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

Sat 14th Mar, 15:00 BST, St James Park, Exeter

Cardiff City, led by manager Brian Barry-Murphy, visit Gary Caldwell and his Exeter City side at the St James Park on Saturday afternoon in the League One. We have odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head-to-head data for both teams. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.


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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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Exeter
34%
--
Draw
25%
--
Cardiff
41%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Cardiff 1-0
9%
--
Cardiff 2-1
9%
--
Exeter 1-0
8%
--
Exeter 2-1
8%
--
Cardiff 2-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Exeter 2-0
5%
--
Cardiff 3-1
4%
--
Exeter 3-1
3%
--
Cardiff 3-0
3%
--
Cardiff 3-2
3%
--
Exeter 3-2
2%
--
Exeter 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
--
BTTS - No
44%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
20%
--
Home/draw
59%
--
Away/draw
66%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
51%
--
Away DNB
59%
--
Exeter win to nil
17%
--
Cardiff win to nil
21%
--
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Win / draw / win League One table

Exeter have played 33 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 5 and won 9. Exeter have conceded 22 goals, scored 28, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 9 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Exeter have played 16 games at home, winning 7, drawing 4 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Cardiff lay in 1st place on 72 points in the League One league table having played 34 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 34 games against teams below them in the table, winning 22, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored 68 goals and kept 13 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cardiff have conceded 36 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Cardiff have played 17 away games, winning 8, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Exeter
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff3422663272 
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
-
-
2
Lincoln3421853271 
Mar 10
w
 
0-1F
Mar 7
l
 
2-1A
3
Bolton35161361661 
l
 
1-5A
l
 
2-1F
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
4
Bradford3417710558 
May 2
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
5
Stockport3416810456 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
6
Huddersfield3515713952 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-2F
Mar 28
7
Reading3413129651 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
8
Stevenage3314910251 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
9
Wycombe341311101350 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
Mar 17
d
 
1-1F
10
Luton3413813247 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 17
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
11
Peterborough3514417146 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
3-3A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
12
Plymouth3414416-146 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
w
 
4-0F
l
 
5-2A
13
Barnsley3112811044 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 7
w
 
4-0F
Mar 10
14
AFC Wim3312714-743 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-1F
15
Exeter3311814-141 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
16
Mansfield32101012240 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-0F
May 2
17
Burton3410915-1139 
Mar 3
Apr 25
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
18
Doncaster3311616-1939 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-3A
w
 
0-4F
19
Wigan3391014-1137 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
20
Blackpool3410717-1437 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 3
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
21
L Orient3310617-1236 
Mar 28
l
 
2-1F
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1A
22
Northampton359818-1635 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
Apr 25
w
 
1-3F
23
Rotherham339717-1434 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
24
Port Vale326917-1827 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-3F
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Exeter 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Exeter1 - 1Wycombe
Exeter0 - 0Northampton
Exeter0 - 4Rotherham
Exeter3 - 0Stevenage
Exeter1 - 0Luton
Exeter3 - 0Barnsley
Exeter1 - 0AFC Wim
Exeter1 - 1Wigan
Exeter2 - 0Plymouth
Exeter1 - 1Reading
Exeter0 - 1Huddersfield
Exeter0 - 2Port Vale
Exeter3 - 0Peterborough
Exeter1 - 2Mansfield
Exeter4 - 1Blackpool
Exeter3 - 1Huddersfield
Exeter0 - 0Burton
Exeter1 - 1Wigan
Exeter0 - 2Stockport
Exeter0 - 2Wrexham
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AExeter3 - 3Peterborough
HExeter1 - 1Wycombe
HExeter0 - 0Northampton
AExeter0 - 0Mansfield
HExeter0 - 4Rotherham
AExeter2 - 2Reading
AExeter3 - 1Port Vale
HExeter3 - 0Stevenage
AExeter2 - 2Huddersfield
HExeter1 - 0Luton
AExeter1 - 0AFC Wim
AExeter0 - 1Cardiff
HExeter3 - 0Barnsley
AExeter1 - 2Bolton
HExeter1 - 0AFC Wim
AExeter0 - 1Bradford
AExeter1 - 2L Orient
HExeter1 - 1Wigan
HExeter2 - 0Plymouth
AExeter0 - 1Stockport
Cardiff 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Plymouth5 - 2Cardiff
Rotherham0 - 3Cardiff
Burton2 - 2Cardiff
Bradford1 - 2Cardiff
L Orient1 - 1Cardiff
Wycombe1 - 1Cardiff
Lincoln2 - 1Cardiff
Stevenage0 - 1Cardiff
Northampton1 - 3Cardiff
Blackpool3 - 1Cardiff
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Wigan0 - 2Cardiff
Stockport1 - 1Cardiff
Luton0 - 1Cardiff
AFC Wim0 - 1Cardiff
Port Vale0 - 0Cardiff
Norwich4 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
Preston2 - 2Cardiff
QPR0 - 0Cardiff
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff2 - 5Plymouth
HCardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
HCardiff3 - 1Luton
ACardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff2 - 2Burton
HCardiff4 - 0Barnsley
HCardiff1 - 1Stockport
ACardiff2 - 1Bradford
ACardiff1 - 1L Orient
HCardiff1 - 0Wigan
ACardiff1 - 1Wycombe
HCardiff2 - 1Stevenage
HCardiff1 - 0Exeter
ACardiff1 - 2Lincoln
HCardiff4 - 3Doncaster
ACardiff1 - 0Stevenage
HCardiff3 - 2Huddersfield
HCardiff3 - 0Mansfield
ACardiff3 - 1Northampton
ACardiff1 - 3Blackpool
Goal Statistics

Cardiff City have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 20 consecutive League One outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Exeter City on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Exeter 15th Cardiff 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Exeter will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Exeter’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+8
Cardiff’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Exeter
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.3
1.5
Attack rating
%
better
EXE
CAR
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
EXE
CAR
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Exeter League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3214107
J WhitworthJ WarehamI NiskanenP Sweeney
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK32
4
-
E Brierley MID3213
4
-
I Niskanen MID32110
4
-
J Wareham FWD32141
6
-
J Aitchison MID3014
4
-
J Fitzwater DEF2811
5
-
J McMillan DEF271
3
-
P Sweeney DEF262
7
-
J Magennis FWD244
4
-
E Turns DEF23
2
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID231
7
-
R Cole MID2343
2
-
S Cox FWD211
4
-
L Woodhouse DEF1911
1
-
A. Higgins FWD1911
-
L. Oakes MID12
2
-
K McDonald MID111
-
D Andrew DEF10
1
-
J Yfeko DEF10
1
-
E Francis MID9
-
C Mendes FWD91
-
R Rydel DEF71
-
S Swinkels DEF7
2
-
T. Dean MID5
1
-
Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301297
J BaganY SalechO TannerJ Bagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bagan DEF3213
7
-
N Trott GLK30
2
-
C Robinson FWD3051
1
-
C Willock FWD3075
3
-
D Turnbull MID2924
2
-
C. Ashford MID2932
-
R Wintle MID2914
3
1
J Colwill MID2841
5
-
W Fish DEF271
2
-
R. Kpakio DEF2716
4
-
Y Salech FWD27124
3
-
I Davies FWD2741
1
-
P Ng DEF2653
3
-
O Kellyman MID2471
3
-
C Chambers DEF232
4
-
A Robertson MID2132
5
-
D. Lawlor DEF2011
3
-
R Colwill MID1833
3
-
O Tanner FWD1619
3
-
G Osho DEF12
2
-
M. Turner GLK3
1
-
T. Nyakuhwa FWD3
-
D. Mafico MID1
1
-
E King MID1
-