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

Sat 31st Jan, 15:00 BST, Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent

the Pirelli Stadium masses welcome Cardiff City's fans on Saturday afternoon, as Gary Bowyer's Burton Albion take on Brian Barry-Murphy's team in the League One. League One statistics are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head history included too. There's so much to explore, with graphics and odds available for seventeen major betting markets via the tabs.


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Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Burton
33%
--
Draw
27%
--
Cardiff
40%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Cardiff 1-0
11%
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Burton 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Cardiff 2-1
8%
--
Burton 2-1
7%
--
Cardiff 2-0
7%
--
Burton 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Cardiff 3-1
4%
--
Cardiff 3-0
3%
--
Burton 3-1
3%
--
Burton 3-0
2%
--
Cardiff 3-2
2%
--
Burton 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
--
BTTS - No
50%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
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Home/draw
60%
--
Away/draw
67%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
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Home DNB
52%
--
Away DNB
59%
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Burton win to nil
19%
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Cardiff win to nil
23%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Burton have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 3 and won 6. Burton have conceded 31 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 11 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Burton have played 13 games at home, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 8 times in home league games.

Cardiff lay in 1st place on 55 points in the League One league table having played 26 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below them in the table, winning 17, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored 45 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cardiff have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Cardiff have played 13 away games, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Burton
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff2617451955 
Jan 31
w
 
0-1F
-
-
2
Lincoln2614751449 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 22
Mar 7
l
 
2-1A
3
Bradford251375846 
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
4
Stockport261367545 
Feb 14
l
 
2-1F
Jan 24
d
 
1-1A
5
Bolton261196842 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 27
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
6
Huddersfield2711610839 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-2F
Mar 28
7
Luton261169539 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 21
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
8
Stevenage241077437 
Mar 7
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
9
Wycombe26998536 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 28
Mar 17
d
 
1-1F
10
Mansfield241059635 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
w
 
3-0F
May 2
11
Reading25988235 
Mar 17
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
12
Peterborough2611213-235 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 18
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
13
Exeter2510312533 
Apr 25
-
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
14
Plymouth2610313-633 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
4-0F
Feb 21
15
Barnsley22958132 
Apr 3
l
 
3-2F
Jan 27
-
16
L Orient269512-432 
l
 
0-4A
May 2
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1A
17
AFC Wim259412-731 
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
18
Wigan25799-230 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
19
Burton258611-930 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
20
Blackpool268513-729 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
21
Northampton258512-729 
w
 
5-1F
Mar 14
Apr 25
w
 
1-3F
22
Doncaster257513-1626 
-
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-3A
Feb 28
23
Rotherham256613-1424 
Feb 17
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-0F
Feb 7
24
Port Vale244614-1618 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 7
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Burton 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Burton3 - 1Huddersfield
Burton0 - 2Wigan
Burton5 - 1Northampton
Burton0 - 0Wycombe
Burton0 - 4L Orient
Burton1 - 0Blackpool
Burton0 - 1Peterborough
Burton3 - 0Bolton
Burton0 - 4Plymouth
Burton0 - 1Lincoln
Burton0 - 3Luton
Burton0 - 0Port Vale
Burton2 - 1Mansfield
Burton1 - 1Wigan
Burton2 - 1Cambridge
Burton1 - 2Birmingham
Burton3 - 0Huddersfield
Burton2 - 1L Orient
Burton1 - 2Bolton
Burton1 - 1Mansfield
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBurton3 - 1Huddersfield
ABurton0 - 3Plymouth
ABurton0 - 2Reading
HBurton0 - 2Wigan
HBurton5 - 1Northampton
ABurton2 - 2Stevenage
HBurton0 - 0Wycombe
ABurton0 - 1Wigan
HBurton0 - 4L Orient
HBurton1 - 0Blackpool
ABurton2 - 1Bradford
ABurton2 - 2Rotherham
ABurton1 - 0AFC Wim
HBurton0 - 1Peterborough
HBurton3 - 0Bolton
ABurton1 - 1Doncaster
ABurton1 - 0Cardiff
HBurton0 - 4Plymouth
ABurton0 - 0Huddersfield
HBurton0 - 1Lincoln
Cardiff 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bradford1 - 2Cardiff
L Orient1 - 1Cardiff
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
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff2 - 1Bradford
ACardiff1 - 1L Orient
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Burton since 2016
Burton
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
2
1
Games: Scored
1 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
1 / 2
BAL
1
CAR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Burton
0 - 1Cardiff
Burton2 - 0
League games at Cardiff since 2017
Cardiff
Burton
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
BAL
1
CAR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
0 - 1Burton
Cardiff3 - 1
Cardiff1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Cardiff City's defensive record is to be admired, B. Barry-Murphy's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive League One outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Burton Albion makes sense in this context.

Burton 18th Cardiff 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Burton will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Burton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Cardiff’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Burton
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.2
1.3
Attack rating
BAL
CAR
35%
better
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Games scored13
23
Failed to score12
3
Scored first12
14
Goals scored26
45
Avg. goals scored1
1.7
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
17
Avg. XG for1.2
1.7
KickOff rating
+35%
Defence rating
BAL
CAR
15%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
16
Clean sheets7
10
Conceded first10
11
Goals conceded35
26
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
12%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Burton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24845
K LofthouseJ BeesleyK LofthouseU Godwin-Malife
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Armer DEF241
3
-
K Lofthouse DEF2414
4
-
J Beesley FWD2484
2
-
K Chauke MID21
2
-
T Shade FWD205
1
-
B Collins GLK19
3
-
A Hartridge DEF191
2
-
G Evans MID181
4
-
F Tavares FWD1821
1
-
T Sibbick DEF17
1
-
D Willis DEF171
2
-
U Godwin-Malife DEF171
5
-
C Webster MID1643
1
-
J McKiernan MID1311
3
-
J. Larsson FWD132
-
S Revan DEF10
1
-
T Vancooten DEF911
2
-
N. Akoto DEF7
1
-
F Delap DEF7
2
-
J Moon DEF7
2
-
J. Newall FWD7
-
J. Taroni DEF6
-
J Amissah GLK5
-
J Sraha DEF3
-
K. Dudek GLK1
-
J Hazlehurst MID1
-
Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
241265
J BaganY SalechR. KpakioJ Bagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Salech FWD26124
3
-
J Bagan DEF2513
5
-
R Wintle MID2414
2
-
C Robinson FWD245
1
-
N Trott GLK23
1
-
W Fish DEF231
1
-
D Turnbull MID2313
-
I Davies FWD2331
1
-
C Willock FWD2344
3
-
R. Kpakio DEF2216
3
-
C. Ashford MID2232
-
J Colwill MID211
5
-
P Ng DEF192
2
-
D. Lawlor DEF1911
3
-
O Kellyman MID172
1
-
C Chambers DEF162
4
-
R Colwill MID1533
3
-
A Robertson MID141
3
-
O Tanner FWD93
2
-
G Osho DEF8
1
-
M. Turner GLK3
1
-
T. Nyakuhwa FWD3
-
E King MID1
-
D. Mafico MID1
1
-