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Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 19th Oct, 12:30 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Wayne Rooney is aiming for a vital away win in the Championship on Saturday lunch time, as he takes his Plymouth Argyle side to the Cardiff City Stadium to visit Cardiff City and Erol Bulut. We've got bespoke stats for the biggest betting markets, from both teams to score to double chance, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come directly from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

It would probably be a little strong to say that we expect Erol Bulut and Wayne Rooney to park the bus here, but we're certainly not expecting a flood of goals as Cardiff and Plymouth go head-to-head. The statistics belowsuggest there will be under 2.5 goals (i.e. 2 goals of fewer in total), and we think it's likely to go that way too. With best odds of 1.80 available on under 2.5 goals and neither side looking like strong favourites to win, that's the bet we're recommending.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
42%
2.00
9%
2.00
5%
Draw
28%
3.70
12%
3.75
4%
Plymouth
30%
3.50
9%
3.40
5%
Draw 1-1
13%
7.50
15%
7.00
8%
Cardiff 1-0
13%
10.00
33%
8.50
13%
Plymouth 1-0
10%
13.00
37%
11.00
22%
Draw 0-0
10%
15.00
58%
12.00
26%
Cardiff 2-1
8%
9.008.00
Cardiff 2-0
8%
11.0010.00
5%
Plymouth 2-1
7%
12.0010.00
Plymouth 2-0
5%
21.00
40%
15.00
15%
Draw 2-2
4%
12.00
20%
11.00
8%
Cardiff 3-1
3%
15.00
21%
12.00
8%
Cardiff 3-0
3%
19.00
10%
15.00
Plymouth 3-1
2%
26.0019.00
Plymouth 3-0
2%
41.00
21%
26.00
Cardiff 3-2
2%
21.00
28%
17.00
11%
Plymouth 3-2
1%
29.00
15%
21.00
9%
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
1.62
19%
1.60
13%
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
2.30
28%
2.20
15%
Home 1st Goal
49%
1.62
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
2.38
3%
-
No 1st Goal
7%
15.00
58%
-
BTTS - Yes
46%
1.57
13%
1.57
9%
BTTS - No
54%
2.25
18%
2.30
15%
BTTS - Home Win
16%
3.50
26%
3.40
15%
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.504.33
4%
BTTS - Away Win
12%
6.00
8%
5.25
9%
Home/draw
70%
1.29
5%
1.30
2%
Away/draw
58%
1.80
8%
1.75
3%
Home/away
72%
1.29
3%
1.25
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
1.20
10%
1.20
7%
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
4.50
32%
4.20
20%
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
2.62
25%
2.45
18%
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
1.50
15%
1.50
13%
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
4.50
36%
4.33
25%
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1.20
9%
1.20
7%
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
9.00
40%
8.00
27%
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1.07
4%
1.06
3%
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1.03
3%
1.02
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
15.00
58%
12.00
26%
Home DNB
62%
1.50
4%
1.50
2%
Away DNB
50%
2.50
11%
2.45
3%
Cardiff win to nil
26%
4.00
7%
-
Plymouth win to nil
18%
7.00
27%
-
Cardiff / Cardiff
26%
3.20
11%
3.10
5%
Cardiff / Plymouth
3%
29.0021.00
9%
Cardiff / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Cardiff
15%
5.505.00
Draw / Plymouth
10%
8.00
14%
7.50
7%
Draw / Draw
14%
6.00
20%
5.50
5%
Plymouth / Cardiff
4%
21.00
19%
17.00
11%
Plymouth / Plymouth
15%
5.50
10%
5.25
5%
Plymouth / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Cardiff have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Cardiff have conceded 18 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Cardiff have played 4 games at home, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 1 goal, conceded 6 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Plymouth lay in 14th place on 11 points in the Championship league table having played 9 matches. Plymouth are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 4 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Plymouth have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Plymouth have played 4 away games, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 0.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Cardiff
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Plymouth
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
 Sunderland96121019 
w
 
3-2A
Jan 25
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
 Leeds105411019 
May 3
Nov 2
Dec 21
Apr 18
 Sheff Utd10631719 
Apr 12
Dec 14
Mar 1
l
 
5-0A
 Burnley95311018 
Jan 22
l
 
1-0A
Apr 26
Oct 26
 West Brom9522617 
Feb 1
l
 
1-0A
Dec 7
Dec 29
 Watford9513016 
Nov 22
Mar 29
Nov 2
May 3
 Norwich9432615 
Apr 5
Nov 26
Nov 9
Mar 15
 Blackburn9432415 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
 M'Boro9423314 
Dec 21
Apr 18
Apr 21
Dec 26
 Oxford Utd9333212 
Dec 7
Dec 29
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
 Swansea9333212 
Dec 10
Apr 9
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
 Derby9405012 
Mar 15
Nov 9
Feb 8
l
 
4-1F
 Hull9333-112 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 1
Oct 19
Feb 22
 Plymouth Away9324-311 
-
-
Mar 29
Nov 23
 Sheff Wed9324-411 
Mar 8
l
 
4-0A
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
 Bristol C9252-411 
Jan 1
Nov 30
Apr 12
Dec 14
 Stoke9315-210 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
w
 
1-0F
Jan 21
 Millwall923419 
Feb 11
Oct 23
Dec 11
Apr 8
 Preston9234-59 
Oct 26
Apr 26
Jan 1
Nov 30
 Coventry9225-38 
Apr 21
Dec 26
Mar 11
Nov 6
 Luton9225-78 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 8
Nov 27
Apr 5
 QPR9144-77 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
Oct 22
Feb 11
 Portsmouth9054-115 
Nov 5
Mar 11
-
-
 Cardiff Home9126-145 
Feb 22
Oct 19
Win / draw / win form
6
Plymouth have not won in 6 consecutive away league games
Cardiff 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff1 - 0Millwall
Cardiff0 - 2Leeds
Cardiff0 - 2M'Boro
Cardiff0 - 2Sunderland
Cardiff1 - 4M'Boro
Cardiff2 - 1Southampton
Cardiff1 - 3Hull
Cardiff0 - 2Sunderland
Cardiff2 - 1Ipswich
Cardiff1 - 0Huddersfield
Cardiff2 - 1Stoke
Cardiff0 - 0Blackburn
Cardiff0 - 2Preston
Cardiff0 - 3Leeds
Cardiff0 - 2Leicester
Cardiff2 - 2Plymouth
Cardiff0 - 1Birmingham
Cardiff1 - 0Millwall
Cardiff0 - 1West Brom
Cardiff2 - 3Norwich
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff1 - 1Bristol C
HCardiff1 - 0Millwall
ACardiff1 - 4Hull
HCardiff0 - 2Leeds
ACardiff0 - 1Derby
HCardiff0 - 2M'Boro
ACardiff1 - 1Swansea
ACardiff0 - 5Burnley
HCardiff0 - 2Sunderland
ACardiff2 - 5Rotherham
HCardiff1 - 4M'Boro
HCardiff2 - 1Southampton
ACardiff1 - 3Millwall
ACardiff1 - 0Birmingham
HCardiff1 - 3Hull
ACardiff2 - 1Coventry
HCardiff0 - 2Sunderland
ACardiff0 - 2Swansea
HCardiff2 - 1Ipswich
HCardiff1 - 0Huddersfield
Plymouth 14TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Burnley1 - 0Plymouth
West Brom1 - 0Plymouth
QPR1 - 1Plymouth
Sheff Wed4 - 0Plymouth
Millwall1 - 0Plymouth
Stoke3 - 0Plymouth
Rotherham0 - 1Plymouth
Norwich2 - 1Plymouth
Blackburn1 - 1Plymouth
Sheff Wed1 - 0Plymouth
M'Boro0 - 2Plymouth
Sunderland3 - 1Plymouth
Swansea0 - 1Plymouth
Huddersfield1 - 1Plymouth
Southampton2 - 1Plymouth
Cardiff2 - 2Plymouth
QPR0 - 0Plymouth
Leicester4 - 0Plymouth
Coventry1 - 0Plymouth
Leeds2 - 1Plymouth
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPlymouth2 - 1Blackburn
APlymouth0 - 1Burnley
HPlymouth3 - 1Luton
APlymouth0 - 1West Brom
HPlymouth3 - 2Sunderland
HPlymouth0 - 1Stoke
APlymouth1 - 1QPR
HPlymouth1 - 1Hull
APlymouth0 - 4Sheff Wed
HPlymouth1 - 0Hull
APlymouth0 - 1Millwall
APlymouth0 - 3Stoke
HPlymouth1 - 0Leicester
HPlymouth1 - 1QPR
APlymouth1 - 0Rotherham
HPlymouth0 - 1Bristol C
APlymouth1 - 2Norwich
HPlymouth0 - 1Preston
APlymouth1 - 1Blackburn
APlymouth0 - 1Sheff Wed
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cardiff since 2004
Cardiff
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
6
8
Games: Scored
4 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
3 / 7
CAR
2
D
2
PLY
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Plymouth
Cardiff1 - 0
Cardiff1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Plymouth
0 - 1Plymouth
League games at Plymouth since 2005
Plymouth
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
12
12
Games: Scored
6 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
1 / 7
CAR
2
D
3
PLY
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Plymouth
Plymouth3 - 1
1 - 3Cardiff
Plymouth2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 1Cardiff
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Cardiff City of late. It has been 9 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday lunch time against Plymouth Argyle.

Cardiff 24th Plymouth 14th
Kickoff prediction
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1.3
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Plymouth will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-38
Cardiff have scored 38% fewer goals at home than predicted
-40
Plymouth have scored 40% fewer goals when away than predicted
0.8
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Plymouth
1.3
1
Attack rating
CAR
PLY
31%
better
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Games scored4
5
Failed to score5
4
Scored first3
3
Goals scored4
10
Avg. goals scored0.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal17
9
Conversion rate for6
12
Avg. XG for1
1
KickOff rating
+31%
Defence rating
3%
better
CAR
PLY
view stats
Games conceded8
9
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first6
6
Goals conceded18
13
Avg. goals conceded2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded10
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against21%
12%
Avg. XG against1.4
2
KickOff rating
+3%

Cardiff v Plymouth Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9212
P NgC RobinsonO TannerP Ng
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Alnwick GLK5
-
P Ng DEF91
2
-
C Chambers DEF9
1
-
D Goutas DEF6
-
C O'Dowda DEF8
1
-
D Turnbull MID3
-
A Robertson MID6
-
O Tanner MID911
-
R Colwill MID91
1
-
A Ghazi MID71
-
C Robinson FWD72
-
Subs
E Horvath GLK4
-
W Fish DEF3
2
-
J Daland DEF3
1
-
J Collins DEF2
1
-
J Bagan DEF5
1
1
C Willock MID8
-
A Rinomhota MID3
-
W Kanga FWD8
-
Y Méïté FWD5
-
Plymouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9313
L GibsonI CissokoA RandellJ Edwards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Grimshaw GLK5
-
J Edwards DEF71
3
-
K. Szűcs DEF7
2
-
L Gibson DEF9
-
B Mumba DEF9
-
A Randell MID81
3
-
D Gyabi MID91
2
-
M Whittaker MID92
2
-
R Hajj MID51
-
I Cissoko MID931
2
-
M Obafemi FWD61
-
Subs
M Marosi GLK
-
V Pálsson DEF2
-
N Ogbeta DEF3
-
C Wright MID6
-
A Forshaw MID7
3
-
J Houghton MID6
1
-
R Hardie FWD911
-
F Issaka FWD3
1
A Gray FWD
-
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