Season so far

League One

Key, Exeter v Cardiff
League position, Exeter City 16th, Cardiff City 2ndTotal points, Exeter City 42, Cardiff City 73

Goals scored

Exeter City 40Cardiff City 69

Form guide

All competitions

Exeter City lose
v Lincoln City
0
1
League One
Cardiff City draw
v Barnsley
1
1
League One
Exeter City lose
v Barnsley
2
1
League One
Cardiff City lose
v Lincoln City
0
2
League One
Exeter City draw
v Burton Albion
1
1
League One
Cardiff City won
v Doncaster Rovers
0
4
League One
Exeter City lose
v Bolton Wanderers
1
5
League One
Cardiff City lose
v Plymouth Argyle
5
2
League One
Exeter City draw
v Peterborough United
3
3
League One
Cardiff City won
v AFC Wimbledon
4
1
League One

Previous meetings

All competitions

Exeter City and Cardiff City

Played15

Draw 4
Exeter City Won 3Cardiff City Won 8

Previous scores

All competitions

League One

Cardiff City 1 , Exeter City 0 on the 26th of December 2025
Cardiff City
Exeter City
26th of December 2025

EFL Trophy

Exeter City 0 , Cardiff City 1 on the 16th of September 2025
Exeter City
Cardiff City
16th of September 2025

Club Friendlies

Cardiff City 2 , Exeter City 2 on the 24th of July 2021
Cardiff City
Exeter City
24th of July 2021

Match Facts

  • Exeter City have lost each of their last five league games against Cardiff City, scoring just two goals in that time.

  • After winning each of their last two away league games against Exeter City, Cardiff City will be looking to win three in succession for the first time.

  • Exeter have lost each of their last three league games against Welsh sides without scoring, in the EFL the Grecians haven’t lost four in a row against teams from the country since a six-match streak between April 2000 and September 2002.

  • Cardiff have lost just one of their last six away league games played on a Saturday (W3 D2), and after winning their last 4-0 at Doncaster, will be looking for successive such victories for the first time since November 2022.