Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Burnley FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Burnley FC
Tue 4 Mar 2025 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 15,713 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 19' Josh Brownhill
0–2 40' Maxime Esteve
Yousef Salech 42' 1–2
Y 90' Lucas Pires
Y 90' James Trafford
Y 90' Jeremy Sarmiento

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Burnley FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington
  • Assistant 1 James Wilson
  • Assistant 2 Rob Smith

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
5
Cardiff City FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Burnley FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-04 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Burnley FC 2024-08-17 Burnley FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-05-08 Burnley FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-10-01 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Burnley FC 2019-04-13 Burnley FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Burnley FC H 1–2 L
28 Feb Aston Villa FC A 0–2 L
25 Feb Hull City AFC H 1–0 W
22 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–1 D
15 Feb Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
11 Feb Portsmouth FC A 1–2 L
Burnley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
01 Mar Preston North End FC A 0–3 L
21 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–0 W
15 Feb Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
12 Feb Hull City AFC H 2–0 W
08 Feb Southampton FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Burnley FC is underway.
  • 5' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Maxime Esteve needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 19' Josh Brownhill puts Burnley FC on the lead.
  • 24' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 34' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lucas Pires suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' What a strike from Maxime Esteve! The score is 0-2.
  • 42' GOAL! Yousef Salech scores on 42. Assisted by Joel Bagan
  • 46' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 46 minute. Andy Rinomhota leaves to be changed by Will Fish.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cian Ashford, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Sivert Mannsverk is replaced by Aaron Ramsey on 61 minute.
  • 66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
  • 70' Callum Robinson is replacing Joel Bagan for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Burnley FC team. Hannibal Mejbri is replaced by Josh Laurent on 72 minute.
  • 77' Josh Laurent has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 79' Another change for Burnley FC made on 79 minute. Marcus Edwards leaves to be changed by Jeremy Sarmiento.
  • 84' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 88' Burnley FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Worrall is hanging Jaidon Anthony on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Lucas Pires.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Burnley FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Parker

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Brownhill 3
Chris Wood 2
Scott Twine 2
Johann Berg Gudmundsson 2
Callum Robinson 1
Nathan Tella 1
Ashley Barnes 1
Josh Murphy 1

Head to Head

2025-03-04 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Burnley FC 2024-08-17 Burnley FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-05-08 Burnley FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-10-01 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Burnley FC 2019-04-13 Burnley FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-03-04 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2025-02-28 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-02-25 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2025-02-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2025-02-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-02-11 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L

Burnley FC Form

2025-03-04 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Burnley FC W 2025-03-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Burnley FC L 2025-02-21 Burnley FC 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-02-15 Preston North End FC 0–0 Burnley FC D 2025-02-12 Burnley FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W 2025-02-08 Southampton FC 0–1 Burnley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.08 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Burnley FC xG
I would bet for: Burnley FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC28% Draw29% Burnley FC43%
Actual: Burnley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Burnley FC
72%
Cardiff City FC or Burnley FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC21% Draw49% Burnley FC30%
Actual: Burnley FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
10.7%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Burnley FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Burnley FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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