Cardiff vs Bradford City

League One 20 Sep 2025, 14:00
Cardiff
Cardiff
1–3
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Bradford City
Bradford City
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium Round 9

Match report

Bradford City beat Cardiff 3-1 in the League One on 20 September 2025.

Bradford City had 17 shots to Cardiff's 15.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 15 - 17 On target 5 - 6 Corners 4 - 7 Fouls 15 - 13 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Callum Robinson
Cardiff · 1 goal
8 Josh Neufville 1 goal
8 Tommy Leigh 1 goal
8 Sam Walker 4 saves
8 Bobby Pointon captained the side
First half vs second half
Cardiff stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–9 9–8
Shots On Goal 2–3 3–3
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 2–4 2–3
Attacks 48–55 62–30
Match statistics
4 Corners 7
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 4
110 Attacks 85
2 Attacks 1
2 Attacks 1
69 Dangerous Attacks 44
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
5 On Target 6
10 Off Target 11
55% Ball Possession 45%
15 Shots Total 17
5 Shots On Goal 6
7 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 7
13 Shots Inside Box 13
2 Shots Outside Box 4
15 Fouls 13
4 Corners 7
1 Offsides 2
61% Ball Possession 39%
4 Yellow Cards 4
3 Saves 4
474 Passes Total 300
395 Passes Accurate 205
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Trott
44 R. Kpakio 2 W. Fish 4 G. Osho 3 J. Bagan
6 R. Wintle 14 D. Turnbull
45 C. Ashford 10 R. Colwill 16 C. Willock
22 Y. Salech
Bradford City · 3-4-2-1
1 S. Walker
28 M. Pennington 15 A. Baldwin 3 I. Touray
7 J. Neufville 20 T. Leigh 6 M. Power 17 T. Wright
10 A. Sarcevic 23 B. Pointon
24 W. Swan
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 38 Perry Ng
  • 39 Isaak Davies
  • 8 Omari Kellyman
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 27 Joel Colwill
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 12 Calum Chambers
Bradford City
Coach
Graham Robert Alexander
Substitutes
  • 21 Jenson Metcalfe
  • 22 Nick Powell
  • 14 Tom McIntyre
  • 2 Brad Halliday
  • 25 Joe Hilton
  • 9 Andy Cook
  • 11 Stephen Humphrys
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ P. Ng ↓ R. Kpakio Cardiff
  • 46' ↑ J. Metcalfe ↓ T. Leigh Bradford City
  • 57' ↑ O. Kellyman ↓ C. Willock Cardiff
  • 57' ↑ I. Davies ↓ C. Ashford Cardiff
  • 57' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ R. Wintle Cardiff
  • 68' ↑ N. Powell ↓ W. Swan Bradford City
  • 72' ↑ T. McIntyre ↓ A. Baldwin Bradford City
  • 78' ↑ J. Colwill ↓ G. Osho Cardiff
  • 90+2' ↑ B. Halliday ↓ A. Sarcevic Bradford City
Cards
  • 29' G. Osho Cardiff
  • 43' J. Neufville Bradford City
  • 45' R. Wintle Cardiff
  • 51' M. Power Bradford City
  • 77' A. Sarcevic Bradford City
  • 90+4' J. Colwill Cardiff
  • 90+6' T. Wright Bradford City
  • 90+8' R. Colwill Cardiff
Head-to-head
Cardiff 1 0 draws 1 Bradford City
2026-01-17 Bradford City vs Cardiff 1 - 2
2025-09-20 Cardiff vs Bradford City 1 - 3
Recent form
Cardiff D D D W D
Bradford City D W D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff vs Bradford City?
Cardiff lost 1-3 against Bradford City on 20 September 2025.
Who won Cardiff vs Bradford City?
Bradford City won the match 3-1.
Where was Cardiff vs Bradford City played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.
Who had more possession in Cardiff vs Bradford City?
Cardiff had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.