Tuesday , 15 September 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Wrexham AFC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Cardiff City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Wrexham AFC
Mon 17 Aug 2026 · 19:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Kieffer Moore
Rubin Colwill 90+8' 1–1
Y 33' Kieffer Moore
Y 54' Dominic Hyam

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Wrexham AFC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
  • Assistant 2
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 7 14
2 Swansea City AFC 7 14
3 West Bromwich Albion FC 7 14
4 Middlesbrough FC 6 13
5 Queens Park Rangers FC 7 12
6 Charlton Athletic FC 7 12
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 6 11
8 Southampton FC 7 10
9 Birmingham City FC 7 10
10 Stoke City FC 7 10
11 Bristol City FC 6 10
12 Norwich City FC 7 9
13 Millwall FC 6 9
14 Sheffield United FC 7 9
15 Blackburn Rovers FC 7 8
16 Lincoln City FC 6 8
17 Watford FC 7 8
18 Portsmouth FC 6 7
19 Wrexham AFC 7 7
20 Bolton Wanderers FC 7 7
21 Cardiff City FC 7 4
22 Derby County FC 7 4
23 Preston North End FC 7 3
24 Burnley FC 7 3

Head-to-Head

1
Cardiff City FC 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Wrexham AFC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-17 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Wrexham AFC H 1–1 D
02 May Mansfield Town FC A 4–5 L
25 Apr Northampton Town FC H 5–1 W
22 Apr Port Vale FC H 1–0 W
18 Apr Reading FC A 3–1 W
14 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
Wrexham AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
02 May Middlesbrough FC H 2–2 D
26 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–3 L
21 Apr Oxford United FC A 1–0 W
18 Apr Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
12 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Wrexham AFC
#21 Position #19
4 Points 7
7 Played 7
0 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 2
7 Scored 7
11 Conceded 11
-4 GD -4
0.57 PPG 1.00
0% Win % 14%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Wrexham AFC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (4 pts). Wrexham AFC are 19th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Wrexham AFC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 1 G
Wrexham AFC
Kieffer Moore 2 G 1 A
Jacques Ekomie 2 G
Danny Imray 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cardiff City FC is hosting Wrexham AFC for another epic battle.
  • 3' Kieffer Moore is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 8' Wrexham AFC have won 102 goals from 116 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 13' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chris Willock is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wrexham AFC.
  • 18' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Wrexham AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 23' Wrexham AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a card for Kieffer Moore.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joel Bagan made 373 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 48' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' Wrexham AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 59' George Thomason has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Rubin Colwill. He replaces Ollie Tanner on 62 minute.
  • 63' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 63 minute. Chris Willock leaves to be changed by Joel Colwill.
  • 67' The whistle greets Oliver Rathbone as he departs to be replaced by Ben Whiteman.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Wrexham AFC. Kieffer Moore is replaced by Sam Smith.
  • 75' Another substitution for Wrexham AFC to replace Matty James by George Dobson on 75 minute.
  • 80' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 80 minute. Alex Robertson leaves to be changed by Callum Robinson.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Longman suffering a number of foals already.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Wrexham AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.43 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Wrexham AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC46% Draw28% Wrexham AFC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Wrexham AFC
54%
Cardiff City FC or Wrexham AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC32% Draw49% Wrexham AFC19%
Actual: Wrexham AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 0
11.2%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Wrexham AFC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Wrexham AFC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.