Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Burton Albion FC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Burton Albion FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 31 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Burton Albion FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.5 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
Burton Albion FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-31 Burton Albion FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2025-09-30 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
27 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
22 Jan Lincoln City FC A 1–2 L
17 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–1 W
10 Jan Boreham Wood FC A 5–0 W
04 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–3 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Burton Albion FC A 2–2 D
27 Jan Barnsley FC H 4–0 W
24 Jan Stockport County FC H 1–1 D
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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
Jack Armer 2 G 1 A
Finn Delap 2 G
Matthew Dennis 1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Burton Albion FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Burton Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Cardiff City FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Burton Albion FC43% Draw27% Cardiff City FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
57%
Burton Albion FC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Burton Albion FC31% Draw46% Cardiff City FC23%
Actual: Burton Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap Burton Albion FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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