Cardiff City vs Huddersfield Town: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cardiff City played Huddersfield Town in EFL League One (England). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Cardiff City: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Huddersfield Town: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cardiff City scores 1.75 and concedes 0.94 goals per match. Huddersfield Town scores 1.65 and concedes 1.47. League average: 2.46 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cardiff City 44%, Huddersfield Town 59%. Over 2.5: Cardiff City 56%, Huddersfield Town 71%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Cardiff City has higher xG: 1.69 vs 1.56. Cardiff City: 14.5 shots per match, Huddersfield Town: 13.4.

Match halves

Cardiff City: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 1.31. Huddersfield Town: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 1.12.

Goals by minute

Cardiff City: 46-60 (8 goals). Huddersfield Town: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.46 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
2 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

59Possession (%)41
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
15Shots13
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
8Shots on target3
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
1.78xG1.22
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
4Corners9
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
38Dangerous attacks27
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
8Fouls13
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
2Cards1
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
1.75Goals scored / match1.65
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
0.94Goals conceded / match1.47
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
61%Average possession52%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
5.06Shots on target / match5
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.5Shots per match13.41
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
5.06Shots on target5
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
12.1%Shot conversion12.3%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
61%Possession52%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
1.69xG for1.56
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
1.49xG against1.33
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town

Shooting quality

Cardiff City: DominantHuddersfield Town: Balanced
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
Accuracy (shots on target)35%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Cardiff City is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Cardiff City · 1.4 pts / match - Huddersfield Town

Cardiff City
WLLWW
Season result split
63% W13% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-2-4
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-0-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Huddersfield Town
LWWLD
Season result split
47% W12% D41% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-2-7
1.53 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-5
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cardiff City is 6% better for: goals scored per match.

1.75 goals / match - Cardiff City · 1.65 goals / match - Huddersfield Town

Cardiff City is 56% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.94 goals / match - Cardiff City · 1.47 goals / match - Huddersfield Town

Cardiff City scoring profile: very strong

Cardiff City scores in 81% of matches (13 of 16 matches), while Huddersfield Town keeps a clean sheet in 35% (6 of 17 matches).

Huddersfield Town scoring profile: strong

Huddersfield Town scores in 88% of matches (15 of 17 matches), while Cardiff City keeps a clean sheet in 44% (7 of 16 matches).

28Goals scored (season)28
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
15Goals conceded (season)25
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
2.69Average goals in match3.12
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
9Goals scored (last 5)10
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
6Goals conceded (last 5)10
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal88%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
50%2 goals47%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
31%3 goals29%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
13%4 goals0%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal65%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
19%2 goals53%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
19%3 goals29%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
0%4 goals0%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

59%
Huddersfield Town - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 17 matches
49%
League average

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time6%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
38%Scored in both halves12%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS59%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
60%BTTS - last 580%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
19%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town

2nd half

94%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time65%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cardiff City is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / match - Cardiff City · 1.18 pts / match - Huddersfield Town

Cardiff City - half-time state
31% leading44% draw25% trailing
Huddersfield Town - half-time state
29% leading29% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per match (1st half)1.18
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.53
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
0.81Average goals (1st half)1.24
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
69%Clean sheet before half-time59%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
63%No goal before half-time65%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town

After half-time (2nd half)

2.19Points per match (2nd half)1.76
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
1.31Goals scored (2nd half)1.12
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
0.56Goals conceded (2nd half)0.76
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
1.88Average goals (2nd half)1.88
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
63%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town
19%No goal after half-time35%
Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town

Cardiff City - second-half results

69% W13% D19% L
22
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding203%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Huddersfield Town - second-half results

47% W35% D18% L
20
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding162%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cardiff City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.80
Goals scored / match0.41.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match0.62.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Huddersfield Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match1.42.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Cardiff City
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
2
3
16-30
4
3
31-45
8
4
46-60
5
2
61-75
8
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Huddersfield Town
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
2
7
31-45
3
2
46-60
6
4
61-75
10
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.90
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
118%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
71%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cardiff City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.61
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.55
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
122%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.9
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Huddersfield Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
159%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Cardiff CityLigaHuddersfield Town
Average goals in match 2.692.46 3.12
Both teams scored 44%49% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%47% 71%
Clean sheets 44%28% 35%
Goal before half-time 63%68% 71%
Goal after half-time 94%82% 82%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.46
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.04
Away goals / match
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defence advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Cardiff CityGoalYousef SalechAssist: Joel Bagan
  2. Cardiff CityYellow cardJoel Bagan
  3. Huddersfield TownGoalLeo CastledineAssist: Marcus Harness
  4. Cardiff CitySubstitutionOn: Isaak DaviesOff: Chris Willock
  5. Cardiff CityGoalYousef SalechAssist: Cian Ashford
  6. Huddersfield TownYellow cardRyan Ledson
  7. Cardiff CitySubstitutionOn: Ronan KpakioOff: Perry Ng
  8. Cardiff CityGoalIsaak DaviesAssist: Yousef Salech
  9. Huddersfield TownSubstitutionOn: David KasumuOff: Marcus Harness
  10. Cardiff CitySubstitutionOn: Callum RobinsonOff: Cian Ashford
  11. Huddersfield TownGoalJoseph Taylor
  12. Cardiff CityYellow cardAlexander Robertson

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Elliot BellMatches officiated: 20
3.3Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 265%Home wins25%Draws10%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Cardiff City vs Huddersfield Town?

The EFL League One match finished Cardiff City 3:2 Huddersfield Town. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cardiff City vs Huddersfield Town?

Cardiff City score 1.75 goals per game on average and Huddersfield Town 1.65. The EFL League One average is 2.46 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Cardiff City's matches and 59% of Huddersfield Town's.

What form are Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town in?

Over the last 5 games Cardiff City have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Huddersfield Town 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cardiff City vs Huddersfield Town?

The statistical background for Cardiff City vs Huddersfield Town — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.