Leyton Orient v Cardiff result

Full-time · Leyton Orient 1–1 Cardiff

League One · Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:00 GMT · Brisbane Road

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

Leyton Orient 1–1 Cardiff — this League One match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Leyton Orient and Cardiff drew 1–1 at Brisbane Road in League One on Saturday 10 January. Cardiff have scored in 13 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Leyton Orient: Dominic Ballard (12’); Cardiff: Yousef Salech (33’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Leyton Orient out-shot Cardiff 16 to 11 and created the better chances, 1.70 xG to 0.97 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

Discipline

Scott Oldham, England showed two yellow cards — against 4.0 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Leyton Orient: Theodore Archibald (55’); Cardiff: Ollie Tanner (55’).

What it changes

Leyton Orient stay 18th after this result (25 league matches played).

Cardiff stay first after this result (25 league matches played).

Leyton Orient are winless in their last four matches in all competitions. Cardiff are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Dominic Ballard (Leyton Orient) 9.4, Yousef Salech (Cardiff) 7.5 and Alexander Robertson (Cardiff) 6.4 led the match.

Next up

Leyton Orient next travel to Reading on 21 October 2026.

Cardiff next host Birmingham on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Leyton Orient: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Leyton Orient 1–1 Cardiff · League One
Venue: Brisbane Road · London
Referee: Scott Oldham, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Leyton Orient 0 · draws 0 · Cardiff 1 · 7 goals/game
Recent form: Leyton Orient 1W 0D 4L · Cardiff 3W 1D 1L

Leyton Orient 1–1 Cardiff (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

1.25 / 1.5

Goals

against 2 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 5.75

Corners

against 5.38 / 3.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 5

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 3.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 1.63

Cards

against 2 / 1.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4 yellows

Referee · Scott Oldham, England

1.6 home / 2.4 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Leyton Orient for / against	Line	Cardiff for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.88 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.88 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.75 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.13 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.5 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Scott Oldham, England — 4 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 23 fouls over 5 matches (1.6 to the home side, 2.4 to the away side).

Home 1.6Away 2.4

Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. 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
A. Lloyd n 8	18.5	4.3 5/1	0.6 1/0	Y. Salech
Z. Obiero n 8	25.5	3.5 5/2	0.4 1/0	—
S. Perkins n 8	37.8	2.4 6/2	0.6 2/0	—
D. Jaiyesimi n 8	31.9	2.1 3/2	0.7 2/0	—
D. Mitchell n 8	45.8	2 5/2	1 4/0	—

Leyton Orient — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Connolly n 8	79.8	2.4 8/5	1.1 6/2
S. Perkins n 8	37.8	1.8 5/1	0.9 3/0
D. Jaiyesimi n 8	31.9	1.8 3/1	0.7 2/0
D. Ballard n 8	86.5	1.7 7/4	0.9 5/1
T. Archibald n 8	52.6	1.7 5/2	0.6 2/1

Leyton Orient — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Ballard n 8	86.5	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
A. Connolly n 8	79.8	0.4 3/0	0.3 1/1
O. O'Neill n 8	78	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
T. Archibald n 8	52.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Abdulai n 8	66.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Leyton Orient — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Abdulai n 8	66.3	3.4 8/4
M. Craig n 8	70.4	3.2 7/5
T. Adaramola n 8	56.8	2.8 6/4
D. Mitchell n 8	45.8	2.7 7/4
Z. Obiero n 8	25.5	2.6 5/1

Leyton Orient — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Killian Cahill n 8	90	2.6 5/4

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. 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
A. Robertson n 8	55.6	1.8 6/2	1.4 5/2	—
O. Tanner n 8	44.1	1.8 3/2	0.5 1/1	—
Y. Salech n 8	83	1.4 6/4	0.4 2/1	A. Lloyd
C. Chambers n 8	80.6	1.4 6/3	1 5/1	—
O. Kellyman n 8	62.8	1.4 6/2	3.8 7/4	—

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Salech n 8	83	2.7 7/7	0.7 4/1
C. Robinson n 8	28.9	2.7 5/2	1.9 4/1
D. Turnbull n 8	43.4	2.3 4/3	1 3/1
A. Robertson n 8	55.6	1.8 5/3	1 4/1
O. Kellyman n 8	62.8	1.6 4/3	1.1 4/2

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Kpakio n 8	44	0 0/0	0.8 2/1
C. Robinson n 8	28.9	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
Y. Salech n 8	83	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
I. Davies n 8	41.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Joel Bagan n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Turnbull n 8	43.4	2.6 6/4
O. Kellyman n 8	62.8	2.2 6/3
R. Kpakio n 8	44	2 5/2
Joel Bagan n 8	84.4	1.9 8/4
O. Tanner n 8	44.1	1.8 5/2

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Trott n 8	90	1.4 2/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Leyton Orient		Cardiff
39%	Possession	61%
1.70	Expected goals (xG)	0.97
16	Shots	11
5	Shots on target	4
7	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	4
10	Shots inside the box	6
4	Corners	3
1	Offsides	2
12	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
271	Passes	442
66%	Pass accuracy	78%

Leyton Orient player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Killian Cahill	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
T. James	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.9
W. Forrester	90	0	0	0	2	3	0	6.9
J. Simpson	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Clare	90	0	0	0	1	4	0	6.7
T. Bakinson	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
T. Archibald	90	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6.2
O. O'Neill	90	0	3	1	1	2	0	6.7
D. Ballard	90	1	2	1	5	3	0	8.5
A. Lloyd	75	0	4	2	0	0	0	6.7
M. Craig	61	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
A. Abdulai sub	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
J. Koroma sub	15	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.5

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Trott	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
P. Ng	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	8
W. Fish	90	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.2
G. Osho	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
R. Wintle	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.3
C. Willock	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
Y. Salech	90	1	2	2	1	0	0	8.7
A. Robertson	86	0	1	1	1	4	0	6.6
O. Tanner	61	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6.7
Joel Bagan	60	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
O. Kellyman	42	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
D. Turnbull sub	48	0	0	0	1	1	0	7
R. Kpakio sub	30	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
I. Davies sub	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
C. Robinson sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

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

Recent form

Leyton OrientLWLLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 1 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

CardiffLWWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Leyton Orient 0 · 0 draws · Cardiff 1 · 7 goals/game

2025-10-04 Cardiff 4–3 Leyton Orient

League standing · 2025/26

Leyton Orient#20 pos52 pts46 pl-12 GD

Cardiff#2 pos91 pts46 pl+40 GD

Goals per game

Leyton Orient scored1.28

Cardiff scored1.96

Leyton Orient conceded1.54

Cardiff conceded1.09

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What is the head-to-head record between Leyton Orient and Cardiff?: In their last 1 meetings, Leyton Orient won 0, Cardiff won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 7 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Leyton Orient and Cardiff?: Recent form — Leyton Orient 1W 0D 4L; Cardiff 3W 1D 1L.

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