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

League One · 2025-26
Cardiff City FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Bradford City AFC
Sat 20 Sep 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Bradford City AFC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Woods

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
Cardiff City FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Bradford City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-20 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Bradford City AFC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Bradford City AFC H 1–3 L
13 Sep Stockport County FC A 1–1 D
30 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC H 4–0 W
23 Aug Luton Town FC A 1–0 W
19 Aug AFC Wimbledon A 1–0 W
16 Aug Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W
Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Cardiff City FC A 3–1 W
13 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–1 W
06 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–3 L
30 Aug AFC Wimbledon H 3–2 W
23 Aug Peterborough United FC A 1–1 D
19 Aug Stockport County FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Bradford City AFC
#2 Position #10
91 Points 3
46 Played 1
27 / 10 / 9 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
90 Scored 2
50 Conceded 0
+40 GD +2
1.98 PPG 3.00
59% Win % 100%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season

Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts). Bradford City AFC are 10th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bradford City AFC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • The points are shared — Cardiff City FC 1-3 Bradford City AFC. Honours even.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.83 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Bradford City AFC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC21% Draw26% Bradford City AFC53%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Bradford City AFC
79%
Cardiff City FC or Bradford City AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC13% Draw44% Bradford City AFC43%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
11.6%
0 – 2
11.5%
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.2%
0 – 3
7.2%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 4
3.4%
1 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

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

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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