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

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League One · 2025-26

Bradford City AFC

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 17 Jan 2026 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Bradford City AFC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Bradford City AFC 46 games · 77 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Rock

Standings

#	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

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

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

Cardiff City FC

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 history

Bradford City AFC are 4th (77 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Bradford City AFC gets underway.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cardiff City FC players.

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.36 Bradford City AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.5 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Bradford City AFC or Cardiff City FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bradford City AFC34% Draw28% Cardiff City FC38%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Bradford City AFC25% Draw45% Cardiff City FC30%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 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.