Cardiff City vs Barnsley – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

27/01/2026 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff).

League One - Round 29
Referee: Swabey L. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
2.37	0.28
Ball possession
64%	36%
Total shots
15	7
Shots on target
6	4
Big chances
5	0
Corner kicks
6	3
Passes
86% (521/604)	76% (252/332)
Yellow cards
1	2
Expected goals (xG)
2.37	0.28
xG on target (xGOT)
1.84	0.50
Total shots
15	7
Shots on target
6	4
Shots off target
6	2
Blocked shots
3	1
Shots inside the box
11	4
Shots outside the box
4	3
Hit the woodwork
1	0
Big chances
5	0
Corner kicks
6	3
Touches in opposition box
23	15
Accurate through passes
1	0
Offsides
3	1
Free kicks
10	7
Passes
86% (521/604)	76% (252/332)
Long passes
51% (31/61)	36% (24/66)
Passes in final third
82% (169/206)	71% (48/68)
Crosses
18% (3/17)	38% (5/13)
Expected assists (xA)
1.49	0.43
Throw ins
25	13
Fouls
7	10
Tackles
58% (7/12)	50% (9/18)
Duels won
30	40
Clearances
7	21
Interceptions
4	12
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	2
Goalkeeper saves
4	2
xGOT faced
0.50	1.84
Goals prevented
0.50	-2.16

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (2 - 0)
3', 1 - 0, Ng P. ⚽, Tanner O. (A),
5', Robertson A. 🟨,
17', O'Connell E. 🟨,
31', Cleary R. ↓, Ogbeta N. ↑,
45+1', 2 - 0, Willock C. ⚽, Kellyman O. (A),
2nd Half (2 - 0)
46', Robertson A. ↓, Turnbull D. ↑,
61', Bland J. ↓, Yoganathan V. ↑,
63', 3 - 0, Kellyman O. ⚽, Willock C. (A),
69', 4 - 0, Willock C. ⚽,
71', Tanner O. ↓, Ashford C. ↑,
71', Kellyman O. ↓, Robinson C. ↑,
71', Colwill J. ↓, Davies I. ↑,
73', Watson T. ↓, de Gevigney M. ↑,
73', Phillips A. ↓, Farrell L. ↑,
79', Bagan J. ↓, Kpakio R. ↑,
87', O'Keeffe C. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Cardiff City
57.2%

Draw
23.4%

Barnsley
19.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

57.6%

22.5%

19.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

61.8%

21%

18.5%

Cardiff City - Barnsley Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.64 ↑ (1.59)	4 ↓ (4.08)	4.79 ↑ (4.61)	6.9% (9.1%)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

What is the prediction for Cardiff City - Barnsley?

Users Predictions: 20 users predict this event. Cardiff will win (votes: 19 - 95%). Barnsley will win (votes: 1 - 5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Cardiff: 85.4% – 100%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 2 - 100%) .

AH 0 - Cardiff (1.27) (votes: 2 - 50%) .

AH -0.75 - Cardiff (1.78) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

DC - Barnsley (2.13) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Cardiff City will win (12 of 12 users predict this - 100%) 🥇 Gold Tip.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 20 high ROI users predict this event. Cardiff (votes: 16 - 80%). Barnsley (votes: 4 - 20%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.

Preview Facts

One team leads the standings, the other sits mid-table (ranked 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship and 15).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Cardiff won 3.
Cardiff is in very good shape right now (last 5 games: 2 wins).
In recent matches, Barnsley has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
In this match, Cardiff is considered a favorite.
There will not play in Cardiff: Colwill R. (Ankle Injury) King E. (Knee Injury)
There are questionable in Cardiff: Turnbull D. (Inactive)
In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Cardiff won 7 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 21:12. (average 1.5:0.9).
Including home matches between the teams, Cardiff won 3 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 13:9. (average 2.2:1.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Cardiff City won against Barnsley?

Cardiff City has won 0 of their last 1 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Barnsley won against Cardiff City?

Barnsley has won 1 of their last 1 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Cardiff City - Barnsley were as follows:

11.10.2025 Barnsley - Cardiff City Postponed

Latest results of Cardiff City

24.01.2026 Cardiff City - Stockport County 1:1 ✺

17.01.2026 Bradford City - Cardiff City 1:2 ✺

10.01.2026 Leyton Orient - Cardiff City 1:1 ✺

04.01.2026 Cardiff City - Wigan Athletic 1:0 ✺

01.01.2026 Wycombe Wanderers - Cardiff City 1:1 ✺

Latest results of Barnsley

24.01.2026 Reading - Barnsley 2:2 ✺

17.01.2026 Barnsley - Blackpool 2:1 ✺

12.01.2026 Liverpool - Barnsley 4:1 ✺

04.01.2026 Port Vale - Barnsley Postponed ✺

01.01.2026 Wigan Athletic - Barnsley 1:1 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	29	18	6	5	52:29	23	60
2	Lincoln	29	17	7	5	48:29	19	58
3	Bolton	30	14	10	6	38:27	11	52
4	Stockport County	29	15	7	7	42:35	7	52
5	Bradford City	28	14	7	7	36:31	5	49
6	Huddersfield	30	14	6	10	51:40	11	48
7	Luton	29	12	6	11	38:34	4	42
8	Stevenage	28	11	9	8	30:27	3	42
9	Wycombe	29	10	10	9	36:31	5	40
10	Reading	28	10	10	8	39:35	4	40
11	Mansfield	27	10	8	9	36:30	6	38
12	Peterborough	29	12	2	15	37:39	-2	38
13	Exeter	28	11	4	13	33:30	3	37
14	Barnsley	26	10	7	9	42:43	-1	37
15	Plymouth	29	11	4	14	36:42	-6	37
16	AFC Wimbledon	28	10	5	13	29:36	-7	35
17	Doncaster	29	9	6	14	33:46	-13	33
18	Blackpool	29	9	5	15	35:42	-7	32
19	Leyton Orient	29	9	5	15	40:49	-9	32
20	Wigan	28	7	10	11	29:34	-5	31
21	Rotherham	28	8	7	13	31:40	-9	31
22	Burton	29	8	7	14	31:43	-12	31
23	Northampton	29	8	6	15	26:38	-12	30
24	Port Vale	27	5	6	16	20:38	-18	21

      Promotion ~ Championship
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      Relegation ~ League Two