Cardiff vs Bradford Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 20 Sep 2025

League One Betting Preview: Cardiff vs Bradford

Cardiff host Bradford in this League One meeting at Cardiff City Stadium, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 20 September. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and confirmed lineups.

The standout bet can be found on the Full-Time Result market where Cardiff are currently priced at -114. We think they can overcome Bradford and this looks a value play.

Cardiff City played Stockport County away in their last game. It was a 1-1 draw at Edgeley Park.

Bradford City claimed a 3-1 home victory over Huddersfield Town at The University of Bradford Stadium in their previous game.

League One		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Cardiff	46	27	10	9	90	50	40	90:50	91
4	Bradford	46	22	11	13	58	51	7	58:51	77

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Confirmed Lineups

Cardiff confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Nathan Trott (GK), Ronan Kpakio, William Fish, Gabriel Osho, Joel Bagan, Ryan Wintle, David Turnbull, Cian Ashford, Rubin Colwill, Chris Willock, Yousef Salech.

Bradford confirmed lineup (3-4-2-1): Sam Walker (GK), Matthew Pennington, Aden Baldwin, Ibou Touray, Josh Neufville, Tommy Leigh, Max Power, Tyreik Samuel Wright, Antoni Sarcevic, Bobby Pointon, Will Swan.

Cardiff vs Bradford Prediction & Betting Tips

Discover our expert Cardiff vs Bradford betting tips, featuring a key match prediction, correct score suggestion, top player prop picks and bet builder advice. Scroll down for full analysis.

Match Prediction

Cardiff look like the real deal to claim a victory, especially as odds of -114 are available. You can back this value selection with confidence when they line up in this League One clash.

Sportsgambler.com has plenty of League One insights and that includes getting the team news immediately. The recent form will also help deliver our expert football predictions and we ensure that the most relevant stats are used to good effect.

Key Cardiff vs Bradford league stats:

• Cardiff have won 4 of their last 5 games.
• Cardiff have won 5 of their last 7 games.
• Cardiff have won 3 consecutive games at home.

Based on the odds from the best betting apps, our pick carries a 53.2% chance of winning. In the opinion of our tipsters, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

As an alternative, you could consider the Asian Handicap where you can back Cardiff to cover a particular line. That means you might need a margin of victory to yield a return.

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Our Match Prediction

Cardiff To Win @ -114 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Cardiff 2 - 1 Bradford

Our correct score prediction is a 2-1 win for Cardiff which is available at odds of +575. We think they’ll achieve victory and this is a way of getting bigger odds and more excitement.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Isaak Davies to Score +335

Isaak Davies (Cardiff) has racked up two goals in his past five League One matches. We believe that there is merit in backing him for an Anytime Goalscorer prop wager at +335 which means we need to him to be on the scoresheet.

Latest Isaak Davies Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+320

First

+650

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Cardiff vs Bradford Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

With a 55% prospect of triumphing according to the 1x2 odds, Cardiff City are favourites to come out on top in this League One clash and they’re available at -122 with the bookmakers. If you’re interested in wagering Bradford City, you can get +290 for the underdog.

The Asian Handicap -0.5 provides the chance to bet on Cardiff to effectively win. If you want to oppose them, there’s the alternative to back Bradford +0.5 at -108 and that gets the draw onside.

The Over 2.5 / Under 2.5 Goals betting market has the two outcomes at a similar price. If you think that both sides will end up scoring, then the Both Teams to Score Yes option can be backed at -135.

The top football betting sites have excellent coverage when it comes to all League One matches. That means hundreds of markets from which to choose and something to suit everyone.

Full-Time Result

1

-122

X

+270

2

+290

Half-Time Result

1

+143

X

+120

2

+300

Double Chance

1X

-476

12

-435

X2

-116

Draw No Bet

1

-270

2

+180

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.5

-125

2 Hcp +0.5

-108

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-111

Over 2.5

-122

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-135

No

-105

Yousef Salech is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +380. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at +170.

Yousef Salech (Cardiff)

First

+170

Anytime

+380

Callum Robinson (Cardiff)

First

+225

Anytime

+525

Andy Cook (Bradford)

First

+240

Anytime

+550

Cian Ashford (Cardiff)

First

+290

Anytime

+650

Will Jonathan Swan (Bradford)

First

+300

Anytime

+700

Rubin Colwill (Cardiff)

First

+310

Anytime

+750

Isaak Davies (Cardiff)

First

+320

Anytime

+650

Calum Kavanagh (Bradford)

First

+340

Anytime

+800

Eli King (Cardiff)

First

+400

Anytime

+1000

Chris Willock (Cardiff)

First

+430

Anytime

+950

Ollie Tanner (Cardiff)

First

+450

Anytime

+1000

Tommy Leigh (Bradford)

First

+480

Anytime

+1100

Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford)

First

+500

Anytime

+1100

Bobby Pointon (Bradford)

First

+550

Anytime

+1300

David Turnbull (Cardiff)

First

+575

Anytime

+1300

Alex Pattison (Bradford)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Max Power (Bradford)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Nick Powell (Bradford)

First

+650

Anytime

+1400

Alex Robertson (Cardiff)

First

+650

Anytime

+1500

Will Fish (Cardiff)

First

+650

Anytime

+1500

Ryan Wintle (Cardiff)

First

+650

Anytime

+1500

George Robert Lapslie (Bradford)

First

+700

Anytime

+1600

Gabriel Osho (Cardiff)

First

+800

Anytime

+1800

Calum Chambers (Cardiff)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Joe Wright (Bradford)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2200

Tyreik Wright (Bradford)

First

+1100

Anytime

+2200

Ibou Touray (Bradford)

First

+1100

Anytime

+2200

Lewis Richards (Bradford)

First

+1100

Anytime

+2200

Stats: League One matches only
Cardiff have landed five straight wins at Cardiff City Stadium. The Bluebirds have five wins, three draws and two losses in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.70 goals per match and conceding 0.70.

Bradford have collected five losses, four draws and one victory in the past 10 away matches, scoring an average of 1.20 goals per game and conceding 1.80.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Cardiff Home Stats		5-3-2	2.40	1.70	0.70	6	4	5	5
Bradford Away Stats		1-4-5	3.00	1.20	1.80	5	5	6	4

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Cardiff vs Bradford Lineups & Team News

Double-check the Cardiff vs Bradford team news before placing your bets. Expect the predicted and confirmed League One lineups along with timely injury updates.

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