Cardiff U21 are 5th in the 2026-2027 Professional Development League after 8 matches — 13 points from a 3-4-1 record, 20 goals scored and 11 conceded. Their points and market-implied expected points (13.1) are within a couple of points — a table position the performances support. Form over the last five: DWDWD, 9 points. They average 2.5 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per match; 63% of their matches have cleared 2.5 goals, with 2 clean sheets and 1 blank in front of goal. Biggest win: 6:0 against Peterborough U21.
Of their 20 goals, the most (7) have come in the 75-90 minute band. 7 of them have arrived after the 75th minute. The first goal in a Cardiff U21 match has come before half-time 7 times in 8, and 1 match finished goalless.
Produced performances worth 0.1 more points than they collected, by market expectations. full table →
Flat-stake ROI of backing them in every match this season. The bookmaker margin usually wins — shown because we publish losers too.
9 points from the last five. Avg 2.5 scored, 1.4 conceded per match.
What does Cardiff U21 need?
53 points were enough in 90% of simulations: Cardiff U21 need 40 more from 16 games (2.50 per game; current pace 1.63).
Title race: every club & what-if →Add Cardiff U21 fixtures to your calendar
Every fixture this season, updated automatically: kick-off changes, postponements, and after each match the score, half-time score and goal minutes.
All 2026-2027 results
odds are closing 1X2 prices| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | HT | 1st goal | 1 | X | 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 |  Coventry U21 | H | 2:2 | 2:1 | 13' | 2.02 | 4.08 | 2.77 | D |
| 2026-10-23 |  Charlton U21 | A | 3:4 | 1:2 | 12' | 2.25 | 3.98 | 2.50 | W |
| 2026-10-13 |  QPR U21 | A | 1:1 | 1:0 | 6' | 3.30 | 4.23 | 1.81 | D |
| 2026-09-18 |  Peterborough U21 | H | 6:0 | 1:0 | 16' | 1.58 | 4.75 | 4.15 | W |
| 2026-09-14 |  Sheffield Utd U21 | A | 1:1 | 1:0 | 42' | 1.93 | 3.95 | 3.08 | D |
| 2026-09-01 |  Sheffield Wed U21 | H | 0:0 | 0:0 | — | 1.46 | 4.85 | 4.90 | D |
| 2026-08-25 |  Wigan U21 | A | 2:5 | 1:3 | 17' | 2.46 | 4.13 | 2.26 | W |
| 2026-08-18 |  Barnsley U21 | H | 1:2 | 1:1 | 35' | 1.60 | 4.25 | 4.35 | L |
Goal timing
league-wide chart →When Cardiff U21 score
20 goals by 15-minute band — busiest: 75-90' (attribution approximated from goal order, as in the league heat map)
First goal in Cardiff U21 matches
either side scoring — 7 of 8 matches saw a first-half opener; 1 stayed goalless
Match stats
averages over 8 matches with stat coverageGo deeper
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