ENGLAND › LEAGUE ONE
31.01.2026 15:00
Pirelli Stadium
Referee: M. Coy
Burton Albion
Match Timeline
Cardiff
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
⚽
11'
J. Beesley
Burton Albion
🟨
17'
Ronan Kpakio
Cardiff
🟨
30'
John Joshua Mckiernan
Burton Albion
🟨
32'
Dylan Williams
Burton Albion
🔄
46'
K. Adom ↔ T. Shade
Burton Albion
🔄
46'
R. Kpakio ↔ J. Bagan
Cardiff
⚽
46'
A. Robertson · Assist: P. Ng
Cardiff
🔄
50'
D. Williams ↔ G. Evans
Burton Albion
⚽
63'
A. Robertson
Cardiff
🔄
67'
O. Kellyman ↔ D. Turnbull
Cardiff
🔄
68'
S. Revan ↔ J. Armer
Burton Albion
🔄
68'
J. J. McKiernan ↔ A. Cannon
Burton Albion
🔄
74'
A. Robertson ↔ J. Colwill
Cardiff
🔄
74'
C. Willock ↔ C. Ashford
Cardiff
⚽
78'
K. Lofthouse
Burton Albion
🔄
81'
K. Chauke ↔ J. Larsson
Burton Albion
🔄
87'
C. Robinson ↔ I. Davies
Cardiff

Burton Albion vs Cardiff Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Burton Albion Win 0%
Draw 0%
Cardiff Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Burton Albion1.23
Cardiff1.56
Recent Form (Last 5)
Burton Albion Burton Albion
WWDLW
42 GF / 40 GA
Cardiff Cardiff
WLDWL
50 GF / 28 GA
Key Stats
1.4
Average Goals Scored
1.72
1.33
Average Goals Conceded
0.97
12
BTTS Yes
15
18
Over 2.5
15
3.63
Shots on Goal
4.93

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Burton Albion Burton Albion 30 matches
Cardiff Cardiff 29 matches
Burton Albion Statistic Cardiff
11 Wins 18
6 Draws 5
13 Losses 6
42 Goals For 50
40 Goals Against 28
1.4 Avg Goals Scored 1.72
1.33 Avg Goals Conceded 0.97
12 BTTS Yes 15
21 Over 1.5 20
18 Over 2.5 15
10 Over 3.5 8
9 Clean Sheets 11
12 Failed To Score 4
3.63 Shots On Goal 4.93
11.23 Total Shots 13.9
4.6 Corners 5
43.9% Ball Possession 60%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 7 head-to-head meetings, Burton Albion won 3 times, Cardiff won 3 times, while 1 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 8:8 from Burton Albion's perspective. 3 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 3 matches, with an average of 2.29 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Burton Albion 3-4-1-2 / Cardiff 4-2-3-1
H2H summary: Burton Albion wins 3, draws 1, Cardiff wins 3

Standings

League One: Regular season
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 31 10 5 89:41 48 103
W W W D W
2 46 27 10 9 90:50 40 91
L W W W D
3 46 22 11 13 71:58 13 77
W L W L D
4 46 22 11 13 58:51 7 77
W D D D L
5 46 19 18 9 70:52 18 75
L D D W L
6 46 21 12 13 49:46 3 75
W D W D L
7 46 21 11 14 68:56 12 74
W W W D W
8 46 22 7 17 75:63 12 73
W W D W D
9 46 18 13 15 74:64 10 67
W L D D D
10 46 16 17 13 62:50 12 65
W D W W D
11 46 17 12 17 69:58 11 63
W L L D L
12 46 16 15 15 64:60 4 63
L D L L L
13 46 17 9 20 54:65 -11 60
W W W W L
14 46 17 9 20 50:69 -19 60
W D L W W
15 46 15 14 17 68:73 -5 59
L W L L D
16 46 14 14 18 49:58 -9 56
L L D W W
17 46 13 15 18 50:60 -10 54
D D D W D
18 46 15 8 23 64:68 -4 53
L D L D L
19 46 15 8 23 51:72 -21 53
L W L L L
20 46 14 10 22 59:71 -12 52
D L L D L
21 46 12 13 21 52:61 -9 49
L D D D W
22 46 10 12 24 36:61 -25 42
L W L L D
23 46 10 11 25 41:71 -30 41
L D L W L
24 46 9 8 29 39:74 -35 35
L L L L L
Promotion - Championship
Promotion - League One (Play Offs)
Relegation - League Two