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

17/01/2026 at 07:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Valley Parade (Bradford).

League One - Round 27
Referee: Rock D. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+
Usa	Paramount+

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.10	0.52
Ball possession
53%	47%
Total shots
12	10
Shots on target
1	5
Big chances
1	1
Corner kicks
2	2
Passes
70% (321/460)	66% (277/421)
Yellow cards
3	2
Expected goals (xG)
1.10	0.52
xG on target (xGOT)
0.76	1.19
Total shots
12	10
Shots on target
1	5
Shots off target
6	3
Blocked shots
5	2
Shots inside the box
8	4
Shots outside the box
4	6
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Big chances
1	1
Corner kicks
2	2
Touches in opposition box
22	14
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
2	0
Free kicks
9	10
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)
1.11	0.69
Throw ins
32	30
Fouls
10	9
Tackles
67% (10/15)	56% (14/25)
Duels won
49	72
Clearances
12	55
Interceptions
10	7
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
3	0
xGOT faced
1.19	0.76
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.

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

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

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

Cardiff City has won 0 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 Bradford City - Cardiff City were as follows:

20.09.2025 Cardiff City - Bradford City 1:3

Latest results of Bradford City

04.01.2026 Blackpool - Bradford City 1:2 ✺

01.01.2026 Mansfield Town - Bradford City 3:0 ✺

29.12.2025 Bradford City - Port Vale 1:0 ✺

26.12.2025 Bradford City - Wigan Athletic 2:1 ✺

20.12.2025 Leyton Orient - Bradford City 2:1 ✺

Latest results of Cardiff City

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 ✺

29.12.2025 Cardiff City - Stevenage Borough 2:1 ✺

26.12.2025 Cardiff City - Exeter City 1:0 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	33	21	6	6	64:36	28	69
2	Lincoln	33	20	8	5	59:31	28	68
3	Bolton	34	15	13	6	45:33	12	58
4	Bradford City	33	17	7	9	42:36	6	58
5	Stockport County	33	16	8	9	46:41	5	56
6	Huddersfield	34	15	7	12	55:45	10	52
7	Reading	33	12	12	9	48:43	5	48
8	Stevenage	32	13	9	10	35:34	1	48
9	Wycombe	33	12	11	10	46:36	10	47
10	Luton	33	13	7	13	42:40	2	46
11	Plymouth	33	14	4	15	49:49	0	46
12	Peterborough	34	14	3	17	49:48	1	45
13	AFC Wimbledon	32	12	6	14	39:46	-7	42
14	Exeter	32	11	8	13	37:34	3	41
15	Barnsley	30	11	8	11	50:52	-2	41
16	Mansfield	31	10	9	12	37:35	2	39
17	Burton	33	10	9	14	38:46	-8	39
18	Doncaster	32	11	6	15	36:51	-15	39
19	Blackpool	33	10	7	16	40:50	-10	37
20	Leyton Orient	32	10	6	16	43:53	-10	36
21	Wigan	32	8	10	14	34:46	-12	34
22	Northampton	34	9	7	18	30:46	-16	34
23	Rotherham	32	8	7	17	32:47	-15	31
24	Port Vale	31	6	8	17	25:43	-18	26

      Promotion ~ Championship
      Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: )
      Relegation ~ League Two