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Bradford City vs Cardiff City
17 Jan 2026, 12:30 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
David RockLeague One 2025/2026 · 18 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Bradford CityMin
Cardiff City- 14′⚽
David Turnbull 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ollie Tanner
Right foot shot
- 24′⚽
Calum Chambers 0-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ollie Tanner
Right foot shot
Curtis Tilt
Yellowcard
Foul
26′- 31′
Chris Willock
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- 46′⇄
Joel Colwill
Substitution
Off: Perry Ng
- ⇄
Stephen Humphrys
Substitution
Off: Will Swan
46′ - ⇄
Louie Sibley
Substitution
Off: Tyreik Wright
46′ - ⚽
Jenson Metcalfe 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Josh Neufville
Right foot shot
59′ - 64′⇄
Cian Ashford
Substitution
Off: Chris Willock
- 64′⇄
Isaak Davies
Substitution
Off: Ollie Tanner
- ⇄
Harrison Ashby
Substitution
Off: Josh Neufville
68′ - ⇄
Joe White
Substitution
Off: Bobby Pointon
68′ Aden Baldwin
Yellowcard
Foul
70′- 75′
Joel Colwill
Yellowcard
Foul
- 78′⇄
Callum Robinson
Substitution
Off: Alex Robertson
- 85′⇄
Will Fish
Substitution
Off: Yousef Salech
Joe White
Yellowcard
Foul
87′- ⇄
J. Wright
Substitution
Off: Ibou Touray
90+5′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6.25 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.20 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.47 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.71 | |
| 68 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 7.66 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7.62 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.21 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.00 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.29 | |
| 68 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.68 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.42 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6.42 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.63 | |
| 22 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6.91 | |
| 22 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.47 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Bradford City
Latest: Port Vale · 1–0
Match stats
29 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Home vs Port Vale · 2025/2026
Cardiff City
Latest: Leyton Orient · 1–1
Match stats
10 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Leyton Orient · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Bradford City’s ground: 1 previous meetings, 0 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Bradford City’s home games with Cardiff City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Bradford City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Cardiff City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Bradford City
Cardiff City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Bradford City
Cardiff City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Bradford City
Cardiff City
Previous meetings
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