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Cardiff is a Welsh football club. The club was founded in 1889. Cardiff is commonly known by the code CAR. Home matches are played at Cardiff City Stadium in Caerdydd, which has a listed capacity of 33,280 on a grass surface. Cardiff competes in League Cup and other competitions tracked on Sportra. Cardiff's Sportra hub links squad lists, upcoming fixtures, recent results, multi-competition standings, advanced season statistics, and headline news in one place. On Sportra you can follow Cardiff fixtures, results, squad, league standings, season statistics, and the latest football news.
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Much more aggressive at home; away performances lean conservative.
100% of goals scored at home — clear home attacking lift (4 home vs 0 away).
Peak scoring window: 0-15′ (20% of goals for). Dangerous in the closing phase.
Yellow cards peak in the 76-90′ window (50% of cautions). Late-game discipline risk is elevated.
4-1-4-1 most used (1 matches); 2 shapes tried.
0 clean sheets in 2 matches (2.00 conceded per game).
1W 0D 1L in last 2 — 1.50 PPG. Rarely stacks consecutive defeats.
Low-chaos — controlled scorelines
Biggest results, streaks, and set-piece record.
Over/under lines for team goals and opponent goals — full threshold matrix from Sportra.
Low-chaos — controlled scorelines
| Stat | Home | Away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Played | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loses | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Side | Metric | Home | Away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Against | Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| For | Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Minutes | Side | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-15 | Against | 0 | 0.0% |
| 0-15 | For | 1 | 20.0% |
| 16-30 | Against | 1 | 33.33% |
| 16-30 | For | 1 | 20.0% |
| 31-45 | Against | 0 | 0.0% |
| 31-45 | For | 1 | 20.0% |
| 46-60 | Against | 0 | 0.0% |
| 46-60 | For | 0 | 0.0% |
| 61-75 | Against | 1 | 33.33% |
| 61-75 | For | 0 | 0.0% |
| 76-90 | Against | 1 | 33.33% |
| 76-90 | For | 1 | 20.0% |
| 91-105 | Against | 0 | 0.0% |
| 91-105 | For | 1 | 20.0% |
| 106-120 | Against | 0 | 0.0% |
| 106-120 | For | 0 | 0.0% |
| Minutes | Side | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-15 | Red | 0 | — |
| 0-15 | Yellow | 0 | 0.0% |
| 16-30 | Red | 0 | — |
| 16-30 | Yellow | 1 | 25.0% |
| 31-45 | Red | 0 | — |
| 31-45 | Yellow | 1 | 25.0% |
| 46-60 | Red | 0 | — |
| 46-60 | Yellow | 0 | 0.0% |
| 61-75 | Red | 0 | — |
| 61-75 | Yellow | 0 | 0.0% |
| 76-90 | Red | 0 | — |
| 76-90 | Yellow | 2 | 50.0% |
| 91-105 | Red | 0 | — |
| 91-105 | Yellow | 0 | 0.0% |
| 106-120 | Red | 0 | — |
| 106-120 | Yellow | 0 | 0.0% |
| Side | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Against | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Against | 2.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Against | 3.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Against | 4.5 | 0 | 2 |
| For | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| For | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| For | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| For | 3.5 | 0 | 2 |
| For | 4.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Formation | Matches |
|---|---|
| 4-1-4-1 | 1 |
| 4-2-3-1 | 1 |
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