Luton vs Cardiff

League One 23 Aug 2025, 11:30
Luton
Luton
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Cardiff
Cardiff
🏟 Kenilworth Road (Luton, Bedfordshire) 👤 Martin Coy Round 5

Match report

Cardiff edged past Luton 1-0 in the League One on 23 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Cardiff dominated possession with 62% of the ball, while Luton had 23 shots to Cardiff's 16.

The match was played at Kenilworth Road (Luton, Bedfordshire), with Martin Coy in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 38% - 62% Shots 23 - 16 On target 7 - 3 Corners 5 - 8 Fouls 11 - 10 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Chris Willock
Cardiff · 1 goal
9 Nathan Trott 7 saves
8 William Fish captained the side
8 Joel Bagan captained the side
7 Christ Makosso captained the side
First half vs second half
Luton stepped it up after the break, with 16 shots in the second half compared to 7 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–8 16–8
Shots On Goal 5–1 2–2
Ball Possession 35–65 —
Corners 1–6 4–2
Attacks 40–61 26–39
Match statistics
5 Corners 8
5 Substitution 4
66 Attacks 100
1 Attacks 1
58 Dangerous Attacks 56
7 On Target 3
16 Off Target 13
23 Shots Total 16
7 Shots On Goal 3
8 Shots Off Goal 5
8 Shots Blocked 8
19 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 8
11 Fouls 10
5 Corners 8
1 Offsides 2
38% Ball Possession 62%
2 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 7
274 Passes Total 448
191 Passes Accurate 380
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Luton · 3-4-1-2
24 J. Keeley
28 C. Makosso 6 M. McGuinness 3 K. Naismith
17 N. Lonwijk 8 L. Walsh 23 G. Saville 7 M. Alli
18 J. Clark
21 N. Wells 20 L. Nordås
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Trott
44 R. Kpakio 2 W. Fish 48 D. Lawlor 3 J. Bagan
14 D. Turnbull 6 R. Wintle
45 C. Ashford 10 R. Colwill 16 C. Willock
47 C. Robinson
Luton
Coach
Matthew James Bloomfield
Substitutes
  • 30 Gideon Kodua
  • 9 Jerry Yates
  • 37 Zack Nelson
  • 26 Shandon Baptiste
  • 33 Cohen Bramall
  • 1 James Shea
  • 29 Thomas Holmes
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 27 Joel Colwill
  • 12 Calum Chambers
  • 22 Yousef Salech
  • 39 Isaak Davies
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 38 Perry Ng
  • 24 Eli King
Substitutions
  • 32' ↑ J. Colwill ↓ D. Turnbull Cardiff
  • 58' ↑ J. Yates ↓ N. Wells Luton
  • 58' ↑ G. Kodua ↓ N. Lonwijk Luton
  • 70' ↑ C. Chambers ↓ D. Lawlor Cardiff
  • 70' ↑ Y. Salech ↓ C. Robinson Cardiff
  • 72' ↑ Z. Nelson ↓ L. Walsh Luton
  • 73' ↑ S. Baptiste ↓ G. Saville Luton
  • 90' ↑ C. Bramall ↓ L. Nordås Luton
  • 90' ↑ I. Davies ↓ C. Willock Cardiff
Cards
  • 52' J. Keeley Luton
  • 55' G. Saville Luton
  • 86' C. Chambers Cardiff
Head-to-head
Luton 4 0 draws 6 Cardiff
2026-02-14 Cardiff vs Luton 3 - 1
2025-08-23 Luton vs Cardiff 0 - 1
2025-03-11 Cardiff City vs Luton Town 1 - 2
2024-11-06 Luton Town vs Cardiff City 1 - 0
2022-08-30 Cardiff City vs Luton Town 1 - 2
2022-04-18 Cardiff City vs Luton Town 0 - 1
Recent form
Luton D D D W D
Cardiff D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Luton vs Cardiff?
Luton lost 0-1 against Cardiff on 23 August 2025.
Who won Luton vs Cardiff?
Cardiff won the match 1-0.
Where was Luton vs Cardiff played?
The match was played at Kenilworth Road (Luton, Bedfordshire).
Who had more possession in Luton vs Cardiff?
Cardiff had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.