Plymouth vs Cardiff match stats & report

5–2 Full time

League One · England · Regular Season - 34 · Home Park, Plymouth · Ref D. Drysdale

Plymouth stats & fixtures · Cardiff stats & fixtures

Plymouth beat Cardiff 5–2 in League One on 21 February 2026. Expected goals finished 2.67–2.21. Cardiff had 71% of the ball.

Plymouth vs Cardiff match statistics

PlymouthCardiff

29% Ball possession 71%
2.67 Expected goals (xG) 2.21
16 Total shots 18
9 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 5
2 Blocked shots 7
10 Shots inside the box 10
3 Corners 8
23 Fouls 10
2 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 4
186 Passes 463
64% Pass accuracy 80%
4 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

15' Yellow card O. Kellyman Cardiff
28' Goal L. Tolaj (assist A. Pepple) Plymouth
31' Goal A. Pepple (assist J. Edwards) Plymouth
33' Goal O. Kellyman Cardiff
34' Goal A. Pepple (assist W. Harding) Plymouth
37' Yellow card C. Watts Plymouth
43' Goal O. Kellyman (assist P. Ng) Cardiff
44' Yellow card M. Ross Plymouth
45+6' Yellow card G. Osho Cardiff
67' Yellow card P. Ng Cardiff
68' Penalty scored L. Tolaj Plymouth
70' Yellow card M. Boateng Plymouth
72' Yellow card A. Robertson Cardiff
81' Goal M. Ross (assist R. Curtis) Plymouth

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Plymouth

Confirmed 4-4-2 Tom Cleverley

1 C. Hazard

45 W. Harding 15 A. Mitchell 2 M. Ross 8 J. Edwards

17 C. Watts 4 B. Sarpong-Wiredu 19 M. Boateng 28 R. Curtis

27 A. Pepple 9 L. Tolaj

Bench L. Ashby-Hammond , Julio Pleguezuelo , O. Dale , X. Amaechi , J. MacKenzie , M. Sorinola , B. Ibrahim

Cardiff

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Brian Barry-Murphy

13 N. Trott

3 J. Bagan 12 C. Chambers 4 G. Osho 38 P. Ng

14 D. Turnbull 18 A. Robertson

16 C. Willock 27 J. Colwill 11 O. Tanner

8 O. Kellyman

Bench R. Colwill , C. Scanlon , Cian Ashford , R. Kpakio , C. Robinson , R. Wintle , D. Lawlor

Form guide

Plymouth at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cardiff away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 6.9 per game
Shots on target: 5.6 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Plymouth vs Cardiff head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
30 Aug 25	Cardiff v Plymouth	4–0
22 Feb 25	Plymouth v Cardiff	1–1
19 Oct 24	Cardiff v Plymouth	5–0
20 Jan 24	Plymouth v Cardiff	3–1
26 Dec 23	Cardiff v Plymouth	2–2

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Plymouth vs Cardiff head-to-head record