20 February 2026 at 19:00

12
Full Time
P1: 00P2: 12P3: 00

Match Summary

Belfast defeated Cardiff 2:1. The match was played in Elite League 2025. Goals were scored by M. Lee 5′, J. Kawaguchi 7′, K. Olischefski 16′. League standings: Cardiff #2, Belfast #1. Score by period: P1: 0–0, P2: 1–2, P3: 0–0.

Match Events

Key match events between Cardiff and Belfast — 3 goals and 0 cards recorded during the match.

Cardiff
Belfast
Period 2
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5′
M. Lee

D. Goodwin

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7′
J. Kawaguchi

G. Bast

K. Olischefski

B. Estes

16′
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Cardiff vs Belfast Head to Head Results

Cardiff and Belfast have met 79 times — Cardiff won 42, Belfast won 37, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2015. Cardiff leads the head-to-head with 42 victories from 79 meetings. A combined 471 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.96 per match (238 for the home side, 233 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.

42

Cardiff

0

Drawn

37

Belfast

Goals: 238Goals: 233

Recent Meetings (79)

8 Mar 2026Belfast5 – 4Cardiff
7 Mar 2026Belfast2 – 5Cardiff
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
21 Feb 2025Belfast4 – 1Cardiff

Standings

Cardiff sit #2 and Belfast are #1 in the Elite League table heading into this match.

Elite League - Regular Season

#GPWonLostPts
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54301475
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54241964
54161961
54192257
54192157
5473631
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Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 18 Apr 2026