16 March 2022 at 19:00

BBelfast
3 – 2
After OT
CCardiff
Challenge Cup · Season 2021

Match Summary

Belfast defeated Cardiff 3:2 after ot. The match was played in Challenge Cup 2021. League standings: Belfast #1, Cardiff #1.

Belfast vs Cardiff Head to Head Results

Belfast and Cardiff have met 79 times — Belfast won 37, Cardiff won 42, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2015. Cardiff leads the head-to-head with 42 victories from 79 meetings. A combined 469 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.94 per match (232 for the home side, 237 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 69 matches (87%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 74 games (94%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 9–3 in 2022.

37

Belfast

0

Drawn

42

Cardiff

Goals: 232Goals: 237

Recent Meetings (79)

8 Mar 2026Belfast5 – 4Cardiff
7 Mar 2026Belfast2 – 5Cardiff
20 Feb 2026Cardiff1 – 2Belfast
6 Dec 2025Cardiff2 – 1Belfast
7 Nov 2025Cardiff5 – 3Belfast
29 Oct 2025Belfast3 – 1Cardiff
19 Apr 2025Belfast0 – 5Cardiff
21 Mar 2025Cardiff4 – 3Belfast
12 Mar 2025Belfast4 – 0Cardiff
22 Feb 2025Belfast6 – 0Cardiff

Standings

Belfast sit #1 and Cardiff are #1 in the Challenge Cup table heading into this match.

Group A

#GPWonLostPts
1BBelfast
86114
2DDundee
8247
3FFife
8255

Group B

#GPWonLostPts
1CCardiff
83212
2GGuildford
84111
3CCoventry
8264

Group C

#GPWonLostPts
1SSheffield
85014
2NNottingham
82211
3MManchester
8163
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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