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Cardiff City vs Northampton Town
25 Apr 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Edward DuckworthLeague One 2025/2026 · 19 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Cardiff CityMin
Northampton Town- ⚽
Ollie Tanner 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Chris Willock
Right foot shot
9′ - ⚽
Joel Colwill 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Rubin Colwill
Right foot shot
19′ - ⚽
Callum Robinson 3-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
37′ - 42′
Sam Hoskins
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- 46′⇄
E. List
Substitution
Off: Jack Vale
- 46′⇄
Kyle McAdam
Substitution
Off: Kamarai Swyer
- ⚽
Ollie Tanner 4-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
54′ - ⇄
Alex Robertson
Substitution
Off: Joel Colwill
55′ - ⇄
Yousef Salech
Substitution
Off: Rubin Colwill
55′ - ⇄
Isaak Davies
Substitution
Off: Ollie Tanner
65′ - ⇄
Omari Kellyman
Substitution
Off: Chris Willock
65′ - 66′⇄
Jake Evans
Substitution
Off: Sam Hoskins
- 68′⚽
Jake Evans 4-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Nesta Guinness-Walker
Left foot shot
Alex Robertson
Yellowcard
Foul
74′- 80′⇄
Terry Taylor
Substitution
Off: Dean Campbell
- 81′⇄
Michael Jacobs
Substitution
Off: Tyrese Fornah
- ⚽
Yousef Salech 5-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Callum Robinson
Right foot shot
86′ - ⇄
Rob Tankiewicz
Substitution
Off: David Turnbull
87′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7.18 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 6.99 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.17 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.18 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 7.93 | |
| 55 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7.55 | |
| 87 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.45 | |
| 65 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 8.68 | |
| 55 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.61 | |
| 65 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 7.65 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 8.88 | |
| 25 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.35 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 35 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.01 | |
| 35 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.30 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.35 | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Cardiff City
Latest: Port Vale · 1–0
Match stats
22 Apr 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Port Vale · 2025/2026
Northampton Town
Latest: Luton Town · 1–2
Match stats
15 Apr 2026, 19:45 · Away vs Luton Town · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Cardiff City’s ground: 1 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Cardiff City’s home games with Northampton Town’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Cardiff City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Northampton Town
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Cardiff City
Northampton Town
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Cardiff City
Northampton Town
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Cardiff City
Northampton Town
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.