Huddersfield Town AFC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Huddersfield Town AFC vs Cardiff City FC — League One at John Smith's Stadium.
- Huddersfield Town AFC 46 games · 67 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Sam Wesson (England)
- Assistant 2 Daniel Jarvis (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D 11 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC H 3–3 D 06 Apr Leyton Orient FC A 2–1 W 03 Apr Reading FC H 1–1 D 21 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–3 L 17 Mar Lincoln City FC H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D 11 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W 06 Apr Peterborough United FC A 1–1 D 21 Mar Blackpool FC H 0–0 D 17 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC H 0–2 L 14 Mar Exeter City FC A 4–0 W Season Stats
Huddersfield Town AFC Cardiff City FC #9 Position #2 67 Points 91 46 Played 46 18 / 13 / 15 W / D / L 27 / 10 / 9 74 Scored 90 64 Conceded 50 +10 GD +40 1.46 PPG 1.98 39% Win % 59% Key Stats
43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Huddersfield Town AFC this season37% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this seasonHuddersfield Town AFC are 9th (67 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Cardiff City FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 363 games and scored 332 goals.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Murray Wallace suffering a number of foals already.
- 27' Goal! Ryan Ledson scores his 6 goal in 369 matches.
- 32' It’s high time Liam Manning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dylan Lawlor, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 38' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Bojan Radulovic is replaced by George Sebine.
- 43' It looks surprising Huddersfield Town AFC does not make any changes. Yousef Salech has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 50' David Kasumu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 55' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dylan Lawlor on 59.
- 60' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Alex Robertson departs to be replaced by David Turnbull.
- 65' Huddersfield Town AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 66' The whistle greets Rubin Colwill as he departs to be replaced by Callum Robinson.
- 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 72' Ryan Wintle was booked on 72.
- 76' The whistle greets Ryan Ledson as he departs to be replaced by Marcus McGuane.
- 77' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mickel Miller is hanging David Kasumu on the field on 77 minute.
- 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 83' Joel Colwill has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Wintle on 83 minute.
- 88' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Low is hanging Bali Mumba on the field on 88 minute.
- 90' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Huddersfield Town AFC
3-4-2-1Starting XI-
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David Kasumu ↓ Mickel Miller 77'
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Bali Mumba ↓ Joe Low 88'
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Ryan Ledson ↓ Marcus McGuane 76'
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Bojan Radulovic ↓ George Sebine 38'
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Bench- 26
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Marcus McGuane ↑ 76'
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Joe Low ↑ 88'
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Mickel Miller ↑ 77'
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George Sebine ↑ 38'
Coach Liam ManningCardiff City FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 38
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Ryan Wintle ↓ Joel Colwill 83'
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Chris Willock ↓ Yousef Salech 60'
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Rubin Colwill ↓ Callum Robinson 66'
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Alex Robertson ↓ David Turnbull 60'
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Dylan Lawlor ↓ Gabriel Osho 60'
Bench-
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Callum Robinson ↑ 66'
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Gabriel Osho ↑ 60'
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David Turnbull ↑ 60'
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Yousef Salech ↑ 60'
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Joel Colwill ↑ 83'
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Coach Brian Barry-Murphy -
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Head to Head
Huddersfield Town AFC Form
2026-04-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2026-04-11 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2026-04-06 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2026-04-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Reading FC D 2026-03-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2026-03-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Lincoln City FC DCardiff City FC Form
2026-04-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2026-04-11 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2026-04-06 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2026-03-21 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2026-03-17 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2026-03-14 Exeter City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC W

