ENGLAND › LEAGUE ONE
27.01.2026 19:45
Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: L. Swabey
Cardiff
Match Timeline
Barnsley
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
⚽
3'
P. Ng · Assist: O. Tanner
Cardiff
🟨
5'
Alex Robertson
Cardiff
🟨
17'
Eoghan O'Connell
Barnsley
🔄
31'
R. Cleary ↔ N. Ogbeta
Barnsley
⚽
45'
C. Willock · Assist: O. Kellyman
Cardiff
🔄
46'
A. Robertson ↔ D. Turnbull
Cardiff
🔄
61'
J. Bland ↔ V. Yoganathan
Barnsley
⚽
63'
O. Kellyman · Assist: C. Willock
Cardiff
⚽
69'
C. Willock
Cardiff
🔄
71'
O. Tanner ↔ C. Ashford
Cardiff
🔄
71'
J. Colwill ↔ I. Davies
Cardiff
🔄
71'
O. Kellyman ↔ C. Robinson
Cardiff
🔄
73'
T. Watson ↔ M. de Gevigney
Barnsley
🔄
73'
A. Phillips ↔ L. Farrell
Barnsley
🔄
79'
J. Bagan ↔ R. Kpakio
Cardiff
🟨
87'
Corey O'Keeffe
Barnsley

Cardiff vs Barnsley Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Cardiff Win 0%
Draw 0%
Barnsley Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Cardiff1.63
Barnsley1.37
Recent Form (Last 5)
Cardiff Cardiff
WWDLW
46 GF / 28 GA
Barnsley Barnsley
WLDWL
42 GF / 42 GA
Key Stats
1.64
Average Goals Scored
1.62
1
Average Goals Conceded
1.62
15
BTTS Yes
17
14
Over 2.5
16
4.89
Shots on Goal
3.73

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Cardiff Cardiff 28 matches
Barnsley Barnsley 26 matches
Cardiff Statistic Barnsley
17 Wins 11
5 Draws 6
6 Losses 9
46 Goals For 42
28 Goals Against 42
1.64 Avg Goals Scored 1.62
1 Avg Goals Conceded 1.62
15 BTTS Yes 17
19 Over 1.5 22
14 Over 2.5 16
7 Over 3.5 13
10 Clean Sheets 3
4 Failed To Score 6
4.89 Shots On Goal 3.73
13.86 Total Shots 11.15
4.96 Corners 5.12
59.8% Ball Possession 52.2%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Cardiff won 9 times, Barnsley won 1 times, while 5 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 27:13 from Cardiff's perspective. 7 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 8 matches, with an average of 2.67 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Cardiff 4-2-3-1 / Barnsley 3-4-2-1
H2H summary: Cardiff wins 9, draws 5, Barnsley 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