Season so far

League One

Key, Barnsley v Cardiff
League position, Barnsley 12th, Cardiff City 2ndTotal points, Barnsley 47, Cardiff City 72

Goals scored

Barnsley 55Cardiff City 68

Form guide

All competitions

Barnsley won
v Exeter City
2
1
League One
Cardiff City lose
v Lincoln City
0
2
League One
Barnsley lose
v Wycombe Wanderers
0
1
League One
Cardiff City won
v Doncaster Rovers
0
4
League One
Barnsley won
v Leyton Orient
1
3
League One
Cardiff City lose
v Plymouth Argyle
5
2
League One
Barnsley lose
v Huddersfield Town
2
1
League One
Cardiff City won
v AFC Wimbledon
4
1
League One
Barnsley won
v Peterborough United
2
1
League One
Cardiff City won
v Luton Town
3
1
League One

Previous meetings

All competitions

Barnsley and Cardiff City

Played28

Draw 7
Barnsley Won 4Cardiff City Won 17

Previous scores

All competitions

League One

Cardiff City 4 , Barnsley 0 on the 27th of January 2026
Cardiff City
Barnsley
27th of January 2026

Championship

Barnsley 0 , Cardiff City 1 on the 2nd of February 2022
Barnsley
Cardiff City
2nd of February 2022
Cardiff City 1 , Barnsley 1 on the 7th of August 2021
Cardiff City
Barnsley
7th of August 2021

Match Facts

  • Barnsley are winless across their last eight home league games against Cardiff City (D2 L6), losing this exact fixture 1-0 the last time it was played in February 2022 in the Championship.

  • Cardiff City are unbeaten across their last 10 league games against Barnsley (W7 D3), keeping six clean sheets across that time, including one in their 4-0 victory in the reverse fixture in January.

  • Barnsley have won just two of their last 28 league games against sides from Wales since April 2010 (D9 L17), though they did win their last at Oakwell, defeating Wrexham 2-1 in January 2025.

  • Cardiff have won each of their last three league games played on a Tuesday; they haven’t won four in succession on this day since December 2020.