Burnley vs Cardiff: result 1-2 and analysis
League Cup3rd RoundKick-off on September 23, 2025 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Turf Moor, Burnley
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What was the result of Burnley vs Cardiff?
Cardiff won 1-2 on September 23, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 30′J. ColwillCardiff
- 35′C. RobinsonCardiff
- 56′Z. FlemmingBurnley
Official lineup for Burnley vs Cardiff
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Burnley
3-4-1-2- 19Z. Flemming
- 27A. Broja
- 10M. Edwards
- 23Lucas Pires
- 28H. Mejbri
- 8L. Ugochukwu
- 22O. Sonne
- 12B. Humphreys
- 4J. Worrall
- 6A. Tuanzebe
- 13M. Weiß
Cardiff
4-2-3-1- 47C. Robinson
- 39I. Davies
- 10R. Colwill
- 45Cian Ashford
- 27J. Colwill
- 6R. Wintle
- 3J. Bagan
- 2W. Fish
- 12C. Chambers
- 38P. Ng
- 13N. Trott
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Burnley have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Cardiff have 9, 5 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | Nottingham Forest(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Sep 14, 2025 | Liverpool(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Manchester United(away) | 2-3 | Premier League |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Derby(home) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Sunderland(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | Bradford(home) | 1-3 | League One |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Exeter City(away) | 1-0 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Stockport County(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Plymouth(home) | 4-0 | League One |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Cheltenham(home) | 3-0 | League Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Burnley wins, 1 draw, 0 Cardiff wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2025 | Cardiff 1-2 Burnley | Championship |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Burnley 5-0 Cardiff | Championship |
| May 8, 2023 | Burnley 3-0 Cardiff | Championship |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Cardiff 1-1 Burnley | Championship |
| Apr 13, 2019 | Burnley 2-0 Cardiff | Premier League |
| Sep 30, 2018 | Cardiff 1-2 Burnley | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Burnley score 1.5 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 2.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 1.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Cardiff | 2.0 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy