Cardiff City vs Northampton Town — League One
Cardiff City
vs
25 Apr. 17:00
Northampton Town
Form Guide
Cardiff City
WWDWDD
3W 3D 0L • avg 1.3 scored, 0.5 conceded
O/U 2.5: 1/6BTTS: 3/6CS: 3/6
Northampton Town
LLLLLL
0W 0D 6L • avg 0.8 scored, 2.5 conceded
O/U 2.5: 5/6BTTS: 5/6CS: 0/6
- Cardiff City have won 2, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 6 matches, scoring 7 goals and conceding 5 (avg 1.17 scored, 0.83 conceded per game). They arrive in strong form, winning 2 of their last 3 games. The home side have kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 matches.
- Northampton Town have won 0, drawn 0 and lost 6 of their last 6 matches, scoring 5 goals and conceding 15 (avg 0.83 scored, 2.5 conceded per game). They arrive with back-to-back losses, falling in 3 of their last 3 games.
- This is an evenly matched fixture. Both sides have shown similar consistency in recent games (Cardiff City: 2W-3D-1L; Northampton Town: 0W-0D-6L). Home advantage could prove the marginal difference in what should be a tight contest.
Prediction
AI Forecast Score:
Cardiff City 2 –
1 Northampton Town
Recent Form
Last 6 matches: Cardiff City
Reading 1-3 Cardiff City
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
Peterborough United 1-1 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 0-0 Blackpool
Cardiff City 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Last 6 matches: Northampton Town
Northampton Town 1-3 Doncaster Rovers
Luton Town 2-1 Northampton Town
Northampton Town 1-3 Wigan Athletic
Bradford City 1-0 Northampton Town
Mansfield Town 4-1 Northampton Town
Stockport County 2-1 Northampton Town
Home & Away Record
At Home
Cardiff City
WWWDLL
3W 1D 2L • avg 1.3 scored, 0.8 conceded
O/U 2.5: 1/6BTTS: 1/6CS: 3/6
Away
Northampton Town
LLLLLL
0W 0D 6L • avg 0.7 scored, 2.5 conceded
O/U 2.5: 4/6BTTS: 4/6CS: 0/6
Head-to-Head Record
| Cardiff City | 5–1 | Northampton Town | 25 Apr 2026 |
| Northampton Town | 1–3 | Cardiff City | 22 Nov 2025 |
League One Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City FC | 45 | 30 | 10 | 5 | +46 | 100 |
| 2 | Cardiff City FC | 45 | 27 | 10 | 8 | +41 | 91 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 45 | 19 | 18 | 8 | +19 | 75 |
| 4 | Stockport County FC | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | +12 | 74 |
| 5 | Bradford City AFC | 45 | 21 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 74 |
| 6 | Stevenage FC | 45 | 20 | 12 | 13 | +2 | 72 |
| 7 | Luton Town FC | 45 | 20 | 11 | 14 | +11 | 71 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle FC | 45 | 21 | 7 | 17 | +11 | 70 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town FC | 45 | 17 | 13 | 15 | +6 | 64 |
| 10 | Reading FC | 45 | 16 | 15 | 14 | +5 | 63 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town FC | 44 | 15 | 16 | 13 | +11 | 61 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers FC | 45 | 16 | 12 | 17 | +10 | 60 |
| 13 | Blackpool FC | 45 | 16 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 57 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers FC | 45 | 16 | 9 | 20 | -21 | 57 |
| 15 | Barnsley FC | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 56 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic FC | 45 | 14 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 56 |
| 17 | Burton Albion FC | 45 | 13 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 53 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 45 | 15 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 53 |
| 19 | Peterborough United FC | 44 | 15 | 7 | 22 | -2 | 52 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient FC | 45 | 14 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 51 |
| 21 | Exeter City FC | 45 | 12 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 49 |
| 22 | Rotherham United FC | 45 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -29 | 41 |
| 23 | Port Vale FC | 44 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -24 | 39 |
| 24 | Northampton Town FC | 44 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -33 | 35 |