Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Bradford City AFC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Bradford City AFC
1 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 17 Jan 2026 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Bradford City AFC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee David Rock
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
Bradford City AFC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-17 Bradford City AFC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2025-09-20 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Bradford City AFC

Recent Form

Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
04 Jan Blackpool FC A 2–1 W
01 Jan Mansfield Town FC A 0–3 L
29 Dec Port Vale FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W
20 Dec Leyton Orient FC A 1–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Bradford City AFC A 2–1 W
10 Jan Leyton Orient FC A 1–1 D
04 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
01 Jan Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec Stevenage FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Exeter City FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
71% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bradford City AFC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bradford City AFC
Bobby Pointon 2 G
Nick Powell 1 G
Macaulay Gillesphey 1 G
Aden Baldwin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bradford City AFC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Cardiff City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.41 Bradford City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Bradford City AFC or Cardiff City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bradford City AFC38% Draw29% Cardiff City FC33%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Bradford City AFC or Draw
67%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
62%
Bradford City AFC or Cardiff City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bradford City AFC29% Draw47% Cardiff City FC24%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Handicap Bradford City AFC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.