Cardiff City host Burnley at the Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday for their clash in the EFL Championship, aiming for just their fourth win of the season. It has been a difficult return to the second tier for the Welsh outfit, who secured a promotion from EFL League One this summer.
They went through their first seven matches without a single win and began life in the Championship with a whimper, as talks of an immediate return to the third division began doing the rounds. But three wins and two draws from their next seven matches lifted the side out of the relegation zone.
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With 15 points from 14 matches, Cardiff are now in 18th place, but could have been higher had they not blown a three-goal advantage against West Ham on Wednesday.
A sensational first-half hat-trick from Jack Moylan had them cruising 3-0 at the break, but the Hammers fought back in the second half to draw level and snatched a point off Cardiff.
With each passing week, Burnley’s fears of a second consecutive relegation are growing stronger as the side remain stuck in 22nd place after just a single win in the competition so far.
The 4-0 drubbing of Watford on 10 October remains the only positive result yet for the Clarets, who got relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2025-26 season.
Cardiff City vs Burnley Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Cardiff City and Burnley have contested 76 clashes in history, with the former winning 23 times and the Clarets taking the spoils on 27 occasions.
- Cardiff City beat Burnley in their last meeting, but it was in the EFL Cup. They last beat the Clarets in a league game in October 2012 (4-0).
- The Bluebirds haven’t won in back-to-back games against Burnley since 2006.
- Burnley are winless in their last five Championship matches.
- Cardiff City have conceded three goals in each of their last two league matches: vs Wolves and vs West Ham.
Cardiff City vs Burnley Prediction
Cardiff’s poor defense may allow Burnley to claw their way back into the game and make it competitive, but we expect the home side to narrowly edge them out.
Prediction: Cardiff City 3-2 Burnley
Cardiff City vs Burnley Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Cardiff City to win
Tip 2 – Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: Yes
Edited by Peter Pedroncelli
