The kick off for the match between Cardiff and Exeter City will take place at 15:00 (UK time) - Friday, 12/26 - at the Cardiff City Stadium. This clash of the 2025/26 EFL League One looks very promising!

Before placing your bets on this match, check out the full analysis including predictions for Cardiff vs Exeter City. We also highlight the most interesting odds and markets with a high chance of winning. Providing today’s best free tip to help you make informed and profitable betting decisions.

APWin predictions for Cardiff vs Exeter City

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

Cardiff Win

After a thorough assessment of the primary betting markets, APWin analysts have identified bets with strong value potential.

👉 Our prediction is: Cardiff to win

Cardiff vs Exeter City has all the makings of a competitive battle between two sides that are both eyeing an important win. But we are ever so slightly leaning toward Cardiff to win on the 1X2 market.

Cardiff will enjoy home advantage, which they have capitalised on with their strong form at home. They remain good value to win with their odds, and we expect them to pay out those odds with all three points at home.

👉 Our prediction is: under 9.5 corners

After analysing the odds in the different markets, our best betting tip for this match is on the corners market and taking the total to go under 9.5 corners.

We anticipate Cardiff vs Exeter City to be quite a controlled match with the main action concentrated in the middle of the pitch. That should limit the number of opportunities for corners, and so the odds of 1.76 for 9 corners or fewer looks quite attractive.

Cardiff preview

Cardiff has played 20 matches in the EFL League One so far, with 13 wins, 2 draws, and 5 losses. This results in an average of 2.05 points per match.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 30 wins, 20 draws, and 31 losses. Cardiff's attack has scored 109 goals, 37 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1.85 goals per league match and 1.35 goals per match across the entire season.

Callum Robinson is the team’s top scorer with 12 goals, while Ronan Kpakio leads the team in assists with 6. Defensively, Cardiff has conceded 22 goals in the league (an average of 1.1) and 119 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.47 over 81 matches).

Exeter City preview

In 20 EFL League One matches, Exeter City has recorded 7 wins, 2 draws, and 11 losses, with an average of 1.15 points per game.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has 32 wins in 82 matches. The team has scored 102 goals, 21 of them in the EFL League One (an average of 1.05 goals per match), with Kami Doyle being the team's top scorer with 10 goals and Edward Albert Francis providing 6 assists.

Defensively, Exeter City has conceded 20 goals in the league and 107 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.3 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Cardiff vs Exeter City

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

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Cardiff

England - EFL League One

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall L W W W W

2.05

Home W W W W W

2.4

Away L W W L L

1.7

Away Team

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Exeter City

England - EFL League One

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall W L W L L

1.15

Home W W D W D

1.7

Away L L L L W

0.6

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Published on 23 December 2025, at 20:32 Last updated on 23 December 2025, at 20:32
Author: Amauri Barbosa

Journalist, a football lover and sports betting expert for over 7 years. In addition to being a bet world aficionado, Amauri also practices athletics, and as all good Brazilian, does not refuse a brew.