Cardiff vs Exeter Goals and Highlights Season 2025/2026

League One

League One

03:00 PMDecember 26, 2025

Regular Season – 22

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1 – 0

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HT: (0 – 0)

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How did Cardiff and Exeter perform?

Home Voted: 0

Away Voted: 0

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

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Cardiff and Exeter Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

60%40%

ATTACK

13

Total shots

9

4

Shots on target

1

3

Shots off target

1

6

Blocked shots

7

7

Shots inside box

6

6

Shots outside box

3

5

Corner kicks

4

1

Offsides

2

70

Dangerous attacks

33

PASSING

535

Total passes

349

469 (88%)

Accurate passes

265 (76%)

DISCIPLINE

7

Fouls

12

3

Yellow cards

1

1

Goalkeeper saves

4

Cardiff and Exeter Lineups

Cardiff

4-2-3-1

41G

Matthew Turner

6.9

38D

Perry Ng 🔺80′

7

48D

Dylan Lawlor

7.9

12D

Calum ChambersC 89′

7.6

3D

Joel Bagan 87′

7.3

6M

Ryan Wintle

7.2

18M

Alex Robertson ⚽53′ 🔺79′

8.7

45M

Cian Ashford 🔺90+6′

6.6

8M

Omari Kellyman 🔺79′

7.2

39M

Isaak Davies 56′ 🔺57′

6.5

22F

Yousef Salech

6.9

Substitutes

16M

Chris Willock 🔻57′

6.9

14M

David Turnbull 🔻79′

6.7

27M

Joel Colwill 🔻79′

6.2

44D

Ronan Kpakio 🔻80′

6.6

2D

William Fish 🔻90+6′

–

11F

Ollie Tanner

–

47F

Callum Robinson

–

Coach of Cardiff

👔 Brian Barry-Murphy

Exeter

3-4-1-2

1G

Joe Whitworth

7.9

26D

Pierce SweeneyC

7.5

5D

Jack Fitzwater

6.9

20D

Luca Woodhouse

6.9

14M

Ilmari Niskanen

6.9

31M

Jake Doyle Hayes

6.9

6M

Ethan Brierley 🔺80′

6.3

2M

Jack McMillan

6.9

10F

Jack Aitchison 🔺80′

6.5

9F

Jayden Wareham

6.2

17F

Akeel Higgins

6.2

Substitutes

12M

Reece Cole 🔻65′

6.5

29M

Kevin McDonald 🔻80′

6.7

34D

Liam Oakes 🔻80′

6.3

7F

Carlos Mendes Gomes 🔻80′

6.7

23G

Jack Bycroft

–

16D

Sil Swinkels

–

8M

Edward Francis

–

Coach of Exeter

👔 Gary Robert Caldwell

Cardiff and Exeter Head to Head

1WINS

0DRAWS

0WINS

Over 1.5 Goals0%

Over 2.5 Goals0%

Both Teams Scored0%

Past H2H Matches & Results

16 Sep 2025 Exeter 0-1 Cardiff

EFL Trophy

League One Standings Season 2025/2026

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Cardiff	25	16	4	5	43-25	18	52
2	Lincoln	25	14	6	5	40-26	14	48
3	Bradford City	24	13	7	4	34-25	9	46
4	Stockport County	25	12	6	7	34-30	4	42
5	Huddersfield	26	11	6	9	45-35	10	39
6	Bolton	25	10	9	6	32-25	7	39
7	Luton	25	11	5	9	35-30	5	38
8	Stevenage	23	10	7	6	27-20	7	37
9	Reading	24	9	8	7	32-28	4	35
10	Peterborough	25	11	2	12	33-34	-1	35
11	Wycombe	25	8	9	8	32-28	4	33
12	Mansfield	23	9	5	9	31-28	3	32
13	AFC Wimbledon	24	9	4	11	27-33	-6	31
14	Exeter	24	9	3	12	25-23	2	30
15	Wigan	24	7	9	8	26-27	-1	30
16	Plymouth	25	9	3	13	32-39	-7	30
17	Barnsley	21	8	5	8	33-33	0	29
18	Leyton Orient	25	8	5	12	36-42	-6	29
19	Blackpool	25	8	5	12	31-37	-6	29
20	Northampton	24	8	5	11	22-28	-6	29
21	Burton	24	7	6	11	23-34	-11	27
22	Rotherham	24	6	6	12	22-35	-13	24
23	Doncaster	24	6	5	13	24-41	-17	23
24	Port Vale	23	4	6	13	18-31	-13	18

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Cardiff	13	11	0	2	30-15	15	33
2	Lincoln	13	9	3	1	26-13	13	30
3	Bradford City	12	9	2	1	20-10	10	29
4	Bolton	13	8	4	1	22-7	15	28
5	Huddersfield	13	7	4	2	27-13	14	25
6	Wycombe	13	7	3	3	24-13	11	24
7	Luton	13	7	3	3	19-11	8	24
8	Reading	13	7	3	3	16-12	4	24
9	Stockport County	13	6	3	4	17-16	1	21
10	Exeter	11	6	2	3	17-8	9	20
11	Peterborough	13	6	2	5	19-14	5	20
12	Leyton Orient	13	5	5	3	20-15	5	20
13	Stevenage	10	5	4	1	12-6	6	19
14	Blackpool	13	5	4	4	21-19	2	19
15	Wigan	11	5	3	3	12-8	4	18
16	Northampton	12	5	3	4	13-10	3	18
17	Mansfield	11	5	2	4	18-12	6	17
18	Barnsley	10	5	1	4	20-16	4	16
19	Rotherham	12	4	4	4	15-17	-2	16
20	AFC Wimbledon	11	4	3	4	10-8	2	15
21	Doncaster	12	4	3	5	14-18	-4	15
22	Plymouth	13	4	2	7	14-19	-5	14
23	Burton	12	4	2	6	11-17	-6	14
24	Port Vale	11	2	3	6	10-13	-3	9

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Stockport County	12	6	3	3	17-14	3	21
2	Cardiff	12	5	4	3	13-10	3	19
3	Lincoln	12	5	3	4	14-13	1	18
4	Stevenage	13	5	3	5	15-14	1	18
5	Bradford City	12	4	5	3	14-15	-1	17
6	Plymouth	12	5	1	6	18-20	-2	16
7	AFC Wimbledon	13	5	1	7	17-25	-8	16
8	Mansfield	12	4	3	5	13-16	-3	15
9	Peterborough	12	5	0	7	14-20	-6	15
10	Luton	12	4	2	6	16-19	-3	14
11	Huddersfield	13	4	2	7	18-22	-4	14
12	Barnsley	11	3	4	4	13-17	-4	13
13	Burton	12	3	4	5	12-17	-5	13
14	Wigan	13	2	6	5	14-19	-5	12
15	Reading	11	2	5	4	16-16	0	11
16	Bolton	12	2	5	5	10-18	-8	11
17	Northampton	12	3	2	7	9-18	-9	11
18	Exeter	13	3	1	9	8-15	-7	10
19	Blackpool	12	3	1	8	10-18	-8	10
20	Wycombe	12	1	6	5	8-15	-7	9
21	Port Vale	12	2	3	7	8-18	-10	9
22	Leyton Orient	12	3	0	9	16-27	-11	9
23	Rotherham	12	2	2	8	7-18	-11	8
24	Doncaster	12	2	2	8	10-23	-13	8

Qualification/Relegation

Relegation – League Two

Promotion – Championship

Promotion – League One (Play Offs)

Cardiff vs Exeter Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2025-12-26

In the grand scheme of the League One season, every point is precious. Cardiff hosted Exeter on December 26, 2025 with a clear mission to secure all three points.

The encounter at Cardiff City Stadium was a test of endurance and strategy. Both teams knew that slipping up could be costly. The match unfolded with high stakes evident in every challenge.

Race for the Table

Cardiff is fighting for a top spot, currently at 1st. With 52 points, they need to convert draws into wins. Their current record is 16W – 4D – 5L.

Exeter is equally hungry for points. Sitting at 14th with 30 points, they are aiming to climb the ladder. They have 9 wins to their name.

Rivalry History

Looking back at 1 matches, Cardiff leads with 1 wins against Exeter‘s 0. 0 draws suggest parity.

Both teams have scored in 0 matches, indicating open play. Over 2.5 goals occurred 0 times.

Recent Progress

Here is how their race for points has been going recently:

Recent Matches of Cardiff

Recent Matches of Exeter

Watch The Race Unfold

See how the battle for points played out. Full highlights and analysis available now.

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