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

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Barnsley pay League One competitors Cardiff City a visit on Tuesday evening, as Conor Hourihane leads his men into an away clash with Brian Barry-Murphy & co. at the Cardiff City Stadium. Recent form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and the best odds are all shown below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We've backed over 2.5 goals, but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?

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Cardiff City's next match is v Luton at 15:00 on Saturday 14th February
Barnsley's next match is v AFC Wim at 15:00 on Saturday 14th February
The last English League One meeting between Cardiff and Barnsley was on Tuesday 27th January 2026
English League One
January 27th 2026
Cardiff 4
0 Barnsley
 
P. Ng 3'
C. Willock 45'
O. Kellyman 63'
C. Willock 69'
 
CAR
BAR
Shots On
6
4
Shots Off
6
2
Corners
6
3
Possession
65%
35%
Fouls
7
10
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
CardiffBarnsley
 
J. Bagan (R. Kpakio 79')
N. Trott
W. Fish
C. Chambers
R. Wintle
O. Kellymanfootball icon (C. Robinson 71')
A. Robertson (D. Turnbull 46')
J. Colwill (I. Davies 71')
O. Tanner (C. Ashford 71')
P. Ngfootball icon
C. Willockfootball iconfootball icon
O. Goodman
J. Shepherd
C. O'Keeffe
E. O'Connell
(M. Durand de Gevigney 73') T. Watson
(L. Farrell 73') A. Phillips
P. Kelly
(V. Yoganathan 61') J. Bland
D. Keillor-Dunn
(N. Ogbeta 31') R. Cleary
L. Connell

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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As Brian Barry-Murphy prepares his side for kick-off, we're predicting a combined total of over 3 goals scored during the game. Statistics imply both teams are strong in attack, and have had few problems in finding the back of the net of late. As there is no outright, odds-on favourite to win the game, we're going for over 2.5 goals.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cardiff are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 57% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.65.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
57%
3/51/50
Draw
22%
27/101/50
Barnsley
21%
17/41/50
Draw 1-1
10%
6/111/2
Cardiff 2-1
10%
15/25/1
Cardiff 1-0
9%
13/218/5
Cardiff 2-0
9%
7/19/5
Cardiff 3-1
7%
12/15/1
Cardiff 3-0
6%
11/129/20
Barnsley 2-1
6%
16/116/1
Draw 2-2
6%
14/118/1
Barnsley 1-0
5%
14/111/1
Draw 0-0
4%
11/110/1
Cardiff 3-2
4%
22/120/1
Cardiff 4-1
3%
22/110/1
Cardiff 4-0
3%
22/12/11
Barnsley 2-0
3%
28/118/1
Barnsley 3-1
2%
40/145/1
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
4/52/5
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
1/19/5
Home 1st Goal
55%
1/21/2
Away 1st Goal
43%
7/415/8
No 1st Goal
3%
11/19/1
BTTS - Yes
58%
4/59/1
BTTS - No
42%
19/201/25
BTTS - Home Win
29%
12/59/1
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/41/50
BTTS - Away Win
12%
9/11/50
Home/draw
79%
1/61/50
Away/draw
43%
13/101/50
Home/away
78%
2/71/50
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/91/6
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
3/118/5
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
7/410/21
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
2/56/4
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
9/216/5
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/71/5
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
10/122/1
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/201/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/251/33
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
11/110/1
Home DNB
72%
2/91/4
Away DNB
36%
3/113/5
Cardiff win to nil
28%
7/4-
Barnsley win to nil
9%
9/1-
Cardiff / Cardiff
33%
6/42/9
Cardiff / Barnsley
3%
40/114/1
Cardiff / Draw
6%
14/19/2
Draw / Cardiff
17%
7/225/1
Draw / Barnsley
8%
10/133/1
Draw / Draw
13%
5/128/1
Barnsley / Cardiff
4%
20/1125/1
Barnsley / Barnsley
11%
15/2100/1
Barnsley / Draw
6%
16/1125/1
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Win / draw / win League One table

Cardiff have played 27 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 27 games against teams below in the table, having won 17, drawn 5 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 10 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Cardiff have outscored their opponents by 46 goals to 37 goals.

Home League Performance

Cardiff have played 14 games at home winning 11, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 31 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 16 goals at home.

Barnsley are in 15th position in the League One on 33 points having played 23 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 19 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 5 and won 5. Barnsley have conceded 23 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cardiff
Barnsley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff3019652663 
-
-
-
l
 
4-0A
2
Lincoln3018752261 
Mar 7
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
3
Bolton31151061255 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2A
4
Stockport301587753 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
May 2
d
 
1-1F
5
Huddersfield31147101149 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 28
w
 
3-1F
Feb 21
6
Bradford291478449 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
7
Luton3013611545 
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
w
 
5-0F
Apr 25
8
Wycombe3011109943 
Mar 17
d
 
1-1F
Mar 3
d
 
2-2F
9
Stevenage291199142 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
-
10
Peterborough3013215341 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
11
Reading2910109340 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
12
Mansfield281099639 
w
 
3-0F
May 2
l
 
2-3F
Mar 14
13
Exeter2911513338 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
Mar 7
l
 
3-0A
14
AFC Wim2911513-638 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
15
Barnsley2710710-237 
w
 
4-0F
-
-
-
16
Plymouth3011415-937 
w
 
4-0F
Feb 21
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
17
Blackpool309615-733 
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
18
L Orient309615-933 
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-2F
Feb 28
19
Northampton309615-1033 
Apr 25
w
 
1-3F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 28
20
Doncaster309615-1733 
w
 
4-3A
Feb 28
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
21
Burton308814-1232 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
22
Wigan2971012-1031 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
Mar 17
d
 
1-1A
23
Rotherham298714-1231 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
24
Port Vale285716-1822 
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
-
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cardiff 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff1 - 1Stockport
Cardiff1 - 0Wigan
Cardiff2 - 1Stevenage
Cardiff1 - 0Exeter
Cardiff4 - 3Doncaster
Cardiff3 - 2Huddersfield
Cardiff3 - 0Mansfield
Cardiff2 - 1Reading
Cardiff4 - 3L Orient
Cardiff0 - 1Burton
Cardiff1 - 3Bradford
Cardiff4 - 0Plymouth
Cardiff3 - 0Rotherham
Cardiff2 - 1Peterborough
Cardiff0 - 0West Brom
Cardiff1 - 1Oxford Utd
Cardiff0 - 1Stoke
Cardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
Cardiff1 - 2Luton
Cardiff1 - 2Burnley
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
HCardiff1 - 1Stockport
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
Barnsley 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading2 - 2Barnsley
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Exeter3 - 0Barnsley
Lincoln3 - 1Barnsley
Stockport1 - 1Barnsley
Doncaster1 - 2Barnsley
Bradford2 - 2Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 2Barnsley
Blackpool1 - 0Barnsley
AFC Wim2 - 0Barnsley
Peterborough0 - 1Barnsley
Plymouth1 - 3Barnsley
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
L Orient4 - 3Barnsley
Birmingham6 - 2Barnsley
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Mansfield2 - 1Barnsley
Charlton1 - 0Barnsley
Northampton1 - 2Barnsley
Rotherham0 - 1Barnsley
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley2 - 2Reading
HBarnsley2 - 1Blackpool
ABarnsley1 - 1Wigan
HBarnsley0 - 2Lincoln
HBarnsley2 - 3Mansfield
ABarnsley0 - 3Exeter
HBarnsley3 - 2L Orient
ABarnsley1 - 3Lincoln
ABarnsley1 - 1Stockport
HBarnsley5 - 0Luton
ABarnsley2 - 1Doncaster
HBarnsley0 - 1Rotherham
ABarnsley2 - 2Bradford
ABarnsley2 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley0 - 2Port Vale
ABarnsley0 - 1Blackpool
HBarnsley3 - 2Reading
HBarnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
ABarnsley0 - 2AFC Wim
ABarnsley1 - 0Peterborough
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Cardiff have not lost to Barnsley in 9 consecutive league meetings
League games at Cardiff since 2007
Cardiff
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
28
17
Games: Scored
11 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
1 / 12
CAR
7
D
3
BAR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Draw1 - 1Draw
Cardiff3 - 0
Cardiff3 - 2
Cardiff2 - 1
3 - 4Barnsley
Draw1 - 1Draw
Cardiff5 - 3
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Barnsley
Cardiff3 - 1
Cardiff3 - 0
Cardiff2 - 0
League games at Barnsley since 2006
Barnsley
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
7
15
Games: Scored
6 / 12
10 / 12
Clean sheets
2 / 12
6 / 12
CAR
8
D
3
BAR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
0 - 1Cardiff
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Cardiff
0 - 1Cardiff
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Cardiff
0 - 1Cardiff
1 - 2Cardiff
Barnsley1 - 0
0 - 1Cardiff
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Cardiff
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is decent for Cardiff City in their clash with Barnsley, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 25 consecutive League One outings.

Cardiff City's defensive record is very strong, B. Barry-Murphy's men having conceded 1 or less in 7 consecutive League One outings. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Barnsley makes sense in this context.

Cardiff 1st Barnsley 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 70% probability that Barnsley will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Cardiff’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+17
Barnsley have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
2
1.1
Attack rating
14%
better
CAR
BAR
view stats
Games scored24
17
Failed to score3
6
Scored first14
12
Goals scored46
37
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.6
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for17
20
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
26%
better
CAR
BAR
view stats
Games conceded17
21
Clean sheets10
2
Conceded first12
11
Goals conceded27
36
Avg. goals conceded1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against12%
18%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.7
KickOff rating
+26%

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

Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27776
N TrottC WillockO TannerJ Bagan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Trott GLK27
1
-
P Ng DEF2331
2
-
W Fish DEF261
2
-
C Chambers DEF202
4
-
J Bagan DEF2913
6
-
R Wintle MID2814
3
1
A Robertson MID183
4
-
O Tanner MID137
3
-
J Colwill MID
-
C Willock MID2775
3
-
O Kellyman FWD2141
2
-
Subs
H Tyrer GLK
-
G Osho DEF10
1
-
R. Kpakio DEF2516
4
-
D Turnbull MID2614
1
-
I Davies FWD2741
1
-
C. Ashford FWD2632
-
C Robinson FWD275
1
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
261388
J ShepherdD Keillor-DunnR ClearyJ. Bland
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Goodman GLK6
1
-
T Watson DEF241
2
-
E O'Connell DEF6
1
-
J Shepherd DEF26
6
1
C O'Keeffe MID162
1
-
J. Bland MID261
8
-
P Kelly MID2423
5
-
L Connell MID2332
7
1
A Phillips FWD2463
1
-
D Keillor-Dunn FWD24131
3
-
R Cleary FWD2358
2
-
Subs
K Flavell GLK
-
M Roberts DEF10
2
-
M Gevigney DEF151
-
N Ogbeta DEF191
1
-
V. Yoganathan MID212
2
1
C. Lennon FWD
-
L. Farrell FWD2
-