ENGLAND › LEAGUE ONE
17.01.2026 12:30
Valley Parade
Referee: David Rock, England
Bradford
Match Timeline
Cardiff
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
⚽
14'
D. Turnbull · Assist: O. Tanner
Cardiff
⚽
24'
C. Chambers · Assist: O. Tanner
Cardiff
🟨
26'
Curtis Tilt
Bradford
🟨
31'
Chris Willock
Cardiff
🔄
46'
W. Swan ↔ S. Humphrys
Bradford
🔄
46'
T. Wright ↔ L. Sibley
Bradford
🔄
46'
P. Ng ↔ J. Colwill
Cardiff
⚽
59'
J. Metcalfe · Assist: J. Neufville
Bradford
🔄
64'
C. Willock ↔ C. Ashford
Cardiff
🔄
64'
O. Tanner ↔ I. Davies
Cardiff
🔄
68'
B. Pointon ↔ J. White
Bradford
🔄
68'
J. Neufville ↔ H. Ashby
Bradford
🟨
70'
Aden Baldwin
Bradford
🟨
75'
Joel Colwill
Cardiff
🔄
78'
A. Robertson ↔ C. Robinson
Cardiff
🔄
85'
Y. Salech ↔ W. Fish
Cardiff
🟨
87'
Joe White
Bradford
🔄
90+5'
I. Touray ↔ J. Wright
Bradford

Bradford vs Cardiff Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Bradford Win 0%
Draw 0%
Cardiff Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Bradford1.22
Cardiff1.41
Recent Form (Last 5)
Bradford Bradford
WWDLW
34 GF / 26 GA
Cardiff Cardiff
WLDWL
43 GF / 26 GA
Key Stats
1.36
Average Goals Scored
1.65
1.04
Average Goals Conceded
1
15
BTTS Yes
13
14
Over 2.5
13
4
Shots on Goal
4.96

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Bradford Bradford 25 matches
Cardiff Cardiff 26 matches
Bradford Statistic Cardiff
13 Wins 16
7 Draws 4
5 Losses 6
34 Goals For 43
26 Goals Against 26
1.36 Avg Goals Scored 1.65
1.04 Avg Goals Conceded 1
15 BTTS Yes 13
17 Over 1.5 17
14 Over 2.5 13
6 Over 3.5 7
8 Clean Sheets 10
5 Failed To Score 4
4 Shots On Goal 4.96
12.92 Total Shots 14
5.38 Corners 4.92
47.5% Ball Possession 60.3%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 2 head-to-head meetings, Bradford won 1 times, Cardiff won 1 times, while 0 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 4:3 from Bradford's perspective. 2 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 2 matches, with an average of 3.5 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Bradford 3-4-2-1 / Cardiff 4-2-3-1
H2H summary: Bradford wins 1, draws 0, Cardiff wins 1

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