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

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League One · 2025-26

Cardiff City FC

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Bradford City AFC

Sat 20 Sep 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Bradford City AFC — League One .

Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)
Bradford City AFC 46 games · 77 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martin Woods

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#4
91	Points	77
46	Played	46
27 / 10 / 9	W / D / L	22 / 11 / 13
90	Scored	58
50	Conceded	51
+40	GD	+7
1.98	PPG	1.67
59%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts). Bradford City AFC are 4th (77 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cardiff City FC is hosting Bradford City AFC for another epic battle.
Another three points for Bradford City AFC.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.78 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Bradford City AFC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Bradford City AFC 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC40% Draw26% Bradford City AFC34%

Actual: Bradford City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Bradford City AFC

60%

Cardiff City FC or Bradford City AFC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC31% Draw41% Bradford City AFC28%

Actual: Bradford City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Bradford City AFC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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