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Burton Albion vs Cardiff City
31 Jan 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
M. CoyLeague One 2025/2026 · 15 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Burton AlbionMin
Cardiff City- ⚽
Jake Beesley 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
11′ - 17′
Ronan Kpakio
Yellowcard
Foul
J. McKiernan
Yellowcard
Foul
30′D. Williams
Yellowcard
Foul
32′- 46′⇄
Joel Bagan
Substitution
Off: Ronan Kpakio
- ⇄
T. Shade
Substitution
Off: Kain Adom
46′ - 46′⚽
Alex Robertson 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Perry Ng
Right foot shot
- ⇄
George Evans
Substitution
Off: D. Williams
50′ - 63′⚽
Alex Robertson 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 67′⇄
David Turnbull
Substitution
Off: Omari Kellyman
- ⇄
J. Armer
Substitution
Off: Sebastian Revan
68′ - ⇄
Andy Cannon
Substitution
Off: J. McKiernan
68′ - 74′⇄
Cian Ashford
Substitution
Off: Chris Willock
- 74′⇄
Joel Colwill
Substitution
Off: Alex Robertson
- ⚽
K. Lofthouse 2-2
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
78′ - ⇄
J. Larsson
Substitution
Off: K. Chauke
81′ - 87′⇄
Isaak Davies
Substitution
Off: Callum Robinson
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.41 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.86 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.22 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.33 | |
| 81 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.76 | |
| 50 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.25 | |
| 68 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.35 | |
| 68 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.45 | |
| 46 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.62 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.62 | |
| 22 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.69 | |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.52 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 40 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6.67 | |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.47 | |
| 44 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.41 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Before this match
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Burton Albion
Latest: Huddersfield Town · 3–1
Match stats
17 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Huddersfield Town · 2025/2026
Cardiff City
Latest: Bradford City · 2–1
Match stats
17 Jan 2026, 12:30 · Away vs Bradford City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Burton Albion’s ground: 3 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Burton Albion’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.
Burton Albion
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
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.
Burton Albion
Cardiff City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Burton Albion
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.
Burton Albion
Cardiff City
Previous meetings
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