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

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League One · 2025-26

Burton Albion FC

2 – 2

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 31 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Burton Albion FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Burton Albion FC 46 games · 54 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martin Coy

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Season Stats

Burton Albion FC		Cardiff City FC
#17	Position	#2
54	Points	91
46	Played	46
13 / 15 / 18	W / D / L	27 / 10 / 9
50	Scored	90
60	Conceded	50
-10	GD	+40
1.17	PPG	1.98
28%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Burton Albion FC are 17th (54 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Burton Albion FC and Cardiff City FC has kicked off!
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.43 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Cardiff City FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Burton Albion FC35% Draw26% Cardiff City FC39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

65%

Burton Albion FC or Cardiff City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Burton Albion FC25% Draw43% Cardiff City FC32%

Actual: Burton Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 1

6.7%

0 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

2 – 3