Cardiff vs Stevenage

League One 29 Dec 2025, 19:45
Cardiff
Cardiff
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Stevenage
Stevenage
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium Round 23

Match report

Cardiff edged past Stevenage 2-1 in the League One on 29 December 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Stevenage dominated possession with 75% of the ball, while Cardiff had 22 shots to Stevenage's 5.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 25% - 75% Shots 22 - 5 On target 4 - 1 Corners 6 - 4 Fouls 11 - 9 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Callum Robinson
Cardiff · 1 goal
8 Charlie Goode captained the side
7 Yousef Salech 1 goal
7 Phoenix Patterson 1 goal
7 Nathan Trott captained the side
First half vs second half
Stevenage came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 0 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–0 11–5
Shots On Goal 0–0 4–1
Ball Possession 71–29 —
Corners 5–0 1–4
Attacks 70–31 46–40
Match statistics
6 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
116 Attacks 71
61 Dangerous Attacks 36
3 On Target 1
17 Off Target 4
25% Ball Possession 75%
22 Shots Total 5
4 Shots On Goal 1
9 Shots Off Goal 2
9 Shots Blocked 2
12 Shots Inside Box 2
10 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 9
6 Corners 4
1 Offsides 1
69% Ball Possession 31%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 1
529 Passes Total 245
450 Passes Accurate 148
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Trott
38 P. Ng 2 W. Fish 12 C. Chambers 3 J. Bagan
6 R. Wintle 14 D. Turnbull
39 I. Davies 47 C. Robinson 16 C. Willock
22 Y. Salech
Stevenage · 4-2-3-1
1 F. Marschall
2 L. James-Wildin 15 C. Goode 5 C. Piergianni 16 L. Freestone
4 J. Houghton 18 H. White
44 P. Patterson 10 D. Kemp 30 B. Lubala
19 J. Reid
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 44 Ronan Kpakio
  • 8 Omari Kellyman
  • 18 Alex Robertson
  • 11 Ollie Tanner
  • 27 Joel Colwill
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 48 Dylan Lawlor
Stevenage
Coach
Alexander David Revell
Substitutes
  • 20 Chem Campbell
  • 23 Louis Thompson
  • 24 Jovan Malcolm
  • 17 Jasper Pattenden
  • 22 Jake Young
  • 13 Taye Ashby-Hammond
  • 14 Saxon Earley
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ R. Kpakio ↓ P. Ng Cardiff
  • 60' ↑ O. Kellyman ↓ I. Davies Cardiff
  • 69' ↑ C. Campbell ↓ P. Patterson Stevenage
  • 69' ↑ L. Thompson ↓ D. Kemp Stevenage
  • 69' ↑ J. Malcolm ↓ B. Lubala Stevenage
  • 77' ↑ J. Pattenden ↓ J. Houghton Stevenage
  • 83' ↑ A. Robertson ↓ D. Turnbull Cardiff
  • 83' ↑ O. Tanner ↓ C. Willock Cardiff
  • 83' ↑ J. Young ↓ J. Reid Stevenage
  • 86' ↑ J. Colwill ↓ C. Robinson Cardiff
Cards
  • 54' H. White Stevenage
  • 90+3' L. Thompson Stevenage
  • 90+4' J. Colwill Cardiff
Head-to-head
Cardiff 2 0 draws 0 Stevenage
2025-12-29 Cardiff vs Stevenage 2 - 1
2025-12-09 Stevenage vs Cardiff 0 - 1
Recent form
Cardiff D D D W D
Stevenage D D W D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff vs Stevenage?
Cardiff won 2-1 against Stevenage on 29 December 2025.
Who won Cardiff vs Stevenage?
Cardiff won the match 2-1.
Where was Cardiff vs Stevenage played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.
Who had more possession in Cardiff vs Stevenage?
Stevenage had 75% of possession, compared to 25% for the other side.