Bradford City AFC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Bradford City AFC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .
- Bradford City AFC 46 games · 77 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee David Rock
19 games this season 🟨 0.2/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Season Stats
Bradford City AFC Cardiff City FC #4 Position #2 77 Points 91 46 Played 46 22 / 11 / 13 W / D / L 27 / 10 / 9 58 Scored 90 51 Conceded 50 +7 GD +40 1.67 PPG 1.98 48% Win % 59% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season37% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this seasonBradford City AFC are 4th (77 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Bradford City AFC0-151/216-301/–31-45–/–46-601/261-753/276+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededCardiff City FC0-151/116-301/331-452/–46-605/161-752/376+6/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Bradford City AFC and Cardiff City FC.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cardiff City FC players.
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Lineups
Bradford City AFC Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
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H2H
Head to Head
Bradford City AFC Form
2026-01-17 Bradford City AFC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2026-01-04 Blackpool FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC W 2026-01-01 Mansfield Town FC 3–0 Bradford City AFC L 2025-12-29 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Port Vale FC W 2025-12-26 Bradford City AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2025-12-20 Leyton Orient FC 2–1 Bradford City AFC LCardiff City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.36 Bradford City AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.5 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Bradford City AFC or Cardiff City FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cardiff City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.86Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Bradford City AFC or Draw 62%Draw or Cardiff City FC 66%Bradford City AFC or Cardiff City FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cardiff City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.6%1 – 2 Actual0 – 1 7.7%2 – 1 7.6%0 – 0 7.6%1 – 0 6.8%0 – 2 6.3%2 – 2 5.8%2 – 0 5.2%1 – 3 4.2%3 – 1 3.5%0 – 3 3.1%Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC
Handicap Bradford City AFC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 18% 67% -0.5 33% — 67% +0.5 61% — 39% +1 61% 20% 20% +1.5 80% — 20% +2 80% 12% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.