Burton Albion vs Cardiff City

Burton Albion and Cardiff City drew 2-2 in the England League One on Saturday 31 January 2026, 1-0 at half-time. In their last 2 meetings, including this one, Burton Albion won 1, Cardiff City won 0 and 1 was drawn.

England League One Sat 31 Jan 2026, 15:00 Save

Burton Albion

HT 1-0

Cardiff City

Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent M. Coy

Burton Albion vs Cardiff City timeline

11' Jake Beesley 1-0 Goal · Right foot shot, Burton Albion
17' Ronan Kpakio Yellow card · Foul, Cardiff City
30' J. McKiernan Yellow card · Foul, Burton Albion
32' D. Williams Yellow card · Foul, Burton Albion
46' Alex Robertson 1-1 Goal · Assist Perry Ng · Right foot shot, Cardiff City
63' Alex Robertson 1-2 Goal · Right foot shot, Cardiff City
78' K. Lofthouse 2-2 Goal · Right foot shot, Burton Albion

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Burton Albion vs Cardiff City stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Burton AlbionCardiff City

0.98 Expected goals (xG) 0.53

0.86 xG on target 1.02

40% Possession 60%

100 Attacks 96

54 Dang. Attacks 46

10 Shots 7

2 Shots On Target 3

2 Big Chances 1

4 Corners 4

66% Pass Accuracy 78%

1 Saves 0

11 Fouls 10

2 Yellow Cards 1

1 Offsides 2

0.98 Expected goals (xG) 0.53

0.86 xG on target 1.02

100 Attacks 96

54 Dang. Attacks 46

10 Shots 7

2 Shots On Target 3

3 Shots Off Target 3

5 Shots Blocked 1

7 Shots Inside Box 2

3 Shots Outside Box 5

2 Big Chances 1

1 Big Chances Missed 0

4 Corners 4

14 Dribbles 15

6 Successful Dribbles 7

43% Dribble Success 47%

1 Offsides 2

Burton Albion vs Cardiff City lineups

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Burton Albion 3-4-1-2

24 Brad Collins

2 U. Godwin-Malife
6 Toby Sibbick
16 A. Hartridge

15 K. Lofthouse
4 K. Chauke
19 D. Williams
23 Sebastian Revan

7 J. McKiernan

29 Kain Adom
9 Jake Beesley

Substitutes

3 J. Armer 68'
5 T. Vancooten
10 T. Shade 46'
12 George Evans 50'
22 J. Larsson 81'
27 K. Dudek
42 Andy Cannon 68'

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1

13 Nathan Trott

44 Ronan Kpakio
12 Calum Chambers
2 Will Fish
38 Perry Ng

18 Alex Robertson 2
6 Ryan Wintle

16 Chris Willock
8 Omari Kellyman
11 Ollie Tanner

47 Callum Robinson

Substitutes

3 Joel Bagan 46'
14 David Turnbull 67'
27 Joel Colwill 74'
30 Harry Tyrer
39 Isaak Davies 87'
45 Cian Ashford 74'
55 Rob Tankiewicz

Burton Albion and Cardiff City player stats

Burton Albion player stats

24 Brad Collins GK	90	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0
2 U. Godwin-Malife DEF	90	0	0	0	29	1	0	0	29	1
6 Toby Sibbick DEF	90	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	33	0
16 A. Hartridge DEF	90	0	1	0	35	0	1	0	35	0
15 K. Lofthouse MID	90	1	2	1	17	2	2	1	17	2
4 K. Chauke MID	81	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	23	0
23 Sebastian Revan MID	68	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	9	0
19 D. Williams MID	50	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	10	2
9 Jake Beesley FWD	90	1	1	1	27	1	1	1	27	1
7 J. McKiernan FWD	68	0	0	0	16	2	0	0	16	2
29 Kain Adom FWD	46	0	1	0	6	2	1	0	6	2
3 J. Armer DEF Sub	22	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	13	0
12 George Evans MID Sub	40	0	2	0	17	0	2	0	17	0
42 Andy Cannon MID Sub	22	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	14	0
10 T. Shade FWD Sub	44	0	2	0	8	0	2	0	8	0
22 J. Larsson FWD Sub	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1

Cardiff City player stats

13 Nathan Trott GK	90	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	37	0
2 Will Fish DEF	90	0	0	0	0	62	1	0	0	62	1
12 Calum Chambers DEF	90	0	0	1	1	69	2	1	1	69	2
38 Perry Ng DEF	90	0	1	0	0	61	0	0	0	61	0
44 Ronan Kpakio DEF	46	0	0	0	0	23	2	0	0	23	2
6 Ryan Wintle MID	90	0	0	1	0	37	0	1	0	37	0
11 Ollie Tanner MID	90	0	0	0	0	24	1	0	0	24	1
16 Chris Willock MID	74	0	0	1	0	23	0	1	0	23	0
18 Alex Robertson MID	74	2	0	2	2	32	0	2	2	32	0
8 Omari Kellyman MID	67	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	13	2
47 Callum Robinson FWD	87	0	0	1	0	21	0	1	0	21	0
3 Joel Bagan DEF Sub	44	0	0	0	0	26	1	0	0	26	1
14 David Turnbull MID Sub	23	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	16	0
27 Joel Colwill MID Sub	16	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8	0
45 Cian Ashford FWD Sub	16	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
39 Isaak Davies FWD Sub	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Burton Albion vs Cardiff City team news

Burton Albion had no reported absences and Cardiff City were without 1 player.

Burton Albion 0 out

No reported absences.

Cardiff City 1 out

Rubin Colwill Torn Ankle Ligaments · Missed 17 games Injured

Burton Albion vs Cardiff City form

Burton Albion All venues

2 W · 0 D · 3 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 2.0
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 100%

Cardiff City All venues

3 W · 2 D · 0 L

Points per game: 2.20
Scored per game: 1.8
Conceded per game: 0.6
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

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Burton Albion vs Cardiff City head to head

1 Burton Albion wins 1 draws 0 Cardiff City wins

2.5 goals per game 50% both teams scored 50% over 2.5 goals

Burton Albion vs Cardiff City standings

League One table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town	14	8	5	1	28	12	+16	29
2	Stockport County	15	9	2	4	29	15	+14	29
3	Oxford United	13	7	5	1	22	11	+11	26
4	Luton Town	14	7	3	4	27	21	+6	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday	14	6	5	3	25	14	+11	23
6	Plymouth Argyle	15	7	2	6	21	22	-1	23
7	Reading	15	6	4	5	26	18	+8	22
8	Bradford City	13	6	4	3	10	8	+2	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons	14	5	6	3	28	22	+6	21
10	Cambridge United	14	5	6	3	21	21	0	21
11	Leicester City	13	5	4	4	22	19	+3	19
12	Mansfield Town	13	5	4	4	20	18	+2	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers	13	4	6	3	21	23	-2	18
14	Leyton Orient	13	5	2	6	19	14	+5	17
15	Burton Albion	15	4	5	6	20	27	-7	17
16	Stevenage	12	4	4	4	17	13	+4	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	4	4	6	10	21	-11	16
18	Notts County	12	3	5	4	13	14	-1	14
19	Wigan Athletic	15	4	2	9	13	23	-10	14
20	Blackpool	13	3	3	7	17	22	-5	12
21	Doncaster Rovers	13	3	3	7	14	22	-8	12
22	Peterborough United	13	2	4	7	11	23	-12	10
23	Barnsley	13	2	3	8	13	24	-11	9
24	Bromley	13	2	3	8	13	33	-20	9

League One home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln City	23	18	4	1	53	20	+33	58
2	Cardiff City	23	17	2	4	50	23	+27	53
3	Bolton Wanderers	25	15	8	2	51	25	+26	53
4	Bradford City	24	15	5	4	32	18	+14	50
5	Stevenage	24	14	7	3	27	14	+13	49
6	Stockport County	24	14	4	6	40	26	+14	46
7	Luton Town	23	13	6	4	37	24	+13	45
8	Wycombe Wanderers	23	13	3	7	45	23	+22	42
9	Huddersfield Town	23	11	9	3	42	27	+15	42
10	Blackpool	23	12	5	6	35	29	+6	41
11	Wigan Athletic	23	11	4	8	24	17	+7	37
12	Reading	23	10	7	6	33	28	+5	37
13	Mansfield Town	23	9	8	6	38	27	+11	35
14	Plymouth Argyle	23	10	4	9	33	33	0	34
15	Barnsley	23	9	6	8	39	37	+2	33
16	Doncaster Rovers	23	9	6	8	27	32	-5	33
17	Burton Albion	23	9	5	9	27	28	-1	32
18	Leyton Orient	23	8	7	8	32	30	+2	31
19	Exeter City	23	8	7	8	30	29	+1	31
20	Peterborough United	23	8	6	9	39	30	+9	30
21	AFC Wimbledon	23	8	4	11	25	31	-6	28
22	Rotherham United	23	6	9	8	24	32	-8	27
23	Northampton Town	23	6	4	13	23	31	-8	22
24	Port Vale	23	4	9	10	17	25	-8	21

League One away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln City	23	13	6	4	36	21	+15	45
2	Plymouth Argyle	23	12	3	8	42	30	+12	39
3	Cardiff City	23	10	8	5	40	27	+13	38
4	Stockport County	25	10	7	8	35	36	-1	37
5	Bolton Wanderers	24	7	10	7	25	28	-3	31
6	Mansfield Town	23	7	9	7	24	23	+1	30
7	Luton Town	23	8	5	10	31	32	-1	29
8	Bradford City	24	7	6	11	26	35	-9	27
9	Doncaster Rovers	23	8	3	12	23	37	-14	27
10	Reading	23	6	8	9	31	32	-1	26
11	Barnsley	23	6	8	9	29	36	-7	26
12	Stevenage	24	7	5	12	22	35	-13	26
13	Huddersfield Town	23	7	4	12	32	37	-5	25
14	AFC Wimbledon	23	7	4	12	26	41	-15	25
15	Peterborough United	23	7	2	14	25	38	-13	23
16	Burton Albion	23	4	10	9	23	32	-9	22
17	Wycombe Wanderers	23	4	9	10	24	35	-11	21
18	Leyton Orient	23	6	3	14	27	41	-14	21
19	Port Vale	23	6	3	14	19	36	-17	21
20	Wigan Athletic	23	3	10	10	25	41	-16	19
21	Blackpool	23	5	4	14	19	36	-17	19
22	Exeter City	23	4	6	13	22	32	-10	18
23	Rotherham United	23	4	2	17	17	39	-22	14
24	Northampton Town	23	3	4	16	16	43	-27	13

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League One 2025/2026 standings as of 15 Nov 2026, 19:48 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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28%Burton Albion 25%Draw 47%Cardiff City

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Venue: Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent Capacity 6,912 · Grass
Weather: 7°C, light rain Wind 27 km/h · Humidity 90%
Managers: Gary Bowyer Burton Albion Brian Barry-Murphy Cardiff City
Officials: Referee M. Coy 1st Assistant J. Lehane 2nd Assistant A. Ellis 4th Official A. Bannister

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Burton Albion 3-4-1-2

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Burton Albion 0 out

Cardiff City 1 out

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