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

Sat 30th Aug, 12:30 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Plymouth Argyle are on the road on Saturday lunch time, as manager Leonid Kuchuk takes his men to visit Cardiff City and Aaron Racine at the Cardiff City Stadium in the League One. We've got predictions, tips, and odds and head-to-head stats across all the main betting markets, so there's nowhere better to prepare League One clash.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
56%
--
Draw
25%
--
Plymouth
20%
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Cardiff 1-0
14%
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Draw 1-1
12%
--
Cardiff 2-0
11%
--
Cardiff 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Plymouth 1-0
7%
--
Cardiff 3-0
6%
--
Cardiff 3-1
5%
--
Plymouth 2-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Plymouth 2-0
3%
--
Cardiff 4-0
2%
--
Cardiff 3-2
2%
--
Cardiff 4-1
2%
--
Plymouth 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
39%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
--
BTTS - No
54%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
8%
--
Home/draw
80%
--
Away/draw
44%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
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Under 0.5 Goals
8%
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Home DNB
73%
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Away DNB
37%
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Cardiff win to nil
34%
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Plymouth win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Cardiff
Plymouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stevenage4400512 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Mar 17
Jan 1
2
Bradford4310310 
Sep 20
Jan 17
Nov 15
Mar 28
3
Huddersfield430169 
Nov 15
Mar 28
Mar 21
Nov 8
4
Luton430139 
Feb 14
Aug 23
Jan 24
Sep 13
5
Lincoln430129 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Feb 7
l
 
3-2A
6
Cardiff321047 
-
-
Feb 21
Aug 30
7
Barnsley321037 
Jan 27
Oct 11
l
 
1-3A
Apr 6
8
Stockport421127 
Jan 24
Sep 13
Sep 6
Jan 31
9
L Orient421107 
Oct 4
Jan 10
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
10
Doncaster421107 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Mar 7
Dec 20
11
Exeter420226 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Apr 11
Oct 23
12
AFC Wim320126 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
Oct 18
Apr 18
13
Mansfield420216 
Nov 29
May 2
Jan 27
Oct 11
14
Wigan420216 
Jan 4
Sep 27
Oct 4
Jan 10
15
Burton311104 
Sep 6
Jan 31
Jan 4
Sep 27
16
Bolton311104 
Apr 11
Oct 25
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
17
Rotherham3102-33 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 7
Dec 13
Feb 28
18
Blackpool4103-53 
Mar 21
Nov 8
Aug 23
Feb 14
19
Port Vale4022-22 
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
Nov 22
20
Wycombe4013-31 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Dec 29
Dec 9
21
Northampton4013-51 
Apr 25
Nov 22
Nov 29
May 2
22
Reading3003-50 
Oct 18
Apr 18
Dec 26
Mar 14
23
Peterborough3003-50 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Sep 20
Jan 17
24
Plymouth4004-60 
Aug 30
Feb 21
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Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cardiff 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff3 - 0Rotherham
Cardiff2 - 1Peterborough
Cardiff0 - 0West Brom
Cardiff1 - 1Oxford Utd
Cardiff0 - 1Stoke
Cardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
Cardiff1 - 2Luton
Cardiff1 - 2Burnley
Cardiff1 - 0Hull
Cardiff1 - 1Bristol C
Cardiff2 - 1Derby
Cardiff3 - 0Swansea
Cardiff1 - 1Watford
Cardiff1 - 1Coventry
Cardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
Cardiff0 - 2Preston
Cardiff0 - 2QPR
Cardiff1 - 3Blackburn
Cardiff2 - 1Norwich
Cardiff2 - 0Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff0 - 0Port Vale
HCardiff2 - 1Peterborough
ACardiff2 - 4Norwich
HCardiff0 - 0West Brom
HCardiff1 - 1Oxford Utd
ACardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
HCardiff0 - 1Stoke
ACardiff2 - 2Preston
ACardiff0 - 0QPR
HCardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
ACardiff2 - 1Blackburn
HCardiff1 - 2Luton
ACardiff1 - 2Sunderland
HCardiff1 - 2Burnley
HCardiff1 - 0Hull
ACardiff1 - 1Plymouth
HCardiff1 - 1Bristol C
ACardiff1 - 2Portsmouth
ACardiff0 - 7Leeds
Plymouth 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
2
Draw
5
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln3 - 2Plymouth
Bolton2 - 0Plymouth
Preston1 - 2Plymouth
M'Boro2 - 1Plymouth
Swansea3 - 0Plymouth
Watford0 - 0Plymouth
Portsmouth1 - 2Plymouth
Hull2 - 0Plymouth
Luton1 - 1Plymouth
Blackburn2 - 0Plymouth
Sunderland2 - 2Plymouth
Stoke0 - 0Plymouth
Oxford Utd2 - 0Plymouth
Coventry4 - 0Plymouth
Sheff Utd2 - 0Plymouth
Bristol C4 - 0Plymouth
Norwich6 - 1Plymouth
Derby1 - 1Plymouth
Leeds3 - 0Plymouth
Millwall1 - 0Plymouth
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APlymouth2 - 3Lincoln
APlymouth0 - 2Bolton
HPlymouth1 - 3Barnsley
HPlymouth1 - 2Leeds
APlymouth2 - 1Preston
HPlymouth3 - 1Coventry
APlymouth1 - 2M'Boro
HPlymouth2 - 1Sheff Utd
APlymouth0 - 3Swansea
HPlymouth2 - 1Norwich
APlymouth0 - 0Watford
HPlymouth2 - 3Derby
APlymouth2 - 1Portsmouth
HPlymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
APlymouth0 - 2Hull
HPlymouth1 - 1Cardiff
APlymouth1 - 1Luton
APlymouth0 - 2Blackburn
HPlymouth5 - 1Millwall
HPlymouth2 - 1West Brom
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cardiff since 2004
Cardiff
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
11
8
Games: Scored
5 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
3 / 8
CAR
3
D
2
PLY
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Cardiff5 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Plymouth
Cardiff1 - 0
Cardiff1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Plymouth
0 - 1Plymouth
League games at Plymouth since 2005
Plymouth
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
13
13
Games: Scored
7 / 8
8 / 8
Clean sheets
0 / 8
1 / 8
CAR
2
D
4
PLY
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Plymouth
Draw1 - 1Draw
Plymouth3 - 1
1 - 3Cardiff
Plymouth2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 1Cardiff
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Cardiff City's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday lunch time, not least because Plymouth Argyle have conceded in each of their last 10 League One matches. A PG of 1.6 for A. Racine's side suggests that run should continue.

Cardiff 2nd Plymouth 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 80% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Plymouth scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Cardiff have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
-25
Plymouth have scored 25% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Plymouth
1.6
0.9
Attack rating
16%
better
CAR
PLY
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Games scored1
1
Failed to score1
1
Scored first0
0
Goals scored2
1
Avg. goals scored0.7
0.3
Avg. shots per game6
4
Avg. shots per goal10
11
Conversion rate for11
9
Avg. XG for1.3
0.9
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
65%
better
CAR
PLY
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Games conceded1
2
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first1
2
Goals conceded1
5
Avg. goals conceded0.3
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded5
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded14
4
Conversion rate against7%
25%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.2
KickOff rating
+65%

Cardiff v Plymouth League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3223
D. LawlorR ColwillD TurnbullJ Bagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bagan DEF3
3
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W Fish DEF3
-
D. Lawlor DEF3
1
-
R. Kpakio DEF31
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C. Ashford MID31
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R Colwill MID32
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C Chambers DEF2
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D Turnbull MID22
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C Willock MID2
-
M. Turner GLK1
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J Daland DEF1
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D. Mafico MID1
1
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Plymouth League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3113
V PálssonC WattsV PálssonB Ibrahim
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Pálsson DEF31
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B Mumba DEF31
1
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B Galloway DEF3
1
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K. Szűcs DEF3
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M Sorinola DEF3
1
-
B Ibrahim MID3
3
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C Watts MID31
2
-
M Boateng MID3
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A Benarous MID2
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J Paterson MID2
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C Roberts MID2
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A Pepple FWD2
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O. Oseni FWD21
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J Edwards DEF1
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F Issaka FWD1
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