Cardiff vs Doncaster

League One 13 Dec 2025, 15:00
Cardiff
Cardiff
4–3
HT 2–2
FULL TIME
Doncaster
Doncaster
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium Round 20

Match report

Cardiff edged past Doncaster 4-3 in the League One on 13 December 2025. It was 2-2 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Cardiff had 18 shots to Doncaster's 13.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.

Half-time 2-2 Shots 18 - 13 On target 9 - 6 Corners 4 - 2 Fouls 12 - 12 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Yousef Salech
Cardiff · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Cian Ashford 1 goal
8 Omari Kellyman 1 goal
8 Harry Clifton 1 goal
7 Joel Bagan 1 goal
First half vs second half
Cardiff stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 7 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–5 11–8
Shots On Goal 2–2 7–4
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 2–0 2–2
Attacks 66–34 56–34
Match statistics
4 Corners 2
5 Substitution 4
122 Attacks 68
41 Dangerous Attacks 34
7 On Target 5
10 Off Target 7
18 Shots Total 13
9 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 7
4 Shots Blocked 0
12 Shots Inside Box 12
6 Shots Outside Box 1
12 Fouls 12
4 Corners 2
0 Offsides 3
61% Ball Possession 39%
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 4
549 Passes Total 340
452 Passes Accurate 261
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Trott
44 R. Kpakio 2 W. Fish 12 C. Chambers 3 J. Bagan
6 R. Wintle 18 A. Robertson
45 C. Ashford 8 O. Kellyman 39 I. Davies
22 Y. Salech
Doncaster · 3-1-4-2
29 T. Lo-Tutala
12 C. O'Riordan 6 J. McGrath 27 S. Grehan
33 B. Close
7 L. Molyneux 4 O. Bailey 18 C. Crew 3 J. Maxwell
9 B. Hanlan 15 H. Clifton
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 48 Dylan Lawlor
  • 38 Perry Ng
  • 16 Chris Willock
  • 14 David Turnbull
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 27 Joel Colwill
Doncaster
Coach
Grant Samuel McCann
Substitutes
  • 2 Jamie Sterry
  • 11 Jordan Gibson
  • 14 Billy Sharp
  • 22 Robbie Gotts
  • 1 Ian Lawlor
  • 5 Matthew Pearson
  • 17 Glenn Middleton
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ P. Ng ↓ R. Kpakio Cardiff
  • 46' ↑ D. Lawlor ↓ W. Fish Cardiff
  • 46' ↑ C. Willock ↓ I. Davies Cardiff
  • 58' ↑ J. Sterry ↓ C. O'Riordan Doncaster
  • 58' ↑ J. Gibson ↓ C. Crew Doncaster
  • 65' ↑ D. Turnbull ↓ A. Robertson Cardiff
  • 77' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ O. Kellyman Cardiff
  • 79' ↑ B. Sharp ↓ B. Hanlan Doncaster
  • 90+1' ↑ R. Gotts ↓ B. Close Doncaster
Cards
  • 57' A. Robertson Cardiff
  • 59' B. Close Doncaster
  • 76' O. Bailey Doncaster
  • 82' R. Wintle Cardiff
Head-to-head
Cardiff 2 0 draws 0 Doncaster
2026-02-28 Doncaster vs Cardiff 0 - 4
2025-12-13 Cardiff vs Doncaster 4 - 3
Recent form
Cardiff D D D W D
Doncaster D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff vs Doncaster?
Cardiff won 4-3 against Doncaster on 13 December 2025.
Who won Cardiff vs Doncaster?
Cardiff won the match 4-3.
Where was Cardiff vs Doncaster played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.