Bradford City 1-2 Cardiff City: Stats & xG – Jan 17, 2026

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League One ·Sat 17 Jan

Bradford City

1–2

HT 0–2

Full time

Cardiff City

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Bradford City 1-2 Cardiff City.

90+7'

C. Robinson

Attempt saved. C. Robinson (Cardiff City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.

90+5'

I. Touray

Substitution, Bradford City: J. Wright comes on for I. Touray.

90'

7 minutes of added time.

87'

S. Humphrys

Attempt blocked. S. Humphrys (Bradford City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.

87'

J. White

Yellow card for J. White (Bradford City) for foul.

85'

Y. Salech

Substitution, Cardiff City: W. T. Fish comes on for Y. Salech.

82'

L. Sibley

Attempt missed. L. Sibley (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.

81'

S. Humphrys

Attempt blocked. S. Humphrys (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.

78'

A. Robertson

Substitution, Cardiff City: C. Robinson comes on for A. Robertson.

75'

J. Colwill

Yellow card for J. Colwill (Cardiff City) for foul.

74'

H. Ashby

Attempt missed. H. Ashby (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.

70'

A. Baldwin

Yellow card for A. Baldwin (Bradford City) for foul.

69'

H. Ashby

Attempt blocked. H. Ashby (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

68'

J. Neufville

Substitution, Bradford City: H. Ashby comes on for J. Neufville.

68'

B. Pointon

Substitution, Bradford City: J. White comes on for B. Pointon.

64'

C. Willock

Substitution, Cardiff City: C. Ashford comes on for C. Willock.

64'

O. Tanner

Substitution, Cardiff City: I. Davies comes on for O. Tanner.

59'

J. Metcalfe

Goal! Bradford City 1-2 Cardiff City. J. Metcalfe (Bradford City) scores, assisted by J. Neufville.

54'

C. Willock

Attempt blocked. C. Willock (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

54'

G. Osho

Attempt saved. G. Osho (Cardiff City), header from a corner. xG 0.17.

53'

D. Turnbull

Attempt saved. D. Turnbull (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

52'

A. Robertson

Attempt blocked. A. Robertson (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

51'

S. Humphrys

Attempt missed. S. Humphrys (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.49.

48'

S. Humphrys

Attempt blocked. S. Humphrys (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

46'

W. Swan

Substitution, Bradford City: S. Humphrys comes on for W. Swan.

46'

T. Wright

Substitution, Bradford City: L. Sibley comes on for T. Wright.

46'

P. Ng

Substitution, Cardiff City: J. Colwill comes on for P. Ng.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Bradford City 0-2 Cardiff City.

45'

2 minutes of added time.

45'

A. Sarcevic

Attempt blocked. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.25.

45'

C. Tilt

Attempt missed. C. Tilt (Bradford City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.

42'

B. Pointon

Attempt missed. B. Pointon (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.

39'

J. Neufville

Attempt missed. J. Neufville (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

31'

C. Willock

Yellow card for C. Willock (Cardiff City) for time wasting.

26'

C. Tilt

Yellow card for C. Tilt (Bradford City) for foul.

24'

C. Chambers

Goal! Bradford City 0-2 Cardiff City. C. Chambers (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by O. Tanner.

21'

R. Wintle

Attempt missed. R. Wintle (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

19'

A. Robertson

Attempt missed. A. Robertson (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

14'

D. Turnbull

Goal! Bradford City 0-1 Cardiff City. D. Turnbull (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by O. Tanner.

Kick-off: Bradford City vs Cardiff City.

Player of the match

Match events

14' ⚽ D. Turnbull · assist O. Tanner0–1

24' ⚽ C. Chambers · assist O. Tanner0–2

26' C. Tilt · Foul

31' C. Willock · Time wasting

Half-time · 0–2

46' 🔁 J. Colwill ◂ P. Ng

46' 🔁 L. Sibley ◂ T. Wright

46' 🔁 S. Humphrys ◂ W. Swan

59' ⚽ J. Metcalfe · assist J. Neufville1–2

64' 🔁 I. Davies ◂ O. Tanner

64' 🔁 C. Ashford ◂ C. Willock

68' 🔁 J. White ◂ B. Pointon

68' 🔁 H. Ashby ◂ J. Neufville

70' A. Baldwin · Foul

75' J. Colwill · Foul

78' 🔁 C. Robinson ◂ A. Robertson

85' 🔁 W. T. Fish ◂ Y. Salech

87' J. White · Foul

Full-time · 1–2

90'⁺⁵ 🔁 J. Wright ◂ I. Touray

Coaches

Brian Barry-Murphy

Recent form

Bradford City

WABlackpool2-1

LAMansfield Town0-3

WHPort Vale1-0

WHWigan Athletic2-1

LALeyton Orient1-2

Cardiff City

DALeyton Orient1-1

WHWigan Athletic1-0

DAWycombe Wanderers1-1

WHStevenage2-1

WHExeter City1-0

Match facts

Referee

David Rock

4.55 yellows/match · 40 matches

Kickoff

17 Jan, 12:30 UTC

Competition

League One

Top stats

53%Possession47%

1.23Expected goals (xG)0.52

12Total shots9

1Shots on target5

1Big chances1

2Corners2

Shots

6Shots off target2

5Blocked shots2

8Shots inside box3

4Shots outside box6

0Hit woodwork0

0Big chances scored1

1Big chances missed0

-0.63Goals prevented-0.47

Attack

23Touches in box14

83Final third entries87

2Offsides0

9Free kicks10

3Fouled in final third0

Passing

460Passes429

322Accurate passes282

32/96 (33%)Long balls27/95 (28%)

6/28 (21%)Crosses2/7 (29%)

32Throw-ins30

Duels

39Duels61

28/65 (43%)Ground duels37/65 (57%)

17/51 (33%)Aerial duels34/51 (67%)

6/15 (40%)Dribbles5/12 (42%)

13Dispossessed6

Defending

13Tackles22

62Tackles won50

11Interceptions6

10Clearances54

80Recoveries77

Discipline

10Fouls9

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

3Saves0

10Goal kicks11

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

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