Cardiff vs Exeter

League One 26 Dec 2025, 15:00
Cardiff
Cardiff
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Exeter
Exeter
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium Round 22

Match report

Cardiff edged past Exeter 1-0 in the League One on 26 December 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Cardiff had 13 shots to Exeter's 9.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 13 - 9 On target 4 - 1 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 7 - 12 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Alex Robertson
Cardiff · 1 goal
8 Dylan Lawlor 1 assist
8 Calum Chambers 100 passes (91% accurate)
8 Joe Whitworth 4 saves
8 Pierce Sweeney captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–6 5–3
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–0
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 2–4 3–0
Attacks 62–32 53–40
Match statistics
5 Corners 4
5 Substitution 4
115 Attacks 72
70 Dangerous Attacks 33
4 On Target 1
10 Off Target 7
13 Shots Total 9
4 Shots On Goal 1
3 Shots Off Goal 1
6 Shots Blocked 7
7 Shots Inside Box 6
6 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 12
5 Corners 4
1 Offsides 2
60% Ball Possession 40%
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 4
535 Passes Total 349
469 Passes Accurate 265
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
41 M. Turner
38 P. Ng 48 D. Lawlor 12 C. Chambers 3 J. Bagan
6 R. Wintle 18 A. Robertson
45 C. Ashford 8 O. Kellyman 39 I. Davies
22 Y. Salech
Exeter · 3-4-1-2
1 J. Whitworth
26 P. Sweeney 5 J. Fitzwater 20 L. Woodhouse
14 I. Niskanen 31 J. Hayes 6 E. Brierley 2 J. McMillan
10 J. Aitchison
9 J. Wareham 17 A. Higgins
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 16 Chris Willock
  • 14 David Turnbull
  • 27 Joel Colwill
  • 44 Ronan Kpakio
  • 2 William Fish
  • 11 Ollie Tanner
  • 47 Callum Robinson
Exeter
Coach
Gary Robert Caldwell
Substitutes
  • 12 Reece Cole
  • 29 Kevin McDonald
  • 34 Liam Oakes
  • 7 Carlos Mendes Gomes
  • 23 Jack Bycroft
  • 16 Sil Swinkels
  • 8 Edward Francis
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ C. Willock ↓ I. Davies Cardiff
  • 65' ↑ R. Cole ↓ A. Higgins Exeter
  • 79' ↑ J. Colwill ↓ A. Robertson Cardiff
  • 79' ↑ D. Turnbull ↓ O. Kellyman Cardiff
  • 80' ↑ R. Kpakio ↓ P. Ng Cardiff
  • 80' ↑ L. Oakes ↓ E. Brierley Exeter
  • 80' ↑ K. McDonald ↓ J. Doyle-Hayes Exeter
  • 80' ↑ C. Mendes ↓ J. Aitchison Exeter
  • 90+6' ↑ W. Fish ↓ C. Ashford Cardiff
Cards
  • 56' I. Davies Cardiff
  • 82' L. Oakes Exeter
  • 87' J. Bagan Cardiff
  • 89' C. Chambers Cardiff
Head-to-head
Cardiff 3 1 draws 0 Exeter
2026-03-14 Exeter vs Cardiff 0 - 4
2025-12-26 Cardiff vs Exeter 1 - 0
2025-09-16 Exeter vs Cardiff 0 - 1
2021-07-24 Cardiff City vs Exeter City 2 - 2
Recent form
Cardiff D D D W D
Exeter D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff vs Exeter?
Cardiff won 1-0 against Exeter on 26 December 2025.
Who won Cardiff vs Exeter?
Cardiff won the match 1-0.
Where was Cardiff vs Exeter played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.