13 15 74:64 10 67
W L D D D
10 46 16 17 13 62:50 12 65
W D W W D
11 46 17 12 17 69:58 11 63
W L L D L
12 46 16 15 15 64:60 4 63
L D L L L
13 46 17 9 20 54:65 -11 60
W W W W L
14 46 17 9 20 50:69 -19 60
W D L W W
15 46 15 14 17 68:73 -5 59
L W L L D
16 46 14 14 18 49:58 -9 56
L L D W W
17 46 13 15 18 50:60 -10 54
D D D W D
18 46 15 8 23 64:68 -4 53
L D L D L
19 46 15 8 23 51:72 -21 53
L W L L L
20 46 14 10 22 59:71 -12 52
D L L D L
21 46 12 13 21 52:61 -9 49
L D D D W
22 46 10 12 24 36:61 -25 42
L W L L D
23 46 10 11 25 41:71 -30 41
L D L W L
24 46 9 8 29 39:74 -35 35
L L L L L
Promotion - Championship
Promotion - League One (Play Offs)
Relegation - League Two