Peterborough vs Cardiff Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st November 2025

Cardiff face a daunting first assignment in the FA Cup when they visit the title favourites Peterborough on the opening day of the new campaign.

The match this coming Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Peterborough and Cardiff look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Peterborough show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed 20 goals against, for an average of two per outing. They pulled off two clean sheets.

Cardiff managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 24 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 2.4 goals an average per game.

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Peterborough comes up against Cardiff in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Peterborough vs Cardiff Prediction

Peterborough Form

Peterborough are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Bolton by a 2-1 score, before winning 0-1 against Burton. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 1-2 against Blackpool. Peterborough claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the FA Cup. They also drew two and lost two, scored eight goals and conceded 11.

Cardiff Form

Two victories are what Cardiff have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Reading 2-1. This was followed by a 1-0 defeat against Bolton, before winning again 1-2 against Wrexham. Cardiff claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the FA Cup. The scoreline from these matches reads 19 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Peterborough are scoring freely these days, Cardiff are doing just fine in that department as well, and we expect a match with plenty of goalsthis coming Saturday.

Peterborough vs Cardiff Squads

Peterborough Squad

Abraham Odoh, Alex Bass, Archie Collins, Bastian Smith, Ben Woods, Boluwatife Shofowoke, Brandon Khela, Carl Johnston, Cian Hayes, David Kamara, David Okagbue, Declan Frith, Donay O'Brien-Brady, George Nevett, Gustav Lindgren, Harley Mills, Harry Leonard, Jacob Mendy, James Dornelly, Jimmy-Jay Morgan, Joe Andrews, Klaidi Lolos, Kyrell Lisbie, Lucca Mendonca, Matthew Garbett, Nicholas Bilokapic, Oscar Wallin, Peter Kioso, Rio Adebisi, Ryan De Havilland, Sam Hughes, Thomas O'Connor, Tom Lees, Vicente Reyes, Will Blackmore.

Cardiff Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Cardiff players that the manager Brian Barry-Murphy will choose from for the upcoming game:

Higgs, Alnwick, Turner, Trott, Chambers, Lawlor, Osho, Bagan, Giles, Ng, Kpakio, Fish, Robertson, Mafico, Turnbull, King, Colwill, Kellyman, Tankiewicz, Colwill, Wintle, Robinson, Willock, Ashford, Davies, Tanner, Nyakuhwa, Salech.

Peterborough vs Cardiff Team News

Cardiff seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Weston Homes Stadium to face Peterborough. Callum Robinson is ineligible for selection in the Cardiff squad, as he is suspended.

Peterborough vs Cardiff Lineups

Peterborough vs Cardiff H2H

This is the first time Peterborough squares up against Cardiff in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Peterborough picked up four wins in their previous ten matches against Cardiff, while the latter claimed four wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 13/5.

Peterborough vs Cardiff Results

Peterborough vs Cardiff Betting Tips

Look no further than Abraham Odoh, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Peterborough in the FA Cup, while Callum Robinson managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Cardiff in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Peterborough claimed two wins, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Cardiff won six, drew two and lost two of their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Peterborough on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened four times for Cardiff in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Peterborough, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Cardiff, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.