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

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League One · 2025-26

Cardiff City FC

4 – 0

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Barnsley FC

Tue 27 Jan 2026 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Barnsley FC — League One .

Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)
Barnsley FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Swabey

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

Cardiff City FC 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals Barnsley FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-27 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Barnsley FC 2022-02-02 Barnsley FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-08-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Barnsley FC 2021-01-27 Barnsley FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-11-03 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
01 Jan	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	1–1	D

Barnsley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	0–4	L
24 Jan	Reading FC	A	2–2	D
17 Jan	Blackpool FC	H	2–1	W
12 Jan	Liverpool FC	A	1–4	L
01 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–1	D
29 Dec	Lincoln City FC	H	0–2	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Barnsley FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/3

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Barnsley FC

Cameron McGeehan	3 G
Reyes Cleary	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Cardiff City FC host Barnsley FC — let the battle begin!
4-0 the final result. Barnsley FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lee Peltier	1
Sheyi Ojo	1
Daniel Ward	1
Cauley Woodrow	1
Lee Tomlin	1
Mads Juel Andersen	1
Conor Chaplin	1
Marlon Pack	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2026-01-27 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Barnsley FC W 2026-01-24 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Stockport County FC D 2026-01-17 Bradford City AFC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2026-01-10 Leyton Orient FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2026-01-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-01-01 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D

Barnsley FC Form

2026-01-27 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Barnsley FC L 2026-01-24 Reading FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2026-01-17 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2026-01-12 Liverpool FC 4–1 Barnsley FC L 2026-01-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2025-12-29 Barnsley FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.91 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 Barnsley FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC62% Draw23% Barnsley FC15%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Barnsley FC

38%

Cardiff City FC or Barnsley FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC43% Draw44% Barnsley FC13%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

11.3%

2 – 0

11.2%

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

8.1%

3 – 0

3 – 1

6.1%

0 – 1

4.5%

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Barnsley FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	19%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	24%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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