Burnley vs Cardiff City prediction | 30 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Burnley Rating: 65.0
H
46%
30 January 2027
Championship
D
28%
Cardiff City Rating: 63.5
A
26%
Burnley
Ranking: #230 overall, #31 in England

68.9 → 65.0 (-3.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 08 Sep Wrexham (A) 67.2 +0.1
3-1 12 Sep Swansea City (A) 66.7 -0.5
1-1 19 Sep Derby (H) 65.6 -1.1
0-4 10 Oct Watford (A) 66.3 +0.7
2-2 13 Oct Charlton (H) 65.0 -1.3
Cardiff City
Ranking: #271 overall, #38 in England

61.0 → 63.5 (+2.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 08 Sep Stoke City (H) 62.3 +0.8
1-0 12 Sep Bolton (A) 63.1 +0.8
3-1 19 Sep Charlton (H) 63.6 +0.5
2-1 10 Oct Blackburn (A) 62.8 -0.8
5-1 13 Oct Watford (H) 63.5 +0.7

Burnley vs Cardiff City: by the numbers

Cardiff City trail Burnley by 41 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 7 in England.

Cardiff City arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.5 rating points over their last 10 matches against Burnley's -3.9.

Last time these teams played, on 4 March 2025, Cardiff City gained 0.2 rating points.

Burnley first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 79.3 on 30 November 2019.

The highest Cardiff City have ever stood in our European rankings is #77, first reached on 9 December 2018.