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

Result
1:2
17/01/2026 at 07:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • League One - Round 27
  • Referee: Rock D. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+
usaUsaParamount+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
1.100.52
Ball possession
53%47%
Total shots
1210
Shots on target
15
Big chances
11
Corner kicks
22
Passes
70% (321/460)66% (277/421)
Yellow cards
32
Expected goals (xG)
1.100.52
xG on target (xGOT)
0.761.19
Total shots
1210
Shots on target
15
Shots off target
63
Blocked shots
52
Shots inside the box
84
Shots outside the box
46
Hit the woodwork
00
Big chances
11
Corner kicks
22
Touches in opposition box
2214
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
20
Free kicks
910
Passes
70% (321/460)66% (277/421)
Long passes
33% (32/96)28% (27/96)
Passes in final third
60% (103/172)47% (54/116)
Crosses
21% (6/28)29% (2/7)
Expected assists (xA)
1.110.69
Throw ins
3230
Fouls
109
Tackles
67% (10/15)56% (14/25)
Duels won
4972
Clearances
1255
Interceptions
107
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
30
xGOT faced
1.190.76
Goals prevented
-0.81-0.24

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 2)
  • 14', 0 - 1, Turnbull D. , Tanner O. (A),
  • 24', 0 - 2, Chambers C. , Tanner O. (A),
  • 26', Tilt C. 🟨,
  • 31', Willock C. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 46', Swan W. , Humphrys S. ,
  • 46', Wright T. , Sibley L. ,
  • 46', Ng P. , Colwill J. ,
  • 59', 1 - 2, Metcalfe J. , Neufville J. (A),
  • 64', Willock C. , Ashford C. ,
  • 64', Tanner O. , Davies I. ,
  • 68', Neufville J. , Ashby H. ,
  • 68', Pointon B. , White J. ,
  • 70', Baldwin A. 🟨,
  • 75', Colwill J. 🟨,
  • 78', Robertson A. , Robinson C. ,
  • 85', Salech Y. , Fish W. ,
  • 87', White J. 🟨,
  • 90+5', Touray I. , Wright J. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Bradford City
31.8%
Draw
26.6%
Cardiff City
41.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
33.8% 26.2% 39.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

33% 25.6% 40.9%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Bradford City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2%)
  • Cardiff City has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.8%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Bradford City than the current prediction. (+1.2%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Cardiff City than the current prediction. (-0.8%)
  • Bradford City - Cardiff City Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.91
    (2.76)
    3.49
    (3.56)
    2.26
    (2.34)
    7.3%
    (7.1%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
    What is the prediction for Bradford City - Cardiff City?
  • Users Predictions: 14 users predict this event. Bradford will win (votes: 2 - 14.3%). Cardiff will win (votes: 9 - 64.3%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 21.4%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Cardiff: 39.2%89.4%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Cardiff (votes: 2 - 100%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • O/U 2.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • The most interesting match of the day — two teams from the very top of the table will face off (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: ) and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship).
    • In recent matches, Bradford has shown inconsistent form (last 5 games: 3 wins).
    • Cardiff is currently in excellent shape (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
    • Bradford may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.
    • There will not play in Bradford: Pennington M. (Injury) Pointon B. (Inactive) Powell N. (Inactive) Richards L. (Injury)
    • There will not play in Cardiff: Colwill R. (Ankle Injury) King E. (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Bradford: Cook A. (Inactive)
    • In the last 1 head-to-head match, Bradford won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 3:1.
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Bradford City - Cardiff City were as follows:
    20.09.2025 Cardiff City - Bradford City 1:3
    Latest results of Bradford City
    Latest results of Cardiff City
    English League One Table
    2025/26
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    1Lincoln38249571:343781
    2Cardiff38237873:413276
    3Bolton381715655:381766
    4Bradford City381981148:42665
    5Stockport County361781150:47359
    6Reading3815131057:50758
    7Huddersfield381691358:481057
    8Stevenage371691240:38257
    9Wycombe3815111255:411456
    10Plymouth381751657:53456
    11Luton381591451:48354
    12Barnsley3613111259:59050
    13Peterborough371541856:51549
    14AFC Wimbledon371471648:54-649
    15Mansfield3611131243:40346
    16Leyton Orient371361853:62-945
    17Doncaster371281740:59-1944
    18Burton3811101742:53-1143
    19Exeter381191842:50-842
    20Wigan3710121539:51-1242
    21Blackpool381181946:63-1741
    22Rotherham37991935:55-2036
    23Northampton38982132:52-2035
    24Port Vale356101928:49-2128

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