Wales - Welsh Premier LeagueData current as of 07 September 2026

Llanelli Town vs Cardiff MU: match statistics

Llanelli Town crest
Llanelli Town
1 : 2half-time 0:1
Cardiff MU crest
Cardiff MU
120%(7.20)
X30%(4.60)
250%(1.30)

Cardiff MU are in significantly better form and boast superior statistics compared to Llanelli Town. The hosts sit in 12th place in the table with a disastrous record of 2 wins, 4 draws, and 22 defeats, having conceded as many as 68 goals this season. Llanelli have lost 79% of their home games and have failed to win any of their last 5 matches. Cardiff MU, although also without a win recently, possess a much stronger away record (21% wins, 57% draws) and offensive efficiency (1.43 goals per away game). The visitors' positive goal difference on the road (+2) and a significantly higher shot conversion rate (15% vs 6%) strongly favor a Cardiff MU victory. Cardiff MU's high away draw percentage (57%) also supports a considerable probability of a draw, but the hosts' frailty makes an away win the most likely outcome.

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

Key match information

Llanelli Town played Cardiff MU in Welsh Premier League (Wales). The match was played on 20 March 2026. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Llanelli Town: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Cardiff MU: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Llanelli Town scores 0.50 and concedes 2.43 goals per match. Cardiff MU scores 1.29 and concedes 1.57. League average: 2.95 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Llanelli Town 39%, Cardiff MU 64%. Over 2.5: Llanelli Town 54%, Cardiff MU 50%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Cardiff MU has higher xG: 1.34 vs 1.13. Llanelli Town: 8.6 shots per match, Cardiff MU: 10.4.

Match halves

Llanelli Town: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.14. Cardiff MU: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.79.

Goals by minute

Llanelli Town: 16-30 (6 goals). Cardiff MU: 46-60 (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Welsh Premier League: 2.95 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-2. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Cardiff MU are in significantly better form and boast superior statistics compared to Llanelli Town. The hosts sit in 12th place in the table with a disastrous record of 2 wins, 4 draws, and 22 defeats, having conceded as many as 68 goals this season. Llanelli have lost 79% of their home games and have failed to win any of their last 5 matches. Cardiff MU, although also without a win recently, possess a much stronger away record (21% wins, 57% draws) and offensive efficiency (1.43 goals per away game). The visitors' positive goal difference on the road (+2) and a significantly higher shot conversion rate (15% vs 6%) strongly favor a Cardiff MU victory. Cardiff MU's high away draw percentage (57%) also supports a considerable probability of a draw, but the hosts' frailty makes an away win the most likely outcome.

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

63Possession (%)37
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
3Shots19
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
2Shots on target8
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
0.66xG2.41
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
0Corners4
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
43Dangerous attacks91
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
15Fouls9
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
4Cards1
Llanelli TownCardiff MU

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.

Llanelli TownCardiff MU
0.5Goals scored / match1.29
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
2.43Goals conceded / match1.57
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
41%Average possession47%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
3.43Shots on target / match3.79
Llanelli TownCardiff MU

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.64Shots per match10.39
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
3.43Shots on target3.79
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
5.8%Shot conversion12.4%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
41%Possession47%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
1.13xG for1.34
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
2.01xG against1.46
Llanelli TownCardiff MU

Shooting quality

Llanelli Town: BalancedCardiff MU: Counter-attacking
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
Accuracy (shots on target)40%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.150.34

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 50% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Llanelli Town · 0.6 pts / match - Cardiff MU

Llanelli Town
LDLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
7% W14% R79% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-4-22
0.36 pts / match · goal difference -54
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-11
Last 5 at home
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 0.95Opponent xG: 1.83BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%
Cardiff MU
DDDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
21% W46% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-13-9
1.11 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-8-3
Last 5 away
0-3-2
LDDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 0%

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 158% better for: goals scored per match.

0.5 goals / match - Llanelli Town · 1.29 goals / match - Cardiff MU

Cardiff MU is 55% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.43 goals / match - Llanelli Town · 1.57 goals / match - Cardiff MU

Llanelli Town scoring profile: strong

Llanelli Town scores in 43% of matches (12 of 28 matches), while Cardiff MU keeps a clean sheet in 14% (4 of 28 matches).

Cardiff MU scoring profile: very strong

Cardiff MU scores in 71% of matches (20 of 28 matches), while Llanelli Town keeps a clean sheet in 11% (3 of 28 matches).

14Goals scored (season)36
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
68Goals conceded (season)44
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
2.93Average goals in match2.86
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
1Goals scored (last 5)3
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
6Goals conceded (last 5)6
Llanelli TownCardiff MU

How often they score at least...

43%1 goal71%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
7%2 goals39%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
0%3 goals14%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
0%4 goals4%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal86%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
64%2 goals43%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
43%3 goals18%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
25%4 goals11%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU

* 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

14%BTTS at half-time14%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
0%BTTS in both halves4%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
0%Scored in both halves18%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
20%BTTS - last 560%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU

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-time75%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU

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 46% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.71 pts / match - Llanelli Town · 1.04 pts / match - Cardiff MU

Llanelli Town - half-time state
18% leading18% draw64% trailing
Cardiff MU - half-time state
25% leading29% draw46% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.71Points per match (1st half)1.04
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
0.36Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
1.18Goals conceded (1st half)0.75
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
1.54Average goals (1st half)1.25
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
29%Clean sheet before half-time46%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
68%No goal before half-time64%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU

After half-time (2nd half)

0.39Points per match (2nd half)1.21
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
0.14Goals scored (2nd half)0.79
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
1.25Goals conceded (2nd half)0.82
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
1.39Average goals (2nd half)1.61
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
32%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU
89%No goal after half-time46%
Llanelli TownCardiff MU

Llanelli Town - second-half results

4% W29% R68% P
20
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-23
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-31
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding39%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 7%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cardiff MU - second-half results

32% W25% R43% P
29
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.04
PPG before half-time
Lead holding84%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 21%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Llanelli Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.40
Goals scored / match0.20.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match0.80.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%100%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Cardiff MU - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.40
Goals scored / match0.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.41.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

Llanelli Town
ScoredConceded
3
8
0-15
6
6
16-30
1
19
31-45
1
10
46-60
0
13
61-75
3
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

Cardiff MU
ScoredConceded
5
7
0-15
5
8
16-30
4
6
31-45
11
7
46-60
4
5
61-75
7
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

2.90
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
31%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Llanelli Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.88
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.63
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
33%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
171%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.04
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, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Cardiff MU

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
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.
-0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* 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

Llanelli TownLigaCardiff MU
Average goals in match 2.932.95 2.86
Both teams scored 39%51% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%55% 50%
Clean sheets 11%29% 14%
Goal before half-time 89%73% 75%
Goal after half-time 71%77% 82%

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

2.95
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.42
Away goals / match
+8%
Home attack advantage
+7%
Home defence advantage
+-2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
8%
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 MUSubstitutionOn: Dixon KabongoOff: Liam Walsh
  2. Llanelli TownYellow cardSean Cronin
  3. Cardiff MUGoalToby Raison
  4. Llanelli TownYellow cardHarrison Bright
  5. Llanelli TownYellow cardJoeseph Samuel Lloyd
  6. Llanelli TownGoalJack Daniel Williams
  7. Cardiff MUSubstitutionOn: H MatthewsOff: Adam Roscrow
  8. Cardiff MUGoalLifumpa Mwandwe
  9. Llanelli TownSubstitutionOn: Rio BoothOff: Jack Daniel Williams
  10. Llanelli TownYellow cardMcCauley Power
  11. Cardiff MUYellow cardEwan Griffiths

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.

Bryn Markham-JonesMatches officiated: 12
3.42Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 217%Home wins33%Draws50%Away wins

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Llanelli Town 0 - 1 - 2 Cardiff MU. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Llanelli Town vs Cardiff MU?

The Welsh Premier League match finished Llanelli Town 1:2 Cardiff MU. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Llanelli Town and Cardiff MU?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Llanelli Town won 0, Cardiff MU won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Llanelli Town vs Cardiff MU?

Llanelli Town score 0.50 goals per game on average and Cardiff MU 1.29. The Welsh Premier League average is 2.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Llanelli Town's matches and 64% of Cardiff MU's.

What form are Llanelli Town and Cardiff MU in?

Over the last 5 games Llanelli Town have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Cardiff MU 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Llanelli Town vs Cardiff MU — 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.