Cardiff v Bradford result

Full-time · Cardiff 1–3 Bradford

League One · Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:00 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Cardiff 1–3 Bradford — Bradford won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bradford won 3–1 at Cardiff in League One on Saturday 20 September. Cardiff have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions. Bradford have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Bradford led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Bradford: Tommy Leigh (16’, assisted by Tyreik Wright), Antoni Sarcevic (30’ pen) and Josh Neufville (49’, assisted by Will Swan); Cardiff: Callum Robinson (77’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Cardiff 0.00, Bradford 0.00, from 15 shots to 16 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Martin Woods, England showed eight yellow cards — against 4.6 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Cardiff: Gabriel Osho (29’), Ryan Wintle (45’), Joel Colwill (90+4’) and Rubin Colwill (90+8’); Bradford: Josh Neufville (43’), Max Power (51’), Antoni Sarcevic (77’) and Tyreik Wright (90+6’).

What it changes

Cardiff move down from first to fourth (eight league matches played). Cardiff have scored 90 goals, the most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Cardiff have conceded 50 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Bradford stay first after this result (nine league matches played). Bradford have scored 58 goals, the 11th-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Bradford have conceded 51 goals, the fifth-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford) 9.4, Josh Neufville (Bradford) 6.3 and Tyreik Wright (Bradford) 4.7 led the match.

Next up

Cardiff next travel to Norwich on 21 November 2026.

Bradford next travel to Leicester on 14 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Cardiff: Norwich v Cardiff, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Bradford: Leicester v Bradford, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Cardiff 1–3 Bradford · League One
Referee: Martin Woods, England
Recent form: Cardiff 4W 1D 0L · Bradford 3W 1D 1L

Cardiff 1–3 Bradford (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.88 / 2.13

Goals

against 0.25 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 5.63

Corners

against 4 / 6.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 2.75 / 4 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 1.75

Cards

against 1.88 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 13 September 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Cardiff for / against	Line	Bradford for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 0.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.88 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.63 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.25 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.25 for · 13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.38 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.25 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.13 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Martin Woods, England.

Cardiff

Cardiff Defensive

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Colwill n 8	83.3	1.1 4/2	0.9 4/3	A. Sarcevic
Joel Bagan n 8	81.5	1.1 5/2	0.6 4/0	I. Touray
R. Kpakio n 8	73.1	1.4 6/3	1.8 5/5	I. Touray
Cian Ashford n 8	63.1	1.4 5/2	0.7 4/0	A. Sarcevic
Y. Salech n 8	61.9	2.9 8/6	2.5 6/3	—
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Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Colwill n 8	83.3	1.5 5/2
Joel Bagan n 8	81.5	2.3 7/4
R. Kpakio n 8	73.1	2.2 6/5
Cian Ashford n 8	63.1	1.2 4/2
Y. Salech n 8	61.9	0.4 2/0
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Cardiff Attacking

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Colwill n 8	83.3	2.6 7/5	1.6 5/4
Joel Bagan n 8	81.5	0.3 1/1	0.3 1/1
R. Kpakio n 8	73.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
Cian Ashford n 8	63.1	0.9 4/1	0.5 3/0
Y. Salech n 8	61.9	2.7 8/4	0.9 4/1
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Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Colwill n 8	83.3	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
Joel Bagan n 8	81.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Kpakio n 8	73.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
Cian Ashford n 8	63.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Y. Salech n 8	61.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
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Bradford

Bradford Defensive

Bradford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Touray n 8	90	1.4 5/3	1.1 4/3	R. Kpakio
S. Walker n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
J. Neufville n 8	90	0.9 6/1	0.8 4/1	—
M. Power n 8	89.8	1 5/2	0.6 4/1	—
A. Sarcevic n 8	62.5	1.8 6/2	1.1 3/3	Cian Ashford
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Bradford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Touray n 8	90	3.5 7/7
S. Walker n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Neufville n 8	90	3.8 7/7
M. Power n 8	89.8	2.3 7/5
A. Sarcevic n 8	62.5	1.8 7/2
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Bradford Attacking

Bradford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Touray n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
S. Walker n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Neufville n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
M. Power n 8	89.8	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
A. Sarcevic n 8	62.5	0.7 3/1	0.5 2/1
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Bradford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Touray n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
S. Walker n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Neufville n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
M. Power n 8	89.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Sarcevic n 8	62.5	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cardiff		Bradford
61%	Possession	39%
15	Shots	16
5	Shots on target	6
7	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	6
13	Shots inside the box	12
4	Corners	7
1	Offsides	2
15	Fouls	13
4	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
474	Passes	300
83%	Pass accuracy	68%

Cardiff Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Trott	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
W. Fish	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
Joel Bagan	90	0	0	0	5	2	0	7.2
D. Turnbull	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
R. Colwill	90	0	3	0	2	1	Y	6.6
Y. Salech	90	0	5	3	3	0	0	6.2
G. Osho	78	0	0	0	0	0	Y	5.9
R. Wintle	57	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Cian Ashford	57	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Willock	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Kpakio	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
P. Ng sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
I. Davies sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
O. Kellyman sub	33	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
C. Robinson sub	33	1	2	2	1	0	0	7.5
J. Colwill sub	12	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.9

Bradford Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Walker	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
M. Pennington	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
I. Touray	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.3
J. Neufville	90	1	0	2	2	1	3	Y	7.5
M. Power	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
T. Wright	90	0	1	1	0	2	3	Y	7
B. Pointon	90	0	0	1	1	4	1	0	7.9
A. Sarcevic	89	1	0	2	1	0	3	Y	7.3
A. Baldwin	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
W. Swan	68	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	6.5
T. Leigh	45	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.9
Jenson Metcalfe sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
N. Powell sub	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
T. Mcintyre sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Halliday sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Cardiff v Bradford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CardiffWWWWD

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

BradfordDWWLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2025/26

Cardiff#2 pos91 pts46 pl+40 GD

Bradford#4 pos77 pts46 pl+7 GD

Goals per game

Cardiff scored1.96

Bradford scored1.26

Cardiff conceded1.09

Bradford conceded1.11

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