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Bradford City v Cardiff City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th Jan, 12:30 BST, Northern Commercials Stadium, Bradford

Bradford City are in League One action on Saturday lunch time, as Graham Alexander aims to beat Brian Barry-Murphy and his Cardiff City side at the Northern Commercials Stadium. Stats for our tip of are shown below, including head-to-head history. Switching the market with the tabs changes all statistics and the odds from leading bookmakers, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.


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Bradford
46%
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Draw
27%
--
Cardiff
26%
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Bradford 1-0
13%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Draw 0-0
10%
--
Cardiff 1-0
9%
--
Bradford 2-0
9%
--
Bradford 2-1
9%
--
Cardiff 2-1
6%
--
Cardiff 2-0
4%
--
Bradford 3-0
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Bradford 3-1
4%
--
Cardiff 3-1
2%
--
Bradford 3-2
2%
--
Bradford 4-0
1%
--
Cardiff 3-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
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Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
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No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
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BTTS - No
54%
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BTTS - Home Win
18%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
10%
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Home/draw
74%
--
Away/draw
54%
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Home/away
73%
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Over 1.5 Goals
67%
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Under 1.5 Goals
33%
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Over 3.5 Goals
20%
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Under 3.5 Goals
80%
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Over 4.5 Goals
9%
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Under 4.5 Goals
91%
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Over 5.5 Goals
3%
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Under 5.5 Goals
97%
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Over 0.5 Goals
90%
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Under 0.5 Goals
10%
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Home DNB
66%
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Away DNB
45%
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Bradford win to nil
29%
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Cardiff win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Bradford have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 3rd position in the league. Bradford are unbeaten in 2 games against teams above them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 2 games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost zero games, drawn 1 and won 1. Bradford have conceded 1 goal, scored 3, failed to score in 1 match and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Bradford have played 12 games at home, winning 9, drawing 2 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 20 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Cardiff lay in 1st place on 51 points in the League One league table having played 24 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below them in the table, winning 16, drawing 3 and losing 5 games. They have scored 42 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cardiff have conceded 24 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Cardiff have played 11 away games, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bradford
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff2416351851 
Jan 17
w
 
1-3F
-
-
2
Lincoln2514651448 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 27
Mar 7
l
 
2-1A
3
Bradford241374946 
-
-
l
 
1-3A
Jan 17
4
Huddersfield2511681139 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 24
w
 
3-2F
Mar 28
5
Bolton241095939 
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
6
Stockport241167339 
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
Jan 24
d
 
1-1A
7
Stevenage221075837 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
8
Luton241059435 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
9
Reading24987435 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 28
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
10
Wycombe25898433 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
Mar 17
d
 
1-1F
11
Mansfield23959332 
Mar 17
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-0F
May 2
12
Peterborough2410212-332 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
13
AFC Wim249411-631 
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
14
Exeter249312230 
w
 
1-0F
May 2
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
15
Wigan24798-130 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 14
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
16
Plymouth259313-730 
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-0F
Feb 21
17
Barnsley21858029 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
Jan 27
-
18
Blackpool258512-629 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
19
Northampton248511-629 
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
w
 
1-3F
20
L Orient248412-628 
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
w
 
4-3F
Jan 10
21
Burton247611-1127 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
22
Rotherham246612-1324 
Jan 10
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-0F
Feb 7
23
Doncaster246513-1723 
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
w
 
4-3A
Feb 28
24
Port Vale234613-1318 
w
 
1-0F
-
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Bradford 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
3
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bradford1 - 0Port Vale
Bradford2 - 1Wigan
Bradford2 - 0Reading
Bradford1 - 0Exeter
Bradford1 - 2Burton
Bradford0 - 0Lincoln
Bradford2 - 2Barnsley
Bradford1 - 0Blackpool
Bradford3 - 1Huddersfield
Bradford3 - 2AFC Wim
Bradford2 - 1Luton
Bradford2 - 1Wycombe
Bradford1 - 0Fleetwood
Bradford1 - 1Notts C
Bradford2 - 0Crewe
Bradford4 - 1Colchester
Bradford0 - 1Tranmere
Bradford3 - 0Cheltenham
Bradford2 - 0MK Dons
Bradford1 - 0Accrington
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABradford2 - 1Blackpool
ABradford0 - 3Mansfield
HBradford1 - 0Port Vale
HBradford2 - 1Wigan
ABradford1 - 2L Orient
HBradford2 - 0Reading
ABradford1 - 0Plymouth
HBradford1 - 0Exeter
ABradford0 - 0Bolton
HBradford1 - 2Burton
HBradford0 - 0Lincoln
ABradford1 - 1Stevenage
HBradford2 - 2Barnsley
ABradford2 - 2Rotherham
HBradford1 - 0Blackpool
ABradford3 - 1Cardiff
HBradford3 - 1Huddersfield
ABradford1 - 3Doncaster
HBradford3 - 2AFC Wim
ABradford1 - 1Peterborough
Cardiff 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wycombe1 - 1Cardiff
Lincoln2 - 1Cardiff
Stevenage0 - 1Cardiff
Northampton1 - 3Cardiff
Blackpool3 - 1Cardiff
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Wigan0 - 2Cardiff
Stockport1 - 1Cardiff
Luton0 - 1Cardiff
AFC Wim0 - 1Cardiff
Port Vale0 - 0Cardiff
Norwich4 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
Preston2 - 2Cardiff
QPR0 - 0Cardiff
Blackburn1 - 2Cardiff
Sunderland2 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth1 - 1Cardiff
Portsmouth2 - 1Cardiff
Leeds7 - 0Cardiff
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
2
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCardiff1 - 0Wigan
ACardiff1 - 1Wycombe
HCardiff2 - 1Stevenage
HCardiff1 - 0Exeter
ACardiff1 - 2Lincoln
HCardiff4 - 3Doncaster
ACardiff1 - 0Stevenage
HCardiff3 - 2Huddersfield
HCardiff3 - 0Mansfield
ACardiff3 - 1Northampton
ACardiff1 - 3Blackpool
ACardiff0 - 1Bolton
HCardiff2 - 1Reading
HCardiff4 - 3L Orient
HCardiff0 - 1Burton
ACardiff2 - 0Wigan
HCardiff1 - 3Bradford
ACardiff1 - 1Stockport
HCardiff4 - 0Plymouth
ACardiff1 - 0Luton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bradford since 1994
Bradford
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
4
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
BRD
1
CAR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
0 - 1Cardiff
2 - 3Cardiff
Bradford2 - 0
League games at Cardiff since 1993
Cardiff
Bradford
Goals: Scored
4
10
Games: Scored
3 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
1 / 4
BRD
3
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
1 - 3Bradford
0 - 2Bradford
2 - 4Bradford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Bradford 3rd Cardiff 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Cardiff scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Bradford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-6
Cardiff’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Bradford
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.4
1
Attack rating
BRD
CAR
9%
better
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Games scored19
20
Failed to score4
3
Scored first14
12
Goals scored32
41
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.7
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for1.4
1.8
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
2%
better
BRD
CAR
view stats
Games conceded15
14
Clean sheets8
9
Conceded first6
10
Goals conceded24
24
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
8
Conversion rate against13%
12%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+2%

Bradford v Cardiff League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Bradford League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24758
S WalkerA SarcevicM PowerM Power
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK24
1
-
I Touray DEF243
4
-
M Power MID235
8
-
A Sarcevic MID2272
2
-
J Neufville FWD2232
2
-
T Wright MID212
3
-
W Swan FWD2152
3
-
J. Metcalfe MID191
3
-
S Humphrys FWD1942
-
J Wright DEF163
3
-
B Pointon MID1671
5
-
C Kelly DEF15
-
A Baldwin DEF141
2
-
T Leigh MID141
3
-
B Halliday DEF11
3
-
A Pattison MID1111
-
M Pennington DEF10
3
-
C Tilt DEF10
4
-
N Byrne DEF81
-
A Cook FWD81
-
T Mcintyre DEF7
2
-
C Kavanagh FWD6
1
-
G Lapslie MID51
-
N Powell MID4
-
Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
221165
J BaganY SalechR. KpakioJ Bagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Salech FWD24114
3
-
J Bagan DEF2313
5
-
R Wintle MID2214
2
-
C Robinson FWD225
1
-
N Trott GLK21
1
-
W Fish DEF211
1
-
R. Kpakio DEF2116
3
-
D Turnbull MID213
-
C. Ashford MID2132
-
I Davies FWD2131
1
-
C Willock FWD2144
2
-
J Colwill MID201
4
-
D. Lawlor DEF1911
3
-
P Ng DEF172
2
-
O Kellyman MID162
1
-
C Chambers DEF151
4
-
R Colwill MID1533
3
-
A Robertson MID121
3
-
O Tanner FWD71
1
-
G Osho DEF6
1
-
M. Turner GLK3
1
-
T. Nyakuhwa FWD3
-
E King MID1
-
D. Mafico MID1
1
-