Cardiff vs Cheltenham

League Cup - 2nd Round 26 Aug 2025, 18:45
Cardiff
Cardiff
3–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Cheltenham
Cheltenham
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)) 👤 Edward Duckworth

Match report

Cardiff cruised past Cheltenham 3-0 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 26 August 2025.

Cardiff dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 23 shots to Cheltenham's 15.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)), with Edward Duckworth in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 23 - 15 On target 10 - 4 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 15 - 18 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Calum Chambers
Cardiff · 1 goal
8 Joel Colwill 1 goal
8 Isaak Davies 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Matthew Turner 4 saves
8 Rubin Colwill 1 assist
First half vs second half
Cardiff stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 9 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–7 14–8
Shots On Goal 5–3 5–1
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 1–2 6–1
Attacks 26–47 42–48
Match statistics
7 Corners 3
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
68 Attacks 95
43 Dangerous Attacks 33
10 On Target 3
13 Off Target 11
23 Shots Total 15
10 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 9
7 Shots Blocked 2
17 Shots Inside Box 11
6 Shots Outside Box 4
15 Fouls 18
7 Corners 3
0 Offsides 1
62% Ball Possession 38%
2 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 7
439 Passes Total 278
368 Passes Accurate 205
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
41 M. Turner
38 P. Ng 48 D. Lawlor 12 C. Chambers 3 J. Bagan
28 D. Mafico 27 J. Colwill
29 T. Nyakuhwa 47 C. Robinson 39 I. Davies
22 Y. Salech
Cheltenham · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Day
2 A. Jude-Boyd 12 D. Power 19 J. Mažionis 3 G. Harmon
25 H. Sohna 4 L. Kinsella
14 R. Broom 16 J. Martin 22 E. Archer
9 L. Angol
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 10 Rubin Colwill
  • 16 Chris Willock
  • 49 Luey Giles
  • 44 Ronan Kpakio
  • 45 Cian Ashford
  • 51 Daniel Higgs
  • 50 Gabriel Keita
  • 2 William Fish
  • 6 Ryan Wintle
Cheltenham
Coach
Michael John Flynn
Substitutes
  • 18 Ibrahim Bakare
  • 30 Freddie Willcox
  • 28 Tommy Backwell
  • 42 Mark Barber
  • 10 George Miller
  • 41 Mamadou Diallo
  • 38 Harry Tustin
  • 8 Luke Young
  • 20 Jake Bickerstaff
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Colwill ↓ I. Davies Cardiff
  • 46' ↑ C. Willock ↓ C. Robinson Cardiff
  • 51' ↑ I. Bakare ↓ D. Power Cheltenham
  • 58' ↑ T. Backwell ↓ R. Broom Cheltenham
  • 58' ↑ F. Willcox ↓ G. Harmon Cheltenham
  • 65' ↑ R. Kpakio ↓ P. Ng Cardiff
  • 65' ↑ L. Giles ↓ J. Bagan Cardiff
  • 71' ↑ C. Ashford ↓ Y. Salech Cardiff
  • 72' ↑ M. Barber ↓ A. Jude-Boyd Cheltenham
  • 72' ↑ G. Miller ↓ L. Angol Cheltenham
Cards
  • 26' C. Robinson Cardiff
  • 45+3' L. Angol Cheltenham
  • 56' P. Ng Cardiff
  • 90+1' J. Mazionis Cheltenham
Head-to-head
Cardiff 2 2 draws 0 Cheltenham
2025-08-26 Cardiff vs Cheltenham 3 - 0
2022-07-16 Cheltenham Town vs Cardiff City 0 - 0
2022-07-16 Cheltenham vs Cardiff 0 - 0
2022-07-16 Cheltenham Town vs Cardiff City 1 - 2
Recent form
Cardiff D D D W D
Cheltenham D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff vs Cheltenham?
Cardiff won 3-0 against Cheltenham on 26 August 2025.
Who won Cardiff vs Cheltenham?
Cardiff won the match 3-0.
Where was Cardiff vs Cheltenham played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)).
Who had more possession in Cardiff vs Cheltenham?
Cardiff had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.