Sunday , 16 August 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

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

Season Stats

Bradford City AFC Cardiff City FC
#10 Position #2
3 Points 91
1 Played 46
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 27 / 10 / 9
2 Scored 90
0 Conceded 50
+2 GD +40
3.00 PPG 1.98
100% Win % 59%

Key Stats

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

Bradford City AFC are 10th (3 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Bradford City AFC launch into their encounter with Cardiff City FC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.71 Bradford City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 58% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bradford City AFC52% Draw27% Cardiff City FC21%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Bradford City AFC or Draw
80%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
48%
Bradford City AFC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bradford City AFC41% Draw47% Cardiff City FC12%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.4%
2 – 0
12.6%
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Handicap Bradford City AFC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 19% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 26% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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