Cardiff City vs Plymouth Argyle — Free Prediction & Stats

Prediction, Stats & Betting Tips

Our Prediction

Over 8.5 Corners

Both teams are evenly matched — Cardiff City have won 60% of home games, Plymouth Argyle 60% of away games. A tight encounter is likely — see our Draw stats.

Plymouth Argyle have a strong trend for high-scoring away games (Over 2.5 Goals in 80%), while Cardiff City are lower at home (40%). The visitors' attacking output suggests multiple goals are likely.

BTTS trends are mixed for this fixture (Cardiff City 40% at home, Plymouth Argyle 50% away). Browse the full Both Teams to Score stats for more context.

Plymouth Argyle often produce high corner totals away (80%), while Cardiff City are lower at home (60%). The visitors may push the game to Over 9.5 Corners.

Our Prediction: Over 8.5 Corners — Cardiff City see 9+ corners in 90% of home games, Plymouth Argyle in 80% of away games. Plenty of set-piece action expected.

League Table

The full League One table for the 2025/2026 season, with Cardiff City (1st) and Plymouth Argyle (19th) highlighted. League position gives useful context alongside current home and away form when assessing this fixture.

League One 2025/2026

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln City	42	28	9	5	79:36	+43	93
2	Cardiff City H	41	24	9	8	76:42	+34	81
3	Bradford City	42	21	8	13	52:46	+6	71
4	Bolton Wanderers	42	18	16	8	59:44	+15	70
5	Stockport County	40	19	10	11	59:50	+9	67
6	Stevenage	41	19	10	12	43:38	+5	67
7	Plymouth Argyle A	42	19	6	17	66:58	+8	63
8	Huddersfield Town	42	17	11	14	65:56	+9	62
9	Reading	43	16	14	13	62:55	+7	62
10	Luton Town	41	17	10	14	57:50	+7	61
11	Wycombe Wanderers	43	16	12	15	63:51	+12	60
12	Barnsley	40	14	12	14	63:65	-2	54
13	Mansfield Town	40	13	14	13	50:43	+7	53
14	Doncaster Rovers	42	15	8	19	43:64	-21	53
15	Wigan Athletic	42	13	13	16	46:56	-10	52
16	Burton Albion	43	13	12	18	46:56	-10	51
17	Blackpool	43	14	9	20	51:65	-14	51
18	Peterborough United	41	15	6	20	60:58	+2	51
19	AFC Wimbledon	42	14	8	20	49:63	-14	50
20	Leyton Orient	42	14	8	20	57:66	-9	50
21	Exeter City	43	12	11	20	47:55	-8	47
22	Rotherham United	41	9	10	22	36:62	-26	37
23	Northampton Town	41	9	8	24	34:60	-26	35
24	Port Vale	39	8	10	21	30:54	-24	34

Team Form

Cardiff City (60% home wins) and Plymouth Argyle (60% away wins) are evenly matched on current form. The table below suggests this could be a closely contested fixture.

	Cardiff City (Home Form)	Plymouth Argyle (Away Form)
Last X Matches	10	10
Won	6 (60%)	6 (60%)
Drawn	2 (20%)	1 (10%)
Lost	2 (20%)	3 (30%)

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

Cardiff City have seen both teams score in 40% of home games, Plymouth Argyle in 50% of away games. The full BTTS breakdown for both sides is in the table below.

	Cardiff City (Home Form)	Plymouth Argyle (Away Form)
Last X Matches	10	10
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)	4 (40%)	5 (50%)

Match Goals

Plymouth Argyle regularly feature in high-scoring away games (Over 2.5 in 80%), while Cardiff City are lower at home (40%). The visitors' attacking output suggests multiple goals are likely.

Over Goals

	Cardiff City (Home Form)	Plymouth Argyle (Away Form)
Last X Matches	10	10
Over 0.5 Goals	9 (90%)	10 (100%)
Over 1.5 Goals	8 (80%)	8 (80%)
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (40%)	8 (80%)
Over 3.5 Goals	3 (30%)	4 (40%)

Under Goals

	Cardiff City (Home Form)	Plymouth Argyle (Away Form)
Last X Matches	10	10
Under 0.5 Goals	1 (10%)	0 (0%)
Under 1.5 Goals	2 (20%)	2 (20%)
Under 2.5 Goals	6 (60%)	2 (20%)
Under 3.5 Goals	7 (70%)	6 (60%)

Team Goals

Cardiff City have scored 2+ goals in 30% of home games this season, Plymouth Argyle in 50% of away games. The full team goals breakdown is in the table below.

Goals Scored

	Cardiff City (Home Form)	Plymouth Argyle (Away Form)
Last X Matches	10	10
Over 0.5 Goals Scored	7 (70%)	9 (90%)
Over 1.5 Goals Scored	5 (50%)	6 (60%)
Over 2.5 Goals Scored	3 (30%)	5 (50%)
Over 3.5 Goals Scored	2 (20%)	2 (20%)

Goals Conceded

	Cardiff City (Home Form)	Plymouth Argyle (Away Form)
Last X Matches	10	10
Over 0.5 Goals Conceded	6 (60%)	6 (60%)
Over 1.5 Goals Conceded	2 (20%)	4 (40%)
Over 2.5 Goals Conceded	0 (0%)	1 (10%)
Over 3.5 Goals Conceded	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

Goal Totals

	Cardiff City (Home Form)	Plymouth Argyle (Away Form)
Last X Matches	10	10
Total Goals Scored	17 (1.7 avg)	22 (2.2 avg)
Total Goals Conceded	8 (0.8 avg)	11 (1.1 avg)

Match Corners

Both Cardiff City (90% Over 8.5 at home) and Plymouth Argyle (80% Over 8.5 away) regularly feature in high-corner matches. Expect plenty of set-piece opportunities from both sides.

	Cardiff City (Home Form)	Plymouth Argyle (Away Form)
Last X Matches	10	10
Over 7.5 Corners	10 (100%)	8 (80%)
Over 8.5 Corners	9 (90%)	8 (80%)
Over 9.5 Corners	6 (60%)	8 (80%)
Over 10.5 Corners	3 (30%)	6 (60%)
Over 11.5 Corners	3 (30%)	5 (50%)
Over 12.5 Corners	3 (30%)	2 (20%)

Team Corners

Cardiff City win 6+ corners in 60% of home games, generating decent attacking corner opportunities, and are generally solid defensively, conceding 6+ corners in only 0% of home matches.

Plymouth Argyle have moderate corner counts away (6+ corners in 40% of games), and are generally solid defensively away from home, conceding 6+ corners in only 10% of away matches.

Corners Won

	Cardiff City (Home Form)	Plymouth Argyle (Away Form)
Last X Matches	10	10
Over 4.5 Corners For	9 (90%)	8 (80%)
Over 5.5 Corners For	9 (90%)	7 (70%)
Over 6.5 Corners For	6 (60%)	4 (40%)
Over 7.5 Corners For	5 (50%)	4 (40%)
Over 8.5 Corners For	3 (30%)	1 (10%)

Corners Conceded

	Cardiff City (Home Form)	Plymouth Argyle (Away Form)
Last X Matches	10	10
Over 4.5 Corners Against	2 (20%)	5 (50%)
Over 5.5 Corners Against	0 (0%)	3 (30%)
Over 6.5 Corners Against	0 (0%)	1 (10%)
Over 7.5 Corners Against	0 (0%)	1 (10%)
Over 8.5 Corners Against	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

Head 2 Head

The head-to-head record below shows previous results between Cardiff City and Plymouth Argyle. Historical meetings can reveal patterns in how these sides match up — use this alongside the current form and stats above for a fuller picture before placing a bet.

22nd Feb, 2025

Plymouth Argyle

1 – 1 HT: 0-1

Cardiff City

Corners 0–6 Cards 4–4 O1.5 O2.5 BTTS

19th Oct, 2024

Cardiff City

5 – 0 HT: 2-0

Plymouth Argyle

Corners 9–1 Cards 3–2 O1.5 O2.5 BTTS

20th Jan, 2024

Plymouth Argyle

3 – 1 HT: 1-1

Cardiff City

Corners 5–5 Cards 4–2 O1.5 O2.5 BTTS

26th Dec, 2023

Cardiff City

2 – 2 HT: 1-1

Plymouth Argyle

Corners 7–3 Cards 0–1 O1.5 O2.5 BTTS

21st Jul, 2017

Plymouth Argyle

0 – 1 HT: 0-0

Cardiff City

Corners 4–6 Cards 0–0 O1.5 O2.5 BTTS

26th Dec, 2009

Cardiff City

0 – 1 HT: 0-0

Plymouth Argyle