Torquay vs Cardiff City U21 — Friendlies Clubs 2026
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Cardiff City U21 score first in only 8% of matches
brightest fact of this match
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 3+ matches
Torquay37%
Cardiff City U2130%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Torquay creates 17% more chances
Season form · 5 home / 3 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under73
- Over27
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No65
- Yes35
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Torquay ↓
Most likely 0–0 (17%) · grid covers 100% of scorelines
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Total goals
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Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Torquay at home — creates 1.60, concedes 1.00 · 5 matches
Cardiff City U21 away — creates 0.67, concedes 0.33 · 3 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Torquay attack 1.60 + Cardiff City U21 defence 0.33 → ÷2 → 0.97
Cardiff City U21 attack 0.67 + Torquay defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.83
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 37%?"
Torquay at 37% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 37% does not mean "Torquay will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Match Insights
- Cardiff City U21 win just 14% of their away games
- Cardiff City U21 matches are rarely goalless — only 3.8% end 0-0
- Torquay and Cardiff City U21 have never met before
Based on historical data — not a prediction.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
No previous meetings between these teams
Torquay host Cardiff City U21 on Saturday, 25 July 2026 at 11:00. The match is part of the Friendlies Clubs 2026/2027 season.
Torquay face Cardiff City U21 (Friendlies Clubs)
Friendlies Clubs returns with Torquay hosting Cardiff City U21. Match starts July 25, 2026. Live commentary, lineups, and stats appear here from kickoff. Submit your prediction below for a chance to earn XP.
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