Match Report

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Cardiff City FC

Graham Wilkes

Dagenham & Redbridge

Jeff Hawker

AP Cup Round 2

Head To Head Results

S	M	COMPETITION	HOME			AWAY	WON		-		-
1	24	Youth Cup Round 1		1⑤	- (n)	1③	/	0	-	1	-	0
2	9	2nd Division		6	-	0		1	-	1	-	0
2	29	2nd Division		0	-	0		1	-	2	-	0
5	2	AP Cup Group (1)		1	- (n)	1		1	-	3	-	0
8	7	AP Cup Group (3)		1	- (n)	1		1	-	4	-	0
9	2	AP Cup Group (1)		2	- (n)	5		2	-	4	-	0
10	3	AP Cup Group (2)		1	- (n)	3		3	-	4	-	0
12	28	Youth Cup Round 2		2	- (n)	6		4	-	4	-	0
15	5	3rd Division		5	-	2		4	-	4	-	1
15	10	FA Cup Round 2		2	-	3		4	-	4	-	2
15	25	3rd Division		4	-	0		5	-	4	-	2
19	3	AP Cup Group (2)		5	- (n)	2		5	-	4	-	3
19	20	3rd Division		3	-	3		5	-	5	-	3
19	39	3rd Division		5	-	2		6	-	5	-	3
20	20	3rd Division		6	-	3		6	-	5	-	4
20	39	3rd Division		0	-	5		6	-	5	-	5
22	20	3rd Division		6	-	0		6	-	5	-	6
22	39	3rd Division		1	-	1		6	-	6	-	6
23	12	3rd Division		0	-	0		6	-	7	-	6
23	30	3rd Division		1	-	0		6	-	7	-	7
24	12	3rd Division		0	-	4		6	-	7	-	8
24	30	3rd Division		0	-	0		6	-	8	-	8
25	28	Youth Cup Round 2		5	- (n)	1		7	-	8	-	8
26	20	3rd Division		3	-	3		7	-	9	-	8
26	39	3rd Division		7	-	5		8	-	9	-	8
27	9	3rd Division		1	-	3		9	-	9	-	8
27	29	3rd Division		5	-	0		10	-	9	-	8
31	15	AP Cup Round 2		3	-	0		10	-	9	-	9
33	16	3rd Division		2	-	0		10	-	9	-	10
33	35	3rd Division		0	-	0		10	-	10	-	10
34	20	3rd Division		2	-	0		10	-	10	-	11
34	24	Youth Cup Round 1		4	- (n)	1		10	-	10	-	12
34	39	3rd Division		3	-	1		11	-	10	-	12
37	9	3rd Division		2	-	0		11	-	10	-	13
37	29	3rd Division		3	-	2		12	-	10	-	13
38	16	3rd Division		2	-	3		13	-	10	-	13
38	35	3rd Division		6	-	0		14	-	10	-	13
39	24	Youth Cup Round 1		5	- (n)	0		15	-	10	-	13
40	17	3rd Division		6	-	0		16	-	10	-	13
40	38	3rd Division		1	-	3		17	-	10	-	13
43	12	2nd Division		4	-	0		18	-	10	-	13
43	30	2nd Division		4	-	2		18	-	10	-	14
44	5	3rd Division		5	-	1		18	-	10	-	15
44	25	3rd Division		4	-	2		19	-	10	-	15
45	16	3rd Division		7	-	3		19	-	10	-	16
45	35	3rd Division		3	-	4		19	-	10	-	17
46	16	3rd Division		3	-	1		19	-	10	-	18
46	35	3rd Division		6	-	2		20	-	10	-	18
47	16	3rd Division		5	-	1		20	-	10	-	19
47	39	3rd Division		6	-	2		21	-	10	-	19
48	17	3rd Division		4	-	1		22	-	10	-	19
48	38	3rd Division		3	-	1		22	-	10	-	20
49	28	Youth Cup Round 2		6	- (n)	4		22	-	10	-	21
52	15	AP Cup Round 2		6	-	2		23	-	10	-	21
S	M	COMPETITION	HOME			AWAY	WON		-		-

Olmec Head Preview

AP Cup
• Cardiff City FC has 2 AP Cup Trophies.
• The previous AP Cup Final appearances by Cardiff City FC include:
    • a season 3 loss to Tranmere Rovers 2-1.
    • a season 4 loss to Plymouth Argyle FC 4-0.
    • a season 5 win over Hereford United FC 2-1.
    • a season 8 loss to Lewes FC 2-0.
    • a season 17 win over Derby County 9-4.
    • a season 26 loss to Weston-super-Mare AFC 2-0.
• Cardiff City FC exited the AP Cup in the 2nd Round last season when they lost to Preston North End FC 3-2.
• The previous AP Cup Final appearances by Dagenham & Redbridge include:
    • a season 36 loss to Nottingham Forest 3-1.
• Dagenham & Redbridge crashed out of the AP Cup last season in Group play.
Cardiff City FC
• Russell Baccus (II/10 Mf) is out with a head injury suffered in match 4 against Port Vale FC.
Dagenham & Redbridge
• Striker Kwame Karikari (III/12) will miss this match with a head injury suffered in match 8 against Leicester City FC.
Head To Head Meetings
• Cardiff City FC and Dagenham & Redbridge have met 53 times with 6 of those occurring in the AP Cup.
• Cardiff City FC have won 22, lost 21 and drawn 10 of 53 matches against Dagenham & Redbridge.
• Cardiff City FC has a 2 game losing streak in this fixture.

MATCHUP AND PREDICTION

Cardiff City FC	Position	Dagenham & Redbridge
15 ✓	Goalkeeper	13
11	Sweeper	11
36	Defenders	✓ 44
35	Midfielders	35
48 ✓	Forwards	26
7 ✓	Est. Attacks	0
🅾 PREDICTION: CRD 1 – 0 DAG (CRD to win)

🏠 Home: Cardiff City FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:0 MF:0 FW:9

⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Forwards are decisive — Cardiff City FC (48) vastly outgun Dagenham & Redbridge's defence (44), giving the hosts the edge in the final third.

⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Ronaldo Marquinhos (GK, TL:15) — CRD | Amir Hamdi (GK, TL:13) — DAG

🎯 VERDICT: Cardiff City FC should take this narrow victory on home soil. Their forward line edges out Dagenham's defence, and the home advantage bonus of +9 applied entirely to the forward line further amplifies their attacking threat. Fabrice Ndi looks the most likely match-winner, with the quality and positioning to make the difference in what should be a tight but controlled home performance.

Match Notes

Oh poop it’s my step dad this could be fun

Graham (Cardiff City FC) 05/23 - 7:38 PM

Graham Wilkes hosting Dagenham at home — could go either way, which is essentially Cardiff's brand at this point.

Olmec Head Marcus (Coventry City) 05/25 - 6:30 PM

Not a great record against step son guess I taught him well If I lose that is

Jeff (Dagenham & Redbridge) 05/27 - 4:00 PM