Cardiff vs Plymouth

30 August 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Scott Oldham

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Ryan Wintle 41’
  • Chris Willock 44’
  • Rubin Colwill 50’
  • Isaak Davies 90+1’

Match summary

Cardiff won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Plymouth. Cardiff led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ryan Wintle put Cardiff ahead in the 41st minute and Chris Willock made it 2-0 in the 44th minute. In the second half, Rubin Colwill made it 3-0 in the 50th minute and Isaak Davies made it 4-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Plymouth's 0.37 from 8.

Key events

Cardiff Plymouth
Kick-off
21’
Matthew SorinolaFoul
Joel ColwillFoul
34’
Cian AshfordShot on target
34’
Ryan WintleRight foot shot1-0 (Cardiff)
41’
Rubin ColwillArgument
42’
Chris WillockRight foot shot2-0 (Cardiff)
44’
Half-time2-0
Chris WillockShot on target
46’
47’
Caleb WattsShot on target
Second half underway
Rubin ColwillRight foot shot3-0 (Cardiff)
50’
52’
Aribim PeppleAyman Benarous
58’
Bradley IbrahimShot on target
64’
Frederick IssakaMatthew Sorinola
Isaak DaviesChris Willock
67’
Callum RobinsonYousef Salech
67’
Tanatswa NyakuhwaCian Ashford
67’
71’
Joe EdwardsAlex Mitchell
72’
Joseph HatchCaleb Watts
Rubin ColwillShot on target
77’
Rubin ColwillShot on target
77’
Rubin ColwillShot on target
82’
Tanatswa NyakuhwaShot on target
84’
Perry NgJoel Colwill
87’
Ronan KpakioFoul
90’
Isaak DaviesRight foot shot4-0 (Cardiff)
90+1’
90+2’
Lorent TolajShot on target
Full-time4-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.37 41’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), 1-0 41’ 44’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), 2-0 44’ 50’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), 3-0 50’ 90+1’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), 4-0 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.37 41’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), 1-0 Wintle 41’ 44’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), 2-0 Willock 44’ 50’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), 3-0 Colwill 50’ 90+1’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), 4-0 Davies 90+1’
Cardiff 1.54 xGPlymouth 0.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Cardiff attacking 
82’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 77’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 90+1’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 15’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 47’ Caleb Watts (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 66’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 77’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 60’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Alex Mitchell (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 56’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 23’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Alex Mitchell (Plymouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 41’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+2’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 77’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 90+1’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 15’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 66’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Caleb Watts (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 40’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 77’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 60’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Alex Mitchell (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 56’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 23’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Alex Mitchell (Plymouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 60’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 39’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cardiff 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Trott
Bagan
Fish
Lawlor
Kpakio
Wintle
Colwill 87’
Willock 67’
Colwill
Ashford 67’
Salech 67’
Plymouth 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ashby-Hammond
Szűcs
Mitchell 71’
Sarpong-Wiredu
Sorinola 64’
Boateng
Ibrahim
Benarous 52’
Mumba
Watts 72’
Tolaj

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Nathan Trott
90′ 3 0 27 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Ronan Kpakio
90′ 2 – 1 4 1 55 2 – –
William Fish
90′ 3 2 – 4 1 41 – – – –
Dylan Lawlor
90′ – – – 3 3 56 1 – – –
Joel Bagan
90′ 1 4 – 5 2 54 3 – – –
Perry Ng Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – 8 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Joel Colwill Taken off
87′ – – 39 1 0.02 2 2 5 1 2
Ryan Wintle
90′ 1 1 57 1 0.05 – 1 2 2 – –
Cian Ashford Taken off
67′ – 1 22 3 0.07 1 1 3 2 1 –
Rubin Colwill
90′ 1 1 48 4 0.09 1 – 3 – 1
Chris Willock Taken off
67′ 1 1 22 2 0.25 1 – 1 1 – –
Forwards4 players
Yousef Salech Taken off
67′ – – 1 – 0.10 0.06 1 5 – 14 –
Tanatswa Nyakuhwa Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 1 0.05 0.07 1 1 – 11 –
Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – 0.00 – 1 – 3 –
Isaak Davies Came on as a substitute
23′ 1 – 1 1 0.18 0.01 1 3 1 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 61% Avg odds 1.55
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.19
Plymouth win 17% Avg odds 5.41

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cardiff WDWWW
Plymouth LLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Plymouth 1-1 Cardiff, 22 Feb 25 Next meeting: Plymouth 5-2 Cardiff, 21 Feb 26  All Cardiff vs Plymouth meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.