Cardiff MU vs Briton Ferry: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cardiff MU played Briton Ferry in Welsh Premier League (Wales). The match was played on 16 December 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Cardiff MU: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Briton Ferry: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cardiff MU scores 1.67 and concedes 1.78 goals per match. Briton Ferry scores 1.29 and concedes 1.76. League average: 3.12 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cardiff MU 72%, Briton Ferry 53%. Over 2.5: Cardiff MU 72%, Briton Ferry 59%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 58%.

xG, shots and style

Cardiff MU has higher xG: 1.47 vs 1.25. Cardiff MU: 11.4 shots per match, Briton Ferry: 9.5.

Match halves

Cardiff MU: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 1.00. Briton Ferry: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.41.

Goals by minute

Cardiff MU: 46-60 (9 goals). Briton Ferry: 0-15 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Welsh Premier League: 3.12 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 58%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
11Shots11
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
6Shots on target5
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
1.52xG1.42
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
3Corners8
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
55Dangerous attacks51
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
12Fouls14
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
3Cards1
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry

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 MUBriton Ferry
1.67Goals scored / match1.29
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
1.78Goals conceded / match1.76
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
47%Average possession47%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
4.44Shots on target / match3.82
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.39Shots per match9.47
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
4.44Shots on target3.82
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
14.6%Shot conversion13.7%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
47%Possession47%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
1.47xG for1.25
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
1.56xG against1.61
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry

Shooting quality

Cardiff MU: Counter-attackingBriton Ferry: Counter-attacking
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
Accuracy (shots on target)39%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.34

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 MU is 150% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Cardiff MU · 0.8 pts / match - Briton Ferry

Cardiff MU
WLWDW
Season result split
33% W39% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-7-5
1.39 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-4
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.78Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Briton Ferry
LLWDL
Season result split
24% W29% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-8
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-2
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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 MU is 29% better for: goals scored per match.

1.67 goals / match - Cardiff MU · 1.29 goals / match - Briton Ferry

Cardiff MU scoring profile: very strong

Cardiff MU scores in 83% of matches (15 of 18 matches), while Briton Ferry keeps a clean sheet in 24% (4 of 17 matches).

Briton Ferry scoring profile: very strong

Briton Ferry scores in 71% of matches (12 of 17 matches), while Cardiff MU keeps a clean sheet in 17% (3 of 18 matches).

30Goals scored (season)22
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
32Goals conceded (season)30
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
3.44Average goals in match3.06
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
11Goals scored (last 5)5
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
9Goals conceded (last 5)10
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal71%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
56%2 goals41%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
22%3 goals12%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
6%4 goals6%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal76%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
50%2 goals65%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
28%3 goals18%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
17%4 goals12%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry

* 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.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time41%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
6%BTTS in both halves12%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
22%Scored in both halves29%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
80%BTTS - last 540%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry

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

89%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
56%Min. 2 goals before half-time53%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time24%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
61%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
28%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry

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.

Briton Ferry is 53% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Cardiff MU · 1.53 pts / match - Briton Ferry

Cardiff MU - half-time state
28% leading17% draw56% trailing
Briton Ferry - half-time state
35% leading47% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.53
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.88
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.82
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
1.67Average goals (1st half)1.71
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
33%Clean sheet before half-time47%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
56%No goal before half-time29%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per match (2nd half)0.94
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.41
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
0.78Goals conceded (2nd half)0.94
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
1.78Average goals (2nd half)1.35
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
56%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry
39%No goal after half-time71%
Cardiff MUBriton Ferry

Cardiff MU - second-half results

39% W22% R39% P
18
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding118%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Briton Ferry - second-half results

18% W41% R41% P
26
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding69%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 24%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cardiff MU - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match1.01.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match2.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Briton Ferry - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.20
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match1.60.4
Average goals in match2.40.6
1 goal100%40%
2 goals80%20%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-4-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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 MU
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
5
8
16-30
4
4
31-45
9
5
46-60
2
2
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Briton Ferry
ScoredConceded
5
5
0-15
5
3
16-30
5
6
31-45
3
6
46-60
3
6
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

3.25
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-38%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cardiff MU

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Briton Ferry

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
109%
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.
-0.5
Late goals
5% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
5%

* 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 (Welsh Premier League).

Teams vs league

Cardiff MULigaBriton Ferry
Average goals in match 3.443.12 3.06
Both teams scored 72%51% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 72%58% 59%
Clean sheets 17%29% 24%
Goal before half-time 89%76% 82%
Goal after half-time 83%74% 71%

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

3.12
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.51
Away goals / match
+7%
Home attack advantage
+6%
Home defence advantage
+-3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
10%
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 MUGoalAdam Roscrow
  2. Cardiff MUYellow cardSam Seager
  3. Cardiff MUYellow cardAdam Roscrow
  4. Briton FerrySubstitutionOn: Ollie AndersonOff: Connor Allan Smith
  5. Cardiff MUYellow cardRyan Reynolds
  6. Briton FerryGoalOllie Anderson
  7. Briton FerryYellow cardRicky-Lee Owen
  8. Cardiff MUSubstitutionOn: Sam JonesOff: Adam Roscrow
  9. Cardiff MUGoalJasper Payne
  10. Briton FerryGoalJack Fanning
  11. Briton FerrySubstitutionOn: Kristian EvansOff: Mitchell Bates

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Cardiff MU 0 - 1 - 0 Briton Ferry. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC
1 : 1
Cardiff Metropolitan University FC

FAQ

What was the result of Cardiff MU vs Briton Ferry?

The Welsh Premier League match finished Cardiff MU 2:2 Briton Ferry. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cardiff MU vs Briton Ferry?

Cardiff MU score 1.67 goals per game on average and Briton Ferry 1.29. The Welsh Premier League average is 3.12 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 72% of Cardiff MU's matches and 53% of Briton Ferry's.

What form are Cardiff MU and Briton Ferry in?

Over the last 5 games Cardiff MU have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Briton Ferry 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cardiff MU vs Briton Ferry?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.