Sunday , 16 August 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
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

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
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

Season Stats

Burton Albion FC Cardiff City FC
#21 Position #2
1 Points 91
1 Played 46
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 27 / 10 / 9
1 Scored 90
1 Conceded 50
+0 GD +40
1.00 PPG 1.98
0% Win % 59%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Burton Albion FC are 21st (1 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Burton Albion FC face off against Cardiff City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.39 Burton Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Cardiff City FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Burton Albion FC37% Draw27% Cardiff City FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
63%
Burton Albion FC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Burton Albion FC26% Draw46% Cardiff City FC28%
Actual: Burton Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap Burton Albion FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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