Barry Town United vs Cardiff MU: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Barry Town United play Cardiff MU in Welsh Premier League (Wales). The match date is 26 December 2025 at 13:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Barry Town United: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Cardiff MU: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Barry Town United scores 1.33 and concedes 1.03 goals per match. Cardiff MU scores 1.34 and concedes 1.59. League average: 2.87 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Barry Town United 45%, Cardiff MU 69%. Over 2.5: Barry Town United 39%, Cardiff MU 56%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Cardiff MU has higher xG: 1.38 vs 1.36. Barry Town United: 10.4 shots per match, Cardiff MU: 10.5.

Match halves

Barry Town United: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.67. Cardiff MU: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.88.

Goals by minute

Barry Town United: 76-90+ (9 goals). Cardiff MU: 46-60 (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Welsh Premier League: 2.87 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
11Shots4
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
4Shots on target0
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
1.33xG0.48
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
5Corners3
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
48Dangerous attacks28
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
8Fouls8
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
3Cards1
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
1.33Goals scored / match1.34
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
1.03Goals conceded / match1.59
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
51%Average possession47%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
4.36Shots on target / match3.97
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.36Shots per match10.53
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
4.36Shots on target3.97
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
12.9%Shot conversion12.8%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
51%Possession47%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
1.36xG for1.38
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
1.4xG against1.45
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU

Shooting quality

Barry Town United: BalancedCardiff MU: Counter-attacking
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
Accuracy (shots on target)42%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Barry Town United is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Barry Town United · 1.4 pts / match - Cardiff MU

Barry Town United
WDWLD
Season result split
36% W33% R30% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-11-10
1.42 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-6-4
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.78BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Cardiff MU
LWWLD
Season result split
25% W44% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-14-10
1.19 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-8-4
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Barry Town United is 54% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.03 goals / match - Barry Town United · 1.59 goals / match - Cardiff MU

Barry Town United scoring profile: very strong

Barry Town United scores in 70% of matches (23 of 33 matches), while Cardiff MU keeps a clean sheet in 13% (4 of 32 matches).

Cardiff MU scoring profile: strong

Cardiff MU scores in 75% of matches (24 of 32 matches), while Barry Town United keeps a clean sheet in 39% (13 of 33 matches).

44Goals scored (season)43
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
34Goals conceded (season)51
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
2.36Average goals in match2.94
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
6Goals scored (last 5)7
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
4Goals conceded (last 5)9
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal75%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
33%2 goals44%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
15%3 goals13%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
12%4 goals3%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal88%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
24%2 goals44%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
15%3 goals19%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
3%4 goals9%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

45%
Barry Town United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 33 matches
50%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time13%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
6%BTTS in both halves3%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
21%Scored in both halves19%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
60%BTTS - last 580%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time34%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU

2nd half

64%Min. 1 goal after half-time84%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Barry Town United is 45% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.45 pts / match - Barry Town United · 1 pts / match - Cardiff MU

Barry Town United - half-time state
33% leading45% draw21% trailing
Cardiff MU - half-time state
25% leading25% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.45Points per match (1st half)1
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.81
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
1.06Average goals (1st half)1.28
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
64%Clean sheet before half-time44%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
55%No goal before half-time66%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU

After half-time (2nd half)

1.3Points per match (2nd half)1.38
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
0.64Goals conceded (2nd half)0.78
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
1.3Average goals (2nd half)1.66
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
58%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU
55%No goal after half-time41%
Barry Town UnitedCardiff MU

Barry Town United - second-half results

27% W48% R24% P
48
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
43
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding109%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cardiff MU - second-half results

38% W25% R38% P
32
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Barry Town United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.00
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+3-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Cardiff MU - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.00
Goals scored / match0.21.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-4+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Barry Town United
ScoredConceded
6
5
0-15
8
3
16-30
8
5
31-45
7
7
46-60
6
8
61-75
9
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Cardiff MU
ScoredConceded
5
8
0-15
5
10
16-30
5
8
31-45
13
7
46-60
6
6
61-75
9
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (13 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-25%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Barry Town United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Cardiff MU

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Welsh Premier League).

Teams vs league

Barry Town UnitedLigaCardiff MU
Average goals in match 2.362.87 2.94
Both teams scored 45%50% 69%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%53% 56%
Clean sheets 39%29% 13%
Goal before half-time 64%73% 78%
Goal after half-time 64%75% 84%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.87
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.39
Away goals / match
+6%
Home attack advantage
+6%
Home defence advantage
+-1%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Barry Town United 0 - 1 - 0 Cardiff MU. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Cardiff Metropolitan University FC
1 : 1
Barry Town United FC

FAQ

What was the result of Barry Town United vs Cardiff MU?

The Welsh Premier League match finished Barry Town United 1:0 Cardiff MU. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Barry Town United vs Cardiff MU?

Barry Town United score 1.33 goals per game on average and Cardiff MU 1.34. The Welsh Premier League average is 2.87 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 45% of Barry Town United's matches and 69% of Cardiff MU's.

What form are Barry Town United and Cardiff MU in?

Over the last 5 games Barry Town United have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Cardiff MU 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Barry Town United vs Cardiff MU?

The statistical background for Barry Town United vs Cardiff MU — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.