Updated 25 April 2026, after full time.
Cardiff 5-1 Northampton in League One at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff on 25 April 2026. Scorers: Ollie Tanner ×2, Yousef Salech, Joel Colwill, Callum Robinson for Cardiff; Jake Evans for Northampton. In their last 1 meetings, Cardiff have won 1, Northampton 0, with 0 draws.
Cardiff 5-1 Northampton was the final score in League One on Saturday 25 April 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium. Scorers: Ollie Tanner (2), Yousef Salech, Joel Colwill, Callum Robinson for Cardiff; Jake Evans for Northampton. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Cardiff vs Northampton was played at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday 25 April 2026, the home ground of Cardiff, which holds 33,280 people. It finished Cardiff 5-1 Northampton in League One, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time.
Cardiff have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 8, with results reading L W D W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-3 defeat away to Wolves in the Championship on 31 October.
Northampton have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 6 and conceding 3, with results reading D W L W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-1 draw away to Accrington in the League Two on 31 October.
Across the last 1 meetings Cardiff have won 1, Northampton have won 0 and 0 were drawn, with Cardiff scoring 3 goals to Northampton's 1. The most recent was Northampton Town 1-3 Cardiff City on 22 November 2025 in the League One.
Jack Moylan leads Cardiff with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Cardiff player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Cardiff player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh leads Northampton with 16 shots across their last 10 games, 1.6 a game, the most of any Northampton player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Northampton player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Edward Duckworth refereed Cardiff vs Northampton, averaging 18.0 fouls and 5.0 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2025 | League One | Northampton Town vs Cardiff City | 1-3 |
| Stat | Cardiff | Northampton |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 73% | 27% |
| Shots | 27 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 11 | 5 |
| Corners | 3 | 2 |
| Fouls | 12 | 8 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Tackles | 17 | 21 |
| Passes | 657 | 237 |
Cardiff: O. Tanner 9', J. Colwill 19', C. Robinson 37', O. Tanner 54', Y. Salech 86'. Northampton: J. Evans 68'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 15 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 14 of 24 |
| Shots | 16.6 | 3 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 6.2 | 3 of 24 |
| Fouls | 9.9 | 19 of 24 |
| Tackles | 13.9 | 22 of 24 |
| Passes | 495.8 | 4 of 24 |
| Corners | 6.7 | 3 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 24 of 24 |
| Goals against | 0.8 | 2 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.3 | 16 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.7 | 15 of 24 |
| Fouls | 12 | 11 of 24 |
| Tackles | 14.9 | 10 of 24 |
| Passes | 337.4 | 17 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.8 | 6 of 24 |