20 February 2026 at 19:00
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.
D. Goodwin
G. Bast
B. Estes
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
Recent Meetings (79)
Standings
Cardiff sit #2 and Belfast are #1 in the Elite League table heading into this match.
Elite League - Regular Season
| # | GP | Won | Lost | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 35 | 10 | 84 | |
| 54 | 30 | 14 | 75 | |
| 54 | 26 | 15 | 72 | |
| 54 | 26 | 15 | 72 | |
| 54 | 24 | 19 | 64 | |
| 54 | 16 | 19 | 61 | |
| 54 | 19 | 22 | 57 | |
| 54 | 19 | 21 | 57 | |
| 54 | 7 | 36 | 31 | |
10Fife | 54 | 7 | 38 | 28 |
API data: 18 Apr 2026