Plymouth v Cardiff result

Full-time · Plymouth 3–1 Cardiff

Championship · Sat, 20 Jan 2024 15:00 GMT · Home Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Plymouth 3–1 Cardiff — Plymouth won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Plymouth beat Cardiff 3–1 at Home Park in the Championship on Saturday 20 January. Plymouth have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Cardiff: Perry Ng (10’); Plymouth: Ryan Hardie (31’, assisted by Alfie Devine; 52’, assisted by Morgan Whittaker) and Morgan Whittaker (81’, assisted by Ryan Hardie).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Plymouth 1.71, Cardiff 1.25, from 15 shots to 6 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Plymouth: Ashley Phillips (35’), Mickel Miller (41’), Bali Mumba (50’) and Daniel Scarr (61’); Cardiff: Y. Meïté (36’) and Perry Ng (38’).

What it changes

Plymouth are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Cardiff have lost their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ryan Hardie (Plymouth) 13.7, Perry Ng (Cardiff) 9.1 and Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth) 8.1 led the match.

Next up

Plymouth next travel to Stevenage on 20 October 2026.

Cardiff next host Birmingham on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Plymouth: Stevenage v Plymouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Plymouth 3–1 Cardiff · Championship
Venue: Home Park · Plymouth
Referee: M. Dwyer
Head-to-head (last 1): Plymouth 0 · draws 1 · Cardiff 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Plymouth 1W 3D 1L · Cardiff 1W 1D 3L

Plymouth 3–1 Cardiff (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.75 / 2.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3 / 5.25

Corners

against 5.33 / 4.5 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

3.67 / 3.25

Shots on target

against 6 / 5.25 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

3 / 2

Cards

against 1 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 January 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 January 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Plymouth for / against	Line	Cardiff for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3 for · 5.33 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	5.25 for · 4.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	11.33 for · 19.67 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	10.75 for · 13.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3.67 for · 6 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	3.25 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 10.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	10.5 for · 9.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 1 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5

Plymouth

Plymouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Gyabi n 6	49.7	3.3 3/3	2.1 4/2	O. Tanner
J. Edwards n 8	55.1	1.8 6/2	0.8 3/1	—
M. Miller n 8	41.6	1.6 4/2	1.1 2/2	R. Colwill
B. Mumba n 8	59.1	1.5 6/2	1.3 6/1	O. Tanner
F. Issaka n 8	16.1	1.4 2/0	0 0/0	—

Plymouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Whittaker n 8	82.9	3.9 8/8	2.2 6/5
R. Hardie n 8	50.1	3.1 7/4	1.1 4/1
F. Issaka n 8	16.1	2.8 2/2	2.1 2/1
M. Bundu n 8	35.3	2.6 4/2	1.9 3/2
Finn Azaz n 8	66.3	2.4 5/2	1.4 2/2

Plymouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Whittaker n 8	82.9	0.8 5/1	0.3 2/0
Finn Azaz n 8	66.3	0.5 2/1	0.3 2/0
B. Waine n 8	55.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
R. Hardie n 8	50.1	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
M. Miller n 8	41.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Plymouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Gyabi n 6	49.7	3 4/3
F. Issaka n 8	16.1	2.8 3/1
L. Gibson n 8	90	1.9 6/4
M. Miller n 8	41.6	1.9 5/1
L. Cundle n 8	51.4	1.8 5/1

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
O. Tanner n 8	22.5	5 5/3	1 2/0	B. Mumba
E. Adams n 8	35.4	3.2 5/2	1.3 3/1	—
R. Colwill n 8	57.5	1.8 4/3	1.6 6/2	M. Miller
K. Etete n 8	45.3	1.7 5/2	1.7 4/2	—
J. Ralls n 8	55.5	1.6 6/2	0 0/0	—

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Colwill n 8	57.5	2 6/3	0.8 3/1
K. Etete n 8	45.3	2 6/2	1 4/0
K. Ahearne-Grant n 8	78.3	1.3 5/3	0.4 3/0
Y. Meïté n 8	67	1.3 5/3	0.3 1/1
O. Tanner n 8	22.5	1 2/0	0.5 1/0

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Rinomhota n 8	62.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
J. Ralls n 8	55.5	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
I. Ugbo n 8	28.6	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
D. Goutas n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
K. Ahearne-Grant n 8	78.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Ng n 8	80.5	4.1 8/8
E. Adams n 8	35.4	3.5 3/3
J. Collins n 8	89.6	3.1 7/6
J. Panzo n 8	34.3	2.6 3/2
M. Siopis n 8	67.9	2.5 7/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Plymouth		Cardiff
45%	Possession	55%
1.71	Expected goals (xG)	1.25
15	Shots	6
5	Shots on target	3
5	Shots off target	0
5	Blocked shots	3
11	Shots inside the box	5
5	Corners	5
2	Offsides	1
9	Fouls	7
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
395	Passes	490
76%	Pass accuracy	76%

Plymouth player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Hazard	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Phillips	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6
D. Scarr	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
B. Galloway	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
D. Gyabi	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
M. Miller	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	Y	6.9
M. Whittaker	90	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	7.9
R. Hardie	89	2	1	4	3	4	0	0	9.3
A. Forshaw	84	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
B. Mumba	77	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
A. Devine	77	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	7.9
A. Randell sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Edwards sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Houghton sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
B. Waine sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Alnwick	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Goutas	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
M. McGuinness	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Collins	90	0	1	1	1	3	0	7
P. Ng	90	1	1	1	0	6	Y	7.9
R. Colwill	90	0	0	0	1	4	0	6.9
R. Wintle	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
K. Ahearne-Grant	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Rinomhota	66	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Y. Meïté	66	0	0	0	0	4	Y	6.6
O. Tanner	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
M. Romeo sub	45	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
J. Bowler sub	24	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
K. Etete sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Plymouth v Cardiff — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PlymouthDLDWD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

CardiffDLWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Plymouth 0 · 1 draw · Cardiff 0 · 4 goals/game

2023-12-26 Cardiff 2–2 Plymouth

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Plymouth#21 pos51 pts46 pl-11 GD

Cardiff#12 pos62 pts46 pl-17 GD

Goals per game

Plymouth scored1.28

Cardiff scored1.15

Plymouth conceded1.52

Cardiff conceded1.52

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What is the head-to-head record between Plymouth and Cardiff?: In their last 1 meetings, Plymouth won 0, Cardiff won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Plymouth and Cardiff?: Recent form — Plymouth 1W 3D 1L; Cardiff 1W 1D 3L.

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