ENGLAND LEAGUE ONE
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Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Martin Woods, England
Cardiff
Match Timeline
Bradford
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
16'
T. Leigh · Assist: T. Wright
Bradford
🟨
29'
Gabriel Osho
Cardiff
30'
A. Sarcevic
Bradford
🟨
43'
Josh Neufville
Bradford
🟨
45'
Ryan Wintle
Cardiff
🔄
46'
R. Kpakio ↔ P. Ng
Cardiff
🔄
46'
T. Leigh ↔ J. Metcalfe
Bradford
49'
J. Neufville · Assist: W. Swan
Bradford
🟨
51'
Max Power
Bradford
🔄
57'
C. Willock ↔ O. Kellyman
Cardiff
🔄
57'
C. Ashford ↔ I. Davies
Cardiff
🔄
57'
R. Wintle ↔ C. Robinson
Cardiff
🔄
68'
W. Swan ↔ N. Powell
Bradford
🔄
72'
A. Baldwin ↔ T. McIntyre
Bradford
🟨
77'
Antoni Sarcevic
Bradford
77'
C. Robinson
Cardiff
🔄
78'
G. Osho ↔ J. Colwill
Cardiff
🟨
90+8'
Rubin Colwill
Cardiff
🟨
90+4'
Joel Colwill
Cardiff
🟨
90+6'
Tyreik Wright
Bradford
🔄
90+2'
A. Sarcevic ↔ B. Halliday
Bradford

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Cardiff Win 0%
Draw 0%
Bradford Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Cardiff1.53
Bradford1.17
Recent Form (Last 5)
Cardiff Cardiff
WWDLW
12 GF / 2 GA
Bradford Bradford
WLDWL
14 GF / 10 GA
Key Stats
1.71
Average Goals Scored
1.75
0.29
Average Goals Conceded
1.25
2
BTTS Yes
7
3
Over 2.5
6
4.14
Shots on Goal
4.13

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Cardiff Cardiff 7 matches
Bradford Bradford 8 matches
Cardiff Statistic Bradford
5 Wins 5
2 Draws 2
0 Losses 1
12 Goals For 14
2 Goals Against 10
1.71 Avg Goals Scored 1.75
0.29 Avg Goals Conceded 1.25
2 BTTS Yes 7
4 Over 1.5 7
3 Over 2.5 6
1 Over 3.5 3
5 Clean Sheets 1
1 Failed To Score 1
4.14 Shots On Goal 4.13
13 Total Shots 12.5
4.57 Corners 5
61.4% Ball Possession 42.4%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 2 head-to-head meetings, Cardiff won 1 times, Bradford won 1 times, while 0 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 3:4 from Cardiff'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: Cardiff 4-2-3-1 / Bradford 3-4-2-1
H2H summary: Cardiff wins 1, draws 0, Bradford wins 1
Stats
Cardiff Cardiff
Bradford Bradford
Shots on Goal
5
Shots on Goal
6
Shots off Goal
7
Shots off Goal
4
Blocked Shots
3
Blocked Shots
6
4 Corner Kicks 7
15 Fouls 13
1 Offsides 2
61% Ball Possession 39%
15 Total Shots 16
5 Shots on Goal 6
7 Shots off Goal 4
3 Blocked Shots 6
13 Shots insidebox 12
2 Shots outsidebox 4
3 Goalkeeper Saves 4
474 Total passes 300
395 Passes accurate 205
0 expected_goals 0
🟨 4 Yellow Cards 4 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Cardiff
Formation
Bradford
N. Trott
N. Trott
R. Kpakio
R. Kpakio
W. Fish
W. Fish
G. Osho
G. Osho
J. Bagan
J. Bagan
R. Wintle
R. Wintle
D. Turnbull
D. Turnbull
C. Ashford
C. Ashford
R. Colwill
R. Colwill
C. Willock
C. Willock
Y. Salech
Y. Salech
S. Walker
S. Walker
M. Pennington
M. Pennington
A. Baldwin
A. Baldwin
I. Touray
I. Touray
J. Neufville
J. Neufville
T. Leigh
T. Leigh
M. Power
M. Power
T. Wright
🎯
T. Wright
A. Sarcevic
A. Sarcevic
B. Pointon
B. Pointon
W. Swan
🎯
W. Swan
Cardiff 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
13
N. Trott
G
44
R. Kpakio
↓ 46'
D
2
W. Fish
D
4
G. Osho
↓ 78' 🟨 29'
D
3
J. Bagan
D
6
R. Wintle
↓ 57' 🟨 45'
M
14
D. Turnbull
M
45
C. Ashford
↓ 57'
M
10
R. Colwill
🟨 90+8'
M
16
C. Willock
↓ 57'
M
22
Y. Salech
F
Substitutes
41
M. Turner
G
8
O. Kellyman
↑ 57'
M
12
C. Chambers
D
27
J. Colwill
↑ 78' 🟨 90+4'
M
38
P. Ng
↑ 46'
D
39
I. Davies
↑ 57'
F
47
C. Robinson
⚽ 77' ↑ 57'
F
Bradford 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
1
S. Walker
G
28
M. Pennington
D
15
A. Baldwin
↓ 72'
D
3
I. Touray
D
7
J. Neufville
⚽ 49' 🟨 43'
M
20
T. Leigh
⚽ 16' ↓ 46'
M
6
M. Power
🟨 51'
M
17
T. Wright
🎯 16' 🟨 90+6'
M
10
A. Sarcevic
⚽ 30' ↓ 90+2' 🟨 77'
F
23
B. Pointon
F
24
W. Swan
🎯 49' ↓ 68'
F
Substitutes
25
J. Hilton
G
2
B. Halliday
↑ 90+2'
D
9
A. Cook
F
11
S. Humphrys
F
14
T. McIntyre
↑ 72'
D
21
J. Metcalfe
↑ 46'
22
N. Powell
↑ 68'
M
Last matches: Cardiff
01.08.26
Fri
Cardiff
AS Roma
4
1
W
25.07.26
Fri
Cardiff
Forest Green
5
1
W
14.07.26
Fri
Cardiff
Cork City
6
1
W
11.07.26
Fri
Cardiff
FC Midtjylland
0
6
L
02.05.26
Lea
Cardiff
Mansfield Town
4
5
L
25.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Northampton
5
1
W
22.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Port Vale
1
0
W
18.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Reading
3
1
W
14.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Huddersfield
1
1
D
11.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Bolton
2
0
W
06.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Peterborough
1
1
D
21.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Blackpool
0
0
D
17.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Wycombe
0
2
L
14.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Exeter City
4
0
W
10.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Barnsley
1
1
D
07.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Lincoln
0
2
L
28.02.26
Lea
Cardiff
Doncaster
4
0
W
21.02.26
Lea
Cardiff
Plymouth
2
5
L
17.02.26
Lea
Cardiff
AFC Wimbledon
4
1
W
14.02.26
Lea
Cardiff
Luton
3
1
W
Last matches: Bradford
15.08.26
Lea
Bradford
Peterborough
2
0
W
01.08.26
Fri
Bradford
Salford City
2
2
D
29.07.26
Fri
Bradford
Preston
3
2
W
24.07.26
Fri
Bradford
Gmunden
4
0
W
17.07.26
Fri
Bradford
Accrington ST
0
1
L
11.07.26
Fri
Bradford
FC Halifax Town
6
1
W
04.07.26
Fri
Bradford
United of Manchester
2
1
W
14.05.26
Lea
Bradford
Bolton
0
1
L
09.05.26
Lea
Bradford
Bolton
0
1
L
02.05.26
Lea
Bradford
Exeter City
2
1
W
25.04.26
Lea
Bradford
Bolton
1
1
D
21.04.26
Lea
Bradford
Plymouth
1
1
D
18.04.26
Lea
Bradford
Barnsley
2
2
D
11.04.26
Lea
Bradford
Stevenage
0
1
L
06.04.26
Lea
Bradford
Wycombe
2
1
W
03.04.26
Lea
Bradford
Northampton
1
0
W
21.03.26
Lea
Bradford
Burton Albion
1
2
L
17.03.26
Lea
Bradford
Mansfield Town
1
1
D
14.03.26
Lea
Bradford
Wigan
0
2
L
11.03.26
Lea
Bradford
Port Vale
2
0
W
H2H: Cardiff vs Bradford
17.01.26
H2H
Bradford
Cardiff
1
2
W
20.09.25
H2H
Cardiff
Bradford
1
3
L
Last matches: Cardiff
01.08.26
Fri
Cardiff
AS Roma
4
1
W
11.07.26
Fri
Cardiff
FC Midtjylland
0
6
L
25.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Northampton
5
1
W
22.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Port Vale
1
0
W
11.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Bolton
2
0
W
21.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Blackpool
0
0
D
17.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Wycombe
0
2
L
07.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Lincoln
0
2
L
17.02.26
Lea
Cardiff
AFC Wimbledon
4
1
W
14.02.26
Lea
Cardiff
Luton
3
1
W
27.01.26
Lea
Cardiff
Barnsley
4
0
W
24.01.26
Lea
Cardiff
Stockport County
1
1
D
04.01.26
Lea
Cardiff
Wigan
1
0
W
29.12.25
Lea
Cardiff
Stevenage
2
1
W
26.12.25
Lea
Cardiff
Exeter City
1
0
W
13.12.25
Lea
Cardiff
Doncaster
4
3
W
06.12.25
Lea
Cardiff
Huddersfield
3
2
W
29.11.25
Lea
Cardiff
Mansfield Town
3
0
W
18.10.25
Lea
Cardiff
Reading
2
1
W
04.10.25
Lea
Cardiff
Leyton Orient
4
3
W
H2H at home: Cardiff
20.09.25
H2H
Cardiff
Bradford
1
3
L
Last matches: Bradford
01.08.26
Fri
Bradford
Salford City
2
2
D
24.07.26
Fri
Bradford
Gmunden
4
0
W
17.07.26
Fri
Bradford
Accrington ST
0
1
L
11.07.26
Fri
Bradford
FC Halifax Town
6
1
W
04.07.26
Fri
Bradford
United of Manchester
2
1
W
09.05.26
Lea
Bradford
Bolton
0
1
L
02.05.26
Lea
Bradford
Exeter City
2
1
W
18.04.26
Lea
Bradford
Barnsley
2
2
D
06.04.26
Lea
Bradford
Wycombe
2
1
W
21.03.26
Lea
Bradford
Burton Albion
1
2
L
14.03.26
Lea
Bradford
Wigan
0
2
L
11.03.26
Lea
Bradford
Port Vale
2
0
W
28.02.26
Lea
Bradford
Reading
1
2
L
21.02.26
Lea
Bradford
AFC Wimbledon
1
3
L
07.02.26
Lea
Bradford
Luton
1
2
L
27.01.26
Lea
Bradford
Lincoln
0
3
L
24.01.26
Lea
Bradford
Huddersfield
0
1
L
04.01.26
Lea
Bradford
Blackpool
2
1
W
01.01.26
Lea
Bradford
Mansfield Town
0
3
L
20.12.25
Lea
Bradford
Leyton Orient
1
2
L
H2H away: Bradford
20.09.25
H2H
Cardiff
Bradford
1
3
W

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