Cardiff 5–1 Northampton – England League One, 25 Apr 2026

Match facts

Cardiff Northampton

25 Shots 10

11 Shots on target 5

3 Corners 2

12 Fouls 8

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

Our pre-match prediction

✓ Result correct ✓ Goals correct ✗ BTTS missed Calculated after the match, using only matches played before kick-off (527 league matches this season so far).

Result Cardiff to win

Goals Over 2.5

Both teams score No fair 1.94

Expected goals 2.12 – 0.80

Home / Draw / Away

68% 19% 13%

CardiffDrawNorthampton

Under / Over 2.5 goals

44% 56%

Under 2.5Over 2.5

Both teams to score

52% 48%

NoYes

Total goals in the match

5% 0

16% 1

23% 2

22% 3

16% 4

17% 5+

Most likely scores

2–0 12.2% 1–0 11.5% 2–1 9.7%

Statistics 2025/2026, before this match

Cardiff before this match, all matches

2.00points / match

1.84scored / match

1.00conceded / match

26 10 8

WonDrawnLost 44 played · 81:44

Northampton before this match, all matches

0.81points / match

0.84scored / match

1.51conceded / match

9 8 26

WonDrawnLost 43 played · 36:65

Cardiff all matches all matches Northampton

Per match

1.84 Goals scored 0.84

1.00 Goals conceded 1.51

2.84 Total goals 2.35

15.45 Shots 9.14

5.25 Shots on target 2.77

11.86 Shots faced 14.21

6.27 Corners 4.93

4.25 Corners against 5.33

9.61 Fouls 10.23

1.75 Yellow cards 1.47

0.68 1st-half goals scored 0.33

0.45 1st-half goals conceded 0.70

How often Full Time

59% Wins 21%

23% Draws 19%

18% Losses 60%

95% Over 0.5 goals 88%

77% Over 1.5 goals 70%

52% Over 2.5 goals 47%

34% Over 3.5 goals 23%

11% Over 4.5 goals 5%

7% Over 5.5 goals 2%

52% Both teams scored 47%

39% Clean sheets 23%

14% Failed to score 42%

How often Half Time

32% Wins 12%

50% Draws 47%

18% Losses 42%

66% Over 0.5 goals 67%

32% Over 1.5 goals 26%

7% Over 2.5 goals 5%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Cardiff all matches

2

L

1

D

4

W

2

L

D

1

D

2

W

1

D

3

1

W

1

W

Northampton all matches

1

L

1

D

1

L

2

L

1

2

L

1

4

L

1

L

1

3

L

1

2

L

1

3

L

Cardiff before this match, at home

2.27points / match

2.05scored / match

1.00conceded / match

16 2 4

WonDrawnLost 22 played · 45:22

Northampton before this match, away

0.59points / match

0.68scored / match

1.73conceded / match

3 4 15

WonDrawnLost 22 played · 15:38

Cardiff at home away Northampton

Per match

2.05 Goals scored 0.68

1.00 Goals conceded 1.73

3.05 Total goals 2.41

16.45 Shots 8.82

5.91 Shots on target 2.36

10.27 Shots faced 17.05

6.64 Corners 4.59

3.95 Corners against 6.55

9.64 Fouls 10.23

1.77 Yellow cards 1.27

0.73 1st-half goals scored 0.23

0.45 1st-half goals conceded 0.82

How often Full Time

73% Wins 14%

9% Draws 18%

18% Losses 68%

95% Over 0.5 goals 86%

77% Over 1.5 goals 68%

59% Over 2.5 goals 50%

36% Over 3.5 goals 23%

18% Over 4.5 goals 9%

9% Over 5.5 goals 5%

45% Both teams scored 41%

41% Clean sheets 23%

18% Failed to score 50%

How often Half Time

32% Wins 5%

55% Draws 45%

14% Losses 50%

64% Over 0.5 goals 68%

36% Over 1.5 goals 23%

9% Over 2.5 goals 5%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Cardiff at home

1

W

1

D

4

W

3

1

W

4

1

W

2

L

2

L

D

2

W

1

W

Northampton away

2

L

1

2

L

2

D

4

L

1

L

1

2

L

1

4

L

1

L

1

2

L

Last 10 matches before this match

Cardiff all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
22.04.26	Cardiff – Port Vale	1–0 (0–0)	1.25	6.25	7.00	1.53	2.40
18.04.26	Reading – Cardiff	1–3 (0–1)	4.75	4.00	1.57	1.62	2.25
14.04.26	Huddersfield – Cardiff	1–1 (1–0)	3.00	3.60	2.15	1.73	2.08
11.04.26	Cardiff – Bolton	2–0 (0–0)	1.71	4.00	4.00	1.50	2.50
06.04.26	Peterboro – Cardiff	1–1 (0–0)	4.00	3.80	1.68	1.50	2.50
21.03.26	Cardiff – Blackpool	0–0 (0–0)	1.33	4.75	7.50	1.57	2.35
17.03.26	Cardiff – Wycombe	0–2 (0–0)	1.62	3.80	4.75	1.70	2.10
14.03.26	Exeter – Cardiff	0–4 (0–2)	4.20	3.60	1.76	1.80	2.00
10.03.26	Barnsley – Cardiff	1–1 (1–1)	3.50	3.80	1.86	1.57	2.35
07.03.26	Cardiff – Lincoln	0–2 (0–0)	2.25	3.30	3.00	1.85	1.95

Northampton all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
18.04.26	Northampton – Doncaster	1–3 (0–0)	4.75	3.75	1.62	1.85	1.95
15.04.26	Luton – Northampton	2–1 (1–1)	1.30	5.00	8.00	1.60	2.30
06.04.26	Northampton – Wigan	1–3 (0–2)	2.70	3.00	2.40	2.25	1.62
03.04.26	Bradford – Northampton	1–0 (1–0)	1.37	4.50	7.50	1.80	2.00
21.03.26	Mansfield – Northampton	4–1 (1–0)	1.66	3.60	4.75	1.90	1.90
17.03.26	Stockport – Northampton	2–1 (1–1)	1.42	4.33	6.25	1.73	2.08
14.03.26	Northampton – Burton	0–2 (0–1)	2.65	3.25	2.55	2.15	1.67
08.03.26	AFC Wimbledon – Northampton	1–0 (1–0)	1.91	3.40	3.75	2.05	1.75
28.02.26	Northampton – Peterboro	1–1 (1–0)	2.70	3.40	2.32	1.67	2.15
24.02.26	Northampton – Port Vale	0–1 (0–1)	2.25	3.20	3.10	2.05	1.75

Cardiff at home

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
22.04.26	Cardiff – Port Vale	1–0 (0–0)	1.25	6.25	7.00	1.53	2.40
11.04.26	Cardiff – Bolton	2–0 (0–0)	1.71	4.00	4.00	1.50	2.50
21.03.26	Cardiff – Blackpool	0–0 (0–0)	1.33	4.75	7.50	1.57	2.35
17.03.26	Cardiff – Wycombe	0–2 (0–0)	1.62	3.80	4.75	1.70	2.10
07.03.26	Cardiff – Lincoln	0–2 (0–0)	2.25	3.30	3.00	1.85	1.95
17.02.26	Cardiff – AFC Wimbledon	4–1 (1–1)	1.39	4.50	7.00	1.73	2.08
14.02.26	Cardiff – Luton	3–1 (3–1)	1.71	3.50	4.00	1.85	2.00
27.01.26	Cardiff – Barnsley	4–0 (2–0)	1.61	3.80	4.75	1.62	2.25
24.01.26	Cardiff – Stockport	1–1 (1–1)	1.79	3.80	3.80	1.70	2.10
04.01.26	Cardiff – Wigan	1–0 (1–0)	1.62	3.70	5.00	1.98	1.88

Northampton away

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
15.04.26	Luton – Northampton	2–1 (1–1)	1.30	5.00	8.00	1.60	2.30
03.04.26	Bradford – Northampton	1–0 (1–0)	1.37	4.50	7.50	1.80	2.00
21.03.26	Mansfield – Northampton	4–1 (1–0)	1.66	3.60	4.75	1.90	1.90
17.03.26	Stockport – Northampton	2–1 (1–1)	1.42	4.33	6.25	1.73	2.08
08.03.26	AFC Wimbledon – Northampton	1–0 (1–0)	1.91	3.40	3.75	2.05	1.75
17.02.26	Lincoln – Northampton	4–0 (1–0)	1.35	4.50	8.00	1.90	1.95
14.02.26	Exeter – Northampton	0–0 (0–0)	1.81	3.25	4.00	2.15	1.67
03.02.26	Barnsley – Northampton	2–2 (1–1)	1.66	3.60	4.50	1.90	1.95
27.01.26	Rotherham – Northampton	2–1 (0–1)	2.05	3.10	3.50	2.25	1.62
24.01.26	Blackpool – Northampton	2–0 (1–0)	1.91	3.40	3.80	2.10	1.70

Score badge: green win, amber draw, red loss for the team named above. Half-time score in brackets. Bold odds = the outcome that happened. A league code next to the date means the match was played in another league.

Head-to-head since 2021/2022, before this match

1

Cardiff winsDrawsNorthampton wins

1matches

4.00goals / match

100%over 2.5

100%both scored

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
22.11.25E2	Northampton – Cardiff	1–3 (0–1)	3.40	3.50	2.01	2.03	1.83

England League One table 2025/2026, before this match

All matches – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln	44	29	10	5	83	38	+45	97
2	Cardiff	44	26	10	8	81	44	+37	88
3	Bolton	44	19	17	8	67	48	+19	74
4	Stockport	44	21	11	12	67	55	+12	74
5	Bradford	44	21	10	13	55	49	+6	73
6	Stevenage	45	20	12	13	48	46	+2	72
7	Luton	44	19	11	14	63	53	+10	68
8	Plymouth	44	20	7	17	70	60	+10	67
9	Huddersfield	44	17	13	14	69	60	+9	64
10	Reading	44	16	14	14	63	58	+5	62
11	Wycombe	44	16	12	16	63	52	+11	60
12	Mansfield	43	14	16	13	53	45	+8	58
13	Doncaster	45	16	9	20	47	68	-21	57
14	Barnsley	43	14	14	15	65	68	-3	56
15	Wigan	44	14	14	16	49	56	-7	56
16	Blackpool	44	15	9	20	52	65	-13	54
17	Peterboro	44	15	7	22	63	65	-2	52
18	Burton	44	13	13	18	47	57	-10	52
19	Leyton Orient	44	14	9	21	57	68	-11	51
20	AFC Wimbledon	44	14	8	22	50	68	-18	50
21	Exeter	44	12	12	20	50	58	-8	48
22	Rotherham	44	10	10	24	38	67	-29	40
23	Port Vale	43	9	12	22	33	56	-23	39
24	Northampton	43	9	8	26	36	65	-29	35

Home – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln	22	17	4	1	49	17	+32	55
2	Cardiff	22	16	2	4	45	22	+23	50
3	Bradford	22	15	4	3	31	16	+15	49
4	Bolton	22	13	8	1	44	21	+23	47
5	Stevenage	22	13	7	2	26	13	+13	46
6	Stockport	22	13	4	5	37	24	+13	43
7	Huddersfield	22	11	9	2	41	23	+18	42
8	Luton	22	12	6	4	35	23	+12	42
9	Wycombe	22	12	3	7	42	21	+21	39
10	Blackpool	22	11	5	6	34	29	+5	38
11	Wigan	22	11	4	7	24	16	+8	37
12	Reading	22	10	7	5	33	27	+6	37
13	Barnsley	22	9	6	7	38	34	+4	33
14	Doncaster	23	9	6	8	27	32	-5	33
15	Mansfield	22	8	8	6	33	23	+10	32
16	Exeter	22	8	7	7	29	27	+2	31
17	Plymouth	22	9	4	9	31	32	-1	31
18	Burton	22	9	4	9	26	27	-1	31
19	Leyton Orient	22	8	6	8	30	28	+2	30
20	Peterboro	21	8	5	8	38	27	+11	29
21	AFC Wimbledon	22	8	4	10	25	27	-2	28
22	Rotherham	22	6	8	8	23	31	-8	26
23	Northampton	21	6	4	11	21	27	-6	22
24	Port Vale	22	4	9	9	17	23	-6	21

Away – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln	22	12	6	4	34	21	+13	42
2	Cardiff	22	10	8	4	36	22	+14	38
3	Plymouth	22	11	3	8	39	28	+11	36
4	Stockport	22	8	7	7	30	31	-1	31
5	Bolton	22	6	9	7	23	27	-4	27
6	Luton	22	7	5	10	28	30	-2	26
7	Mansfield	21	6	8	7	20	22	-2	26
8	Stevenage	23	7	5	11	22	33	-11	26
9	Reading	22	6	7	9	30	31	-1	25
10	Bradford	22	6	6	10	24	33	-9	24
11	Doncaster	22	7	3	12	20	36	-16	24
12	Barnsley	21	5	8	8	27	34	-7	23
13	Peterboro	23	7	2	14	25	38	-13	23
14	Huddersfield	22	6	4	12	28	37	-9	22
15	AFC Wimbledon	22	6	4	12	25	41	-16	22
16	Burton	22	4	9	9	21	30	-9	21
17	Wycombe	22	4	9	9	21	31	-10	21
18	Leyton Orient	22	6	3	13	27	40	-13	21
19	Wigan	22	3	10	9	25	40	-15	19
20	Port Vale	21	5	3	13	16	33	-17	18
21	Exeter	22	4	5	13	21	31	-10	17
22	Blackpool	22	4	4	14	18	36	-18	16
23	Rotherham	22	4	2	16	15	36	-21	14
24	Northampton	22	3	4	15	15	38	-23	13

Cardiff Northampton

Under / Over goals 2025/2026, before this match

All matches – Under/Over goals
#
1	14	Barnsley	43	16	27	1.5	1.6	14	14	15	65	68	56
2	19	Leyton Orient	44	17	27	1.3	1.5	14	9	21	57	68	51
3	4	Stockport	44	18	26	1.5	1.2	21	11	12	67	55	74
4	8	Plymouth	44	19	25	1.6	1.4	20	7	17	70	60	67
5	9	Huddersfield	44	19	25	1.6	1.4	17	13	14	69	60	64
6	17	Peterboro	44	19	25	1.4	1.5	15	7	22	63	65	52
7	1	Lincoln	44	20	24	1.9	0.9	29	10	5	83	38	97
8	2	Cardiff	44	21	23	1.8	1.0	26	10	8	81	44	88
9	5	Bradford	44	21	23	1.2	1.1	21	10	13	55	49	73
10	7	Luton	44	21	23	1.4	1.2	19	11	14	63	53	68
11	22	Rotherham	44	21	23	0.9	1.5	10	10	24	38	67	40
12	10	Reading	44	22	22	1.4	1.3	16	14	14	63	58	62
13	11	Wycombe	44	22	22	1.4	1.2	16	12	16	63	52	60
14	13	Doncaster	45	23	22	1.0	1.5	16	9	20	47	68	57
15	16	Blackpool	44	22	22	1.2	1.5	15	9	20	52	65	54
16	18	Burton	44	22	22	1.1	1.3	13	13	18	47	57	52
17	20	AFC Wimbledon	44	22	22	1.1	1.5	14	8	22	50	68	50
18	3	Bolton	44	23	21	1.5	1.1	19	17	8	67	48	74
19	21	Exeter	44	24	20	1.1	1.3	12	12	20	50	58	48
20	24	Northampton	43	23	20	0.8	1.5	9	8	26	36	65	35
21	12	Mansfield	43	24	19	1.2	1.0	14	16	13	53	45	58
22	6	Stevenage	45	28	17	1.1	1.0	20	12	13	48	46	72
23	15	Wigan	44	28	16	1.1	1.3	14	14	16	49	56	56
24	23	Port Vale	43	27	16	0.8	1.3	9	12	22	33	56	39

Home – Under/Over goals
#
1	1	Lincoln	22	8	14	2.2	0.8	17	4	1	49	17	55
2	3	Bolton	22	8	14	2.0	1.0	13	8	1	44	21	47
3	14	Barnsley	22	8	14	1.7	1.5	9	6	7	38	34	33
4	2	Cardiff	22	9	13	2.0	1.0	16	2	4	45	22	50
5	4	Stockport	22	9	13	1.7	1.1	13	4	5	37	24	43
6	11	Wycombe	22	9	13	1.9	1.0	12	3	7	42	21	39
7	7	Luton	22	10	12	1.6	1.0	12	6	4	35	23	42
8	8	Plymouth	22	10	12	1.4	1.5	9	4	9	31	32	31
9	9	Huddersfield	22	10	12	1.9	1.0	11	9	2	41	23	42
10	10	Reading	22	10	12	1.5	1.2	10	7	5	33	27	37
11	12	Mansfield	22	10	12	1.5	1.0	8	8	6	33	23	32
12	16	Blackpool	22	10	12	1.5	1.3	11	5	6	34	29	38
13	17	Peterboro	21	9	12	1.8	1.3	8	5	8	38	27	29
14	18	Burton	22	10	12	1.2	1.2	9	4	9	26	27	31
15	22	Rotherham	22	10	12	1.0	1.4	6	8	8	23	31	26
16	19	Leyton Orient	22	11	11	1.4	1.3	8	6	8	30	28	30
17	13	Doncaster	23	13	10	1.2	1.4	9	6	8	27	32	33
18	21	Exeter	22	12	10	1.3	1.2	8	7	7	29	27	31
19	5	Bradford	22	13	9	1.4	0.7	15	4	3	31	16	49
20	20	AFC Wimbledon	22	13	9	1.1	1.2	8	4	10	25	27	28
21	24	Northampton	21	12	9	1.0	1.3	6	4	11	21	27	22
22	23	Port Vale	22	15	7	0.8	1.0	4	9	9	17	23	21
23	6	Stevenage	22	16	6	1.2	0.6	13	7	2	26	13	46
24	15	Wigan	22	16	6	1.1	0.7	11	4	7	24	16	37

Away – Under/Over goals
#
1	19	Leyton Orient	22	6	16	1.2	1.8	6	3	13	27	40	21
2	5	Bradford	22	8	14	1.1	1.5	6	6	10	24	33	24
3	4	Stockport	22	9	13	1.4	1.4	8	7	7	30	31	31
4	8	Plymouth	22	9	13	1.8	1.3	11	3	8	39	28	36
5	9	Huddersfield	22	9	13	1.3	1.7	6	4	12	28	37	22
6	14	Barnsley	21	8	13	1.3	1.6	5	8	8	27	34	23
7	17	Peterboro	23	10	13	1.1	1.7	7	2	14	25	38	23
8	20	AFC Wimbledon	22	9	13	1.1	1.9	6	4	12	25	41	22
9	13	Doncaster	22	10	12	0.9	1.6	7	3	12	20	36	24
10	6	Stevenage	23	12	11	1.0	1.4	7	5	11	22	33	26
11	7	Luton	22	11	11	1.3	1.4	7	5	10	28	30	26
12	22	Rotherham	22	11	11	0.7	1.6	4	2	16	15	36	14
13	24	Northampton	22	11	11	0.7	1.7	3	4	15	15	38	13
14	1	Lincoln	22	12	10	1.5	1.0	12	6	4	34	21	42
15	2	Cardiff	22	12	10	1.6	1.0	10	8	4	36	22	38
16	10	Reading	22	12	10	1.4	1.4	6	7	9	30	31	25
17	15	Wigan	22	12	10	1.1	1.8	3	10	9	25	40	19
18	16	Blackpool	22	12	10	0.8	1.6	4	4	14	18	36	16
19	18	Burton	22	12	10	1.0	1.4	4	9	9	21	30	21
20	21	Exeter	22	12	10	1.0	1.4	4	5	13	21	31	17
21	11	Wycombe	22	13	9	1.0	1.4	4	9	9	21	31	21
22	23	Port Vale	21	12	9	0.8	1.6	5	3	13	16	33	18
23	3	Bolton	22	15	7	1.0	1.2	6	9	7	23	27	27
24	12	Mansfield	21	14	7	1.0	1.0	6	8	7	20	22	26

U / O = matches with fewer / more goals than the line (both teams' goals). BTTS = both teams to score: Yes when both teams scored, No when at least one didn't. Pos = position in the league table. Click a column heading to sort; click again to reverse.