Leyton Orient vs Cardiff

10 January 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Scott Oldham

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Dominic Ballard 12’

Yousef Salech 33’

Match summary

Leyton Orient and Cardiff drew 1-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Dominic Ballard put Leyton Orient ahead in the 12th minute and Yousef Salech equalised in the 33rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Leyton Orient created 1.33 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Cardiff 1.25 from 11.

Match stats

39% Possession 61%

17 Shots 11

5 Shots on target 4

4 Corners 3

274 Passes 442

66.1% Pass accuracy 78.5%

16 Tackles 18

12 Fouls 11

1 Yellow cards 1

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Leyton Orient Cardiff

Kick-off

10’

Yousef SalechShot on target

Dominic BallardLeft foot shot

1-0

12’

Alfie LloydShot on target

21’

Ollie O'NeillShot on target

26’

33’

Yousef SalechRight foot shot

1-1

42’

David TurnbullOmari Kellyman

44’

Ollie TannerShot on target

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

55’

Ollie TannerArgument

Theo ArchibaldFoul

55’

60’

Isaak DaviesOllie Tanner

60’

Ronan KpakioJoel Bagan

Azeem AbdulaiMichael Craig

61’

Alfie LloydShot on target

68’

Theo ArchibaldShot on target

73’

74’

Alex RobertsonShot on target

Josh KoromaAlfie Lloyd

75’

86’

Callum RobinsonAlex Robertson

Full-time1-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Leyton Orient 1.33 xGCardiff 1.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Cardiff attacking Leyton Orient attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Leyton Orient 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Cardiff 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Killian Cahill	90′	2	1	34	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Tom James	90′	1	–	2	4	2	38	–	–	–	–
William Forrester	90′	3	1	–	4	–	18	1	–	–	–
Jack Simpson	90′	–	1	–	2	1	19	–	–	–	–
Michael Craig Taken off	61′	1	–	–	2	1	20	1	–	–	–
Sean Clare	90′	4	–	1	7	3	28	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Tyreeq Bakinson	90′	–	–	26	2	0.22	2	1	3	2	–	–
Theo Archibald	90′	–	–	24	–	0.02	1	2	3	1	1
Ollie O'Neill	90′	–	–	23	1	0.12	1	–	5	2	1	–
Alfie Lloyd Taken off	75′	–	–	4	–	0.07	–	1	6	2	3	–
Azeem Abdulai Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	8	1	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Koroma Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	7	1	0.01	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Dominic Ballard	90′	1	–	3	1	0.34	0.13	5	10	1	25	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Nathan Trott	90′	4	1	46	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Perry Ng	90′	3	1	–	9	1	58	1	–	–	–
William Fish	90′	3	–	3	7	4	45	2	–	–	–
Gabriel Osho	90′	2	1	–	5	3	42	1	–	–	–
Joel Bagan Taken off	60′	–	–	–	5	3	35	–	–	–	–
Ronan Kpakio Came on as a substitute	30′	1	–	–	2	–	21	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Ryan Wintle	90′	–	–	40	–	0.02	1	–	3	–	–	–
Alex Robertson Taken off	86′	–	–	32	1	0.16	4	2	9	1	3	–
Ollie Tanner Taken off	60′	–	–	20	–	0.02	1	–	4	–	1
Chris Willock	90′	–	–	22	–	0.03	1	–	3	–	–	–
David Turnbull Came on as a substitute	48′	–	–	44	1	0.05	1	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Omari Kellyman Taken off	42′	–	–	–	–	–	0.14	1	–	–	9	–
Yousef Salech	90′	1	–	3	2	0.74	0.18	1	13	1	18	–
Isaak Davies Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	–	9	–
Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Leyton Orient win 24% Avg odds 3.89

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.81

Cardiff win 51% Avg odds 1.82

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Leyton Orient L W L L L

Cardiff L W W D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Cardiff 4-3 Leyton Orient, 04 Oct 25 All Leyton Orient vs Cardiff meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.