Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.0 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
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

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
71% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bradford City AFC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bradford City AFC
Bobby Pointon 2 G
Nick Powell 1 G
Macaulay Gillesphey 1 G
Aden Baldwin 1 G

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Bradford City AFC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Bradford City AFC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC34% Draw27% Bradford City AFC39%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Bradford City AFC
66%
Cardiff City FC or Bradford City AFC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC26% Draw43% Bradford City AFC31%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.7%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Bradford City AFC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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