Cardiff MU vs Llanelli Town: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cardiff MU played Llanelli Town in Welsh Premier League (Wales). The match was played on 5 December 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Cardiff MU: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Llanelli Town: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cardiff MU scores 1.65 and concedes 1.82 goals per match. Llanelli Town scores 0.56 and concedes 2.67. League average: 3.16 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cardiff MU 71%, Llanelli Town 39%. Over 2.5: Cardiff MU 71%, Llanelli Town 61%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Cardiff MU has higher xG: 1.40 vs 1.14. Cardiff MU: 11.0 shots per match, Llanelli Town: 8.4.

Match halves

Cardiff MU: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.94. Llanelli Town: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.17.

Goals by minute

Cardiff MU: 46-60 (8 goals). Llanelli Town: 16-30 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Welsh Premier League: 3.16 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

57Possession (%)43
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
18Shots11
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
10Shots on target4
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
2.6xG1.42
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
9Corners4
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
106Dangerous attacks61
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
3Fouls17
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
3Cards4
Cardiff MULlanelli 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 MULlanelli Town
1.65Goals scored / match0.56
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
1.82Goals conceded / match2.67
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
46%Average possession39%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
4.12Shots on target / match3.56
Cardiff MULlanelli Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11Shots per match8.44
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
4.12Shots on target3.56
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
15%Shot conversion6.6%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
46%Possession39%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
1.4xG for1.14
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
1.57xG against2.03
Cardiff MULlanelli Town

Shooting quality

Cardiff MU: Counter-attackingLlanelli Town: Balanced
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
Accuracy (shots on target)37%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.400.16

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 700% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Cardiff MU · 0.2 pts / match - Llanelli Town

Cardiff MU
DWLWD
Season result split
29% W41% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-7-5
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.71BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Llanelli Town
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
11% W11% R78% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-14
0.44 pts / match · goal difference -38
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-7
Last 5 away
1-0-4
WLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 0.93Opponent xG: 1.78BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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 195% better for: goals scored per match.

1.65 goals / match - Cardiff MU · 0.56 goals / match - Llanelli Town

Cardiff MU is 47% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.82 goals / match - Cardiff MU · 2.67 goals / match - Llanelli Town

Cardiff MU scoring profile: very strong

Cardiff MU scores in 82% of matches (14 of 17 matches), while Llanelli Town keeps a clean sheet in 11% (2 of 18 matches).

Llanelli Town scoring profile: strong

Llanelli Town scores in 44% of matches (8 of 18 matches), while Cardiff MU keeps a clean sheet in 18% (3 of 17 matches).

28Goals scored (season)10
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
31Goals conceded (season)48
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
3.47Average goals in match3.22
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
9Goals scored (last 5)3
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
8Goals conceded (last 5)11
Cardiff MULlanelli Town

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal44%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
53%2 goals11%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
24%3 goals0%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
6%4 goals0%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal89%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
53%2 goals67%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
29%3 goals50%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
18%4 goals33%
Cardiff MULlanelli 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.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time17%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
24%Scored in both halves0%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town

BTTS and goal count

53%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS28%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
60%BTTS - last 560%
Cardiff MULlanelli 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

88%Min. 1 goal before half-time94%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
59%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
59%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Cardiff MULlanelli 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 MU is 58% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.06 pts / match - Cardiff MU · 0.67 pts / match - Llanelli Town

Cardiff MU - half-time state
29% leading18% draw53% trailing
Llanelli Town - half-time state
17% leading17% draw67% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.06Points per match (1st half)0.67
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
0.71Goals scored (1st half)0.39
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
1Goals conceded (1st half)1.33
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
1.71Average goals (1st half)1.72
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
35%Clean sheet before half-time22%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
53%No goal before half-time67%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per match (2nd half)0.5
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
0.94Goals scored (2nd half)0.17
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
0.82Goals conceded (2nd half)1.33
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
1.76Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
53%Clean sheet after half-time39%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town
41%No goal after half-time89%
Cardiff MULlanelli Town

Cardiff MU - second-half results

35% W24% R41% P
18
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

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

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Llanelli Town - second-half results

6% W33% R61% P
12
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-17
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-21
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding65%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 11%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cardiff MU - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.81.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Llanelli Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.20
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match1.01.2
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference-2-6
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
7
16-30
4
4
31-45
8
5
46-60
2
2
61-75
6
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Llanelli Town
ScoredConceded
2
6
0-15
4
4
16-30
1
14
31-45
0
5
46-60
0
9
61-75
3
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - 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

3.35
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.2 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
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.
-0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
0.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Llanelli Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.89
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.58
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.64
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
37%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
163%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* 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 MULigaLlanelli Town
Average goals in match 3.473.16 3.22
Both teams scored 71%50% 39%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%60% 61%
Clean sheets 18%29% 11%
Goal before half-time 88%76% 94%
Goal after half-time 82%73% 67%

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

3.16
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.64
Home goals / match
1.52
Away goals / match
+8%
Home attack advantage
+7%
Home defence advantage
+-2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
11%
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 MUYellow cardLifumpa Mwandwe
  2. Llanelli TownGoalSean Cronin
  3. Llanelli TownYellow cardSean Cronin
  4. Cardiff MUGoalLifumpa Mwandwe
  5. Llanelli TownYellow cardJoeseph Samuel Lloyd
  6. Cardiff MUYellow cardAdam Roscrow
  7. Llanelli TownYellow cardSean Cronin
  8. Cardiff MUSubstitutionOn: Harri JohnOff: Dixon Kabongo
  9. Cardiff MUGoalSam Jones
  10. Llanelli TownSubstitutionOn: Rio BoothOff: James Lester

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Cardiff MU 1 - 0 - 0 Llanelli Town. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Llanelli Town AFC
1 : 3
Cardiff Metropolitan University FC

FAQ

What was the result of Cardiff MU vs Llanelli Town?

The Welsh Premier League match finished Cardiff MU 2:1 Llanelli 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 MU vs Llanelli Town?

Cardiff MU score 1.65 goals per game on average and Llanelli Town 0.56. The Welsh Premier League average is 3.16 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Cardiff MU's matches and 39% of Llanelli Town's.

What form are Cardiff MU and Llanelli Town in?

Over the last 5 games Cardiff MU have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Llanelli Town 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cardiff MU vs Llanelli Town?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Cardiff MU vs Llanelli Town: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.