Burton vs Cardiff

League One 31 Jan 2026, 15:00
Burton
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Cardiff
Cardiff
🏟 Pirelli Stadium 👤 M. Coy Round 30

Match report

Burton shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Cardiff in the League One on 31 January 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Burton had 10 shots to Cardiff's 7.

The match was played at Pirelli Stadium, with M. Coy in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 10 - 7 On target 2 - 3 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 10 - 10 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Alex Robertson
Cardiff · 2 goals
8 Kyran Lofthouse 1 goal
8 Jake Beesley 1 goal
8 Perry Ng 1 assist
7 Bradley Collins captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 5–3
Shots On Goal 1–2 1–1
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 3–1 1–3
Match statistics
4 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
100 Attacks 96
54 Dangerous Attacks 46
2 On Target 4
7 Off Target 4
10 Shots Total 7
2 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 1
7 Shots Inside Box 2
3 Shots Outside Box 5
10 Fouls 10
4 Corners 4
1 Offsides 2
40% Ball Possession 60%
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 0
292 Passes Total 454
192 Passes Accurate 349
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Burton · 3-4-1-2
24 B. Collins
2 U. Godwin-Malife 6 T. Sibbick 16 A. Hartridge
15 K. Lofthouse 4 K. Chauke 19 D. Williams 23 S. Revan
7 J. Mckiernan
29 K. Adom 9 J. Beesley
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Trott
38 P. Ng 2 W. Fish 12 C. Chambers 44 R. Kpakio
6 R. Wintle 18 A. Robertson
11 O. Tanner 8 O. Kellyman 16 C. Willock
47 C. Robinson
Burton
Coach
Gary David Bowyer
Substitutes
  • 10 Tyrese Shade
  • 12 George Evans
  • 3 Jack Armer
  • 42 Andy Cannon
  • 22 Julian Larsson
  • 27 Kamil Dudek
  • 5 Terence Vancooten
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 3 Joel Bagan
  • 14 David Turnbull
  • 27 Joel Colwill
  • 45 Cian Ashford
  • 39 Isaak Davies
  • 30 Harry Tyrer
  • 55 Rob Tankiewicz
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ T. Shade ↓ K. Adom Burton
  • 46' ↑ J. Bagan ↓ R. Kpakio Cardiff
  • 50' ↑ G. Evans ↓ D. Williams Burton
  • 67' ↑ D. Turnbull ↓ O. Kellyman Cardiff
  • 68' ↑ J. Armer ↓ S. Revan Burton
  • 68' ↑ A. Cannon ↓ J. J. McKiernan Burton
  • 74' ↑ J. Colwill ↓ A. Robertson Cardiff
  • 74' ↑ C. Ashford ↓ C. Willock Cardiff
  • 81' ↑ J. Larsson ↓ K. Chauke Burton
  • 87' ↑ I. Davies ↓ C. Robinson Cardiff
Cards
  • 17' R. Kpakio Cardiff
  • 30' J. J. McKiernan Burton
  • 32' D. Williams Burton
Head-to-head
Burton 1 1 draws 0 Cardiff
2026-01-31 Burton vs Cardiff 2 - 2
2025-09-30 Cardiff vs Burton 0 - 1
Recent form
Burton D W D W L
Cardiff D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Burton vs Cardiff?
Burton drew 2-2 against Cardiff on 31 January 2026.
Who won Burton vs Cardiff?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Burton vs Cardiff played?
The match was played at Pirelli Stadium.