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

Mon 29th Dec, 19:45 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

The League One is the focus for both Cardiff City and Stevenage on Monday evening, as managers Brian Barry-Murphy and Alex Revell go head to head at the Cardiff City Stadium. You'll see stats supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other markets we're covering too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with League One performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Cardiff 48%	-	-
Draw 24%	-	-
Stevenage 29%	-	-
Draw 1-1 11%	-	-
Cardiff 2-1 9%	-	-
Cardiff 1-0 9%	-	-
Cardiff 2-0 7%	-	-
Stevenage 2-1 7%	-	-
Stevenage 1-0 7%	-	-
Draw 2-2 6%	-	-
Cardiff 3-1 5%	-	-
Draw 0-0 5%	-	-
Cardiff 3-0 4%	-	-
Stevenage 2-0 4%	-	-
Cardiff 3-2 3%	-	-
Stevenage 3-1 3%	-	-
Stevenage 3-2 2%	-	-
Cardiff 4-1 2%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 57%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 43%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 52%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 45%	-	-
No 1st Goal 3%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 58%	-	-
BTTS - No 42%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 24%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 19%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 15%	-	-
Home/draw 71%	-	-
Away/draw 52%	-	-
Home/away 76%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 79%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 21%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 34%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 66%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 18%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 82%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 8%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 92%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	-	-
Home DNB 64%	-	-
Away DNB 45%	-	-
Cardiff win to nil 23%	-	-
Stevenage win to nil 13%	-	-

Win / draw / win League One table

Cardiff have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below in the table, having won 13, drawn 2 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Cardiff have outscored their opponents by 36 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Cardiff have played 10 games at home winning 8, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 26 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Stevenage are in 5th position in the League One on 34 points having played 18 matches so far this season. Stevenage are winless in the 3 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 1 and won zero. Stevenage have conceded 3 goals, scored 1, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Cardiff Stevenage
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Cardiff	19	13	2	4	16	41	-	-	l 0-1A	Dec 29
2	Bradford	19	10	7	2	10	37	l 1-3A	Jan 17	d 1-1A	Apr 11
3	Lincoln	20	10	5	5	7	35	Mar 7	Dec 20	Apr 18	l 1-0A
4	Bolton	19	9	7	3	10	34	Apr 11	l 1-0A	Jan 20	Mar 28
5	Stevenage	18	10	4	4	9	34	Dec 29	w 0-1F	-	-
6	Stockport	19	9	5	5	2	32	Jan 24	d 1-1A	Feb 28	w 1-3F
7	Luton	21	8	5	8	-2	29	Feb 14	w 0-1F	w 2-0F	Jan 10
8	Barnsley	17	8	4	5	6	28	Jan 27	-	-	Jan 31
9	Huddersfield	20	8	4	8	2	28	w 3-2F	Mar 28	Feb 14	l 1-0A
10	AFC Wim	19	8	3	8	-3	27	Feb 17	w 0-1F	Mar 14	Dec 26
11	Wigan	19	6	8	5	1	26	Jan 4	w 0-2F	May 2	d 0-00-0
12	Wycombe	20	6	7	7	5	25	Mar 17	Jan 1	w 1-0F	Feb 21
13	L Orient	20	7	4	9	-1	25	w 4-3F	Jan 10	Jan 4	w 2-3A
14	Reading	20	6	7	7	-2	25	w 2-1A	Apr 18	Mar 21	l 1-0A
15	Northampton	19	7	3	9	-2	24	Apr 25	w 1-3F	w 2-0F	Feb 7
16	Rotherham	20	6	6	8	-4	24	w 3-0F	Feb 7	w 1-0F	Apr 3
17	Mansfield	19	6	5	8	-1	23	w 3-0F	May 2	Jan 24	d 1-1F
18	Burton	19	6	5	8	-8	23	l 0-1A	Jan 31	Dec 20	Mar 7
19	Peterborough	19	7	1	11	-4	22	w 2-1A	Apr 6	Jan 27	w 0-1F
20	Doncaster	20	6	4	10	-10	22	w 4-3A	Feb 28	d 0-00-0	Apr 25
21	Plymouth	20	7	1	12	-11	22	w 4-0F	Feb 21	Jan 1	Mar 17
22	Exeter	19	6	2	11	-2	20	Dec 26	Mar 14	w 2-1F	Jan 17
23	Blackpool	20	5	5	10	-8	20	Mar 21	l 3-1A	Apr 6	w 2-3A
24	Port Vale	19	3	6	10	-10	15	Apr 3	d 0-00-0	Feb 17	w 1-2A

	Promotion
	Promotion Play Off
	Relegation

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff	4 - 3	Doncaster
Cardiff	3 - 2	Huddersfield
Cardiff	3 - 0	Mansfield
Cardiff	2 - 1	Reading
Cardiff	4 - 3	L Orient
Cardiff	0 - 1	Burton
Cardiff	1 - 3	Bradford
Cardiff	4 - 0	Plymouth
Cardiff	3 - 0	Rotherham
Cardiff	2 - 1	Peterborough
Cardiff	0 - 0	West Brom
Cardiff	1 - 1	Oxford Utd
Cardiff	0 - 1	Stoke
Cardiff	1 - 1	Sheff Wed
Cardiff	1 - 2	Luton
Cardiff	1 - 2	Burnley
Cardiff	1 - 0	Hull
Cardiff	1 - 1	Bristol C
Cardiff	2 - 1	Derby
Cardiff	3 - 0	Swansea

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Cardiff	4 - 3	Doncaster
A	Cardiff	1 - 0	Stevenage
H	Cardiff	3 - 2	Huddersfield
H	Cardiff	3 - 0	Mansfield
A	Cardiff	3 - 1	Northampton
A	Cardiff	1 - 3	Blackpool
A	Cardiff	0 - 1	Bolton
H	Cardiff	2 - 1	Reading
H	Cardiff	4 - 3	L Orient
H	Cardiff	0 - 1	Burton
A	Cardiff	2 - 0	Wigan
H	Cardiff	1 - 3	Bradford
A	Cardiff	1 - 1	Stockport
H	Cardiff	4 - 0	Plymouth
A	Cardiff	1 - 0	Luton
A	Cardiff	1 - 0	AFC Wim
H	Cardiff	3 - 0	Rotherham
A	Cardiff	0 - 0	Port Vale
H	Cardiff	2 - 1	Peterborough
A	Cardiff	2 - 4	Norwich

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stockport	1 - 3	Stevenage
Wigan	0 - 0	Stevenage
Peterborough	0 - 1	Stevenage
Reading	1 - 0	Stevenage
Lincoln	1 - 0	Stevenage
L Orient	2 - 3	Stevenage
Mansfield	1 - 1	Stevenage
Huddersfield	1 - 0	Stevenage
Port Vale	1 - 2	Stevenage
Blackpool	2 - 3	Stevenage
Bolton	1 - 1	Stevenage
Bristol R	0 - 1	Stevenage
Wycombe	1 - 0	Stevenage
Stockport	3 - 0	Stevenage
L Orient	1 - 0	Stevenage
Reading	1 - 1	Stevenage
Birmingham	2 - 1	Stevenage
Cambridge	0 - 1	Stevenage
Shrewsbury	0 - 1	Stevenage
Crawley	3 - 1	Stevenage

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Stevenage	3 - 1	Stockport
H	Stevenage	0 - 1	Cardiff
A	Stevenage	0 - 0	Wigan
A	Stevenage	1 - 0	Peterborough
H	Stevenage	0 - 0	Doncaster
A	Stevenage	0 - 1	Reading
H	Stevenage	1 - 1	Bradford
A	Stevenage	0 - 1	Lincoln
H	Stevenage	2 - 0	Luton
A	Stevenage	3 - 2	L Orient
H	Stevenage	2 - 1	Exeter
A	Stevenage	1 - 1	Mansfield
H	Stevenage	1 - 0	Wycombe
A	Stevenage	0 - 1	Huddersfield
A	Stevenage	2 - 1	Port Vale
H	Stevenage	2 - 0	Northampton
H	Stevenage	1 - 0	Rotherham
A	Stevenage	3 - 2	Blackpool
A	Stevenage	1 - 1	Bolton
H	Stevenage	1 - 1	Rotherham

Goal Statistics

Cardiff City have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive League One matches. Their PG of 1.7 against Stevenage on Monday suggests that run is likely to continue.

	Cardiff 1st	Stevenage 5th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.7 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 18% 1 31% 2 26% 3 15% 4+ 9% There is a 82% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals	0 28% 1 36% 2 22% 3 9% 4+ There is a 64% probability that Stevenage will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+13 Cardiff have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted	=0 Stevenage’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.9 average goals scored	1.0 average goals scored
	1.2 conceded	1.1 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season

24%

better

CAR

STV

view stats

Games scored	16		12
Failed to score	3		6
Scored first	10		8
Goals scored	36		22
Avg. goals scored	1.9		1.2
Avg. shots per game	10		6
Avg. shots per goal	5		5
Conversion rate for	18		19
Avg. XG for	1.7		0.9
KickOff rating		+24%

CAR

STV

12%

better

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Games conceded	11		11
Clean sheets	8		7
Conceded first	8		8
Goals conceded	20		13
Avg. goals conceded	1.1		0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded	9		7
Avg. shots/goal conceded	8		10
Conversion rate against	12%		10%
Avg. XG against	1.3		1.1
KickOff rating		+12%

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

Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
18	10	6	4
J Bagan	Y Salech	R. Kpakio	J Bagan

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Bagan DEF	19	1	2	4 -
Y Salech FWD	19	10	3	2 -
N Trott GLK	18			1 -
C Robinson FWD	18	4		1 -
I Davies FWD	18	3	1	-
W Fish DEF	17	1		1 -
R. Kpakio DEF	17	1	6	3 -
R Wintle MID	17	1	3	2 -
J Colwill MID	17	1		3 -
D Turnbull MID	17		3	-
C. Ashford MID	17	3	2	-
C Willock FWD	16	3	3	2 -
D. Lawlor DEF	15	1		2 -
R Colwill MID	15	3	3	3 -
P Ng DEF	12	1		2 -
C Chambers DEF	11			3 -
O Kellyman MID	11	2		-
A Robertson MID	7			2 -
G Osho DEF	5			1 -
O Tanner FWD	4		1	1 -
T. Nyakuhwa FWD	3			-
M. Turner GLK	1			1 -
E King MID	1			-
D. Mafico MID	1			1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
10	22	6	8
Y Salech	Y Salech	R. Kpakio	J Bagan

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
Y Salech FWD	10	22	3	4
C Robinson FWD	4	7		1
I Davies FWD	3	3	1	1
C. Ashford MID	3	11	2	3
C Willock FWD	3	7	3	3
R Colwill MID	3	16	3	5
O Kellyman MID	2	4		1
J Bagan DEF	1	1	2	8
W Fish DEF	1	1		2
R. Kpakio DEF	1	4	6	3
R Wintle MID	1	4	3	3
J Colwill MID	1	3
D. Lawlor DEF	1	2		1
P Ng DEF	1	3		1
D Turnbull MID		5	3	2
C Chambers DEF		2		1
A Robertson MID		2		1
O Tanner FWD		2	1	3
T. Nyakuhwa FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1069	33	110
J Bagan	J Bagan	Y Salech

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
J Bagan DEF	1069	33	79
R Wintle MID	939	14	54
W Fish DEF	928	11	57
D. Lawlor DEF	837	11	50
N Trott GLK	634		6
R Colwill MID	596	18	72
D Turnbull MID	571	15	28
R. Kpakio DEF	560	22	64
C Chambers DEF	472	10	37
P Ng DEF	432	14	44
C Willock FWD	337	17	48
C. Ashford MID	336	13	53
J Colwill MID	329	14	65
A Robertson MID	251	10	29
Y Salech FWD	236	6	110
G Osho DEF	185	6	20
O Kellyman MID	144	13	41
C Robinson FWD	137	4	12
I Davies FWD	116	11	32
O Tanner FWD	92	4	14
M. Turner GLK	33
T. Nyakuhwa FWD	28	4	7
D. Mafico MID	20		1
E King MID			1

Stevenage League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
18	7	3	6
F Marschall	J Reid	H White	C Piergianni

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
F Marschall GLK	18			1 -
C Campbell MID	18	3		-
C Goode DEF	17	1		5 -
L James-Wildin DEF	16		2	1 -
J Houghton MID	16		1	4 -
H White MID	16	3	3	3 -
D Kemp MID	16	2	2	3 -
J Reid FWD	16	7	1	1 -
C Piergianni DEF	15	1		6 -
P Patterson FWD	15		1	-
J Roberts MID	14	2	1	3 -
D Butler DEF	13		1	2 -
D Phillips MID	13			5 -
G Ahadme FWD	13	1		-
L Freestone DEF	12	1		5 -
B Lubala FWD	12			1 -
D Sweeney DEF	10			1 -
J Pattenden DEF	9			-
L Thompson MID	6	1		-
S Earley DEF	3			-
J Malcolm FWD	3			-
J Young FWD	2			-
L. Orford MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	15	3	5
J Reid	J Reid	H White	H White

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Reid FWD	7	15	1
C Campbell MID	3	4		1
H White MID	3	6	3	5
D Kemp MID	2	8	2	2
J Roberts MID	2	4	1	3
C Goode DEF	1	3
C Piergianni DEF	1	3		1
G Ahadme FWD	1	3
L Freestone DEF	1	1
L Thompson MID	1	1		1
L James-Wildin DEF			2	1
J Houghton MID			1	1
P Patterson FWD		4	1	2
D Butler DEF			1
D Phillips MID		1
B Lubala FWD		7
D Sweeney DEF				1
S Earley DEF				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
593	40	144
F Marschall	L James-Wildin	C Goode

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
F Marschall GLK	593		18
H White MID	556	18	53
C Piergianni DEF	541	11	123
C Goode DEF	497	20	144
L James-Wildin DEF	465	40	71
J Houghton MID	330	40	84
D Kemp MID	311	14	53
D Butler DEF	292	16	52
L Freestone DEF	285	20	69
J Roberts MID	201	20	73
C Campbell MID	185	13	62
D Sweeney DEF	148	5	27
D Phillips MID	140	19	38
J Reid FWD	133	5	53
G Ahadme FWD	117	3	53
B Lubala FWD	102	6	47
P Patterson FWD	81	6	18
J Pattenden DEF	80	5	25
L Thompson MID	62	8	24
S Earley DEF	48	7	14
J Malcolm FWD	10		1
J Young FWD	5	2	3
L. Orford MID	3