Monday , 12 October 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
5 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game

Standings

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

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 #14
7 Points 10
8 Played 8
1 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 4 / 2
10 Scored 9
12 Conceded 12
-2 GD -3
0.88 PPG 1.25
13% Win % 25%

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
22% Clean Sheets
Wrexham AFC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Wrexham AFC are 14th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Wrexham AFC
0-15
1/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 2 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
Wrexham AFC
Kieffer Moore 3 G 2 A
Jacques Ekomie 2 G
Danny Imray 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Cardiff City FC gets underway.
  • 3' Kieffer Moore does the damage! The net is bulging and Wrexham AFC surge ahead!
  • 8' Wrexham AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 13' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 18' Callum Doyle, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 23' George Dobson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 65 appearances.
  • 28' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 33' Kieffer Moore picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' Wrexham AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Wrexham AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 53' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 54' Dominic Hyam was booked on 54.
  • 59' Wrexham AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 62' The whistle greets Ollie Tanner as he departs to be replaced by Rubin Colwill.
  • 63' Cardiff City FC make a change. Chris Willock trudges off to be replaced by Joel Colwill on 63 minutes.
  • 67' A change in the Wrexham AFC ranks — Oliver Rathbone exits the field as Ben Whiteman enters on 67.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Wrexham AFC — Sam Smith on, Kieffer Moore off on 72 minutes.
  • 75' Wrexham AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Dobson is hanging Matty James on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Callum Robinson. He replaces Alex Robertson on 80 minute.
  • 85' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Wrexham AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' Sam Smith has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Wrexham AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Wrexham AFC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC48% Draw28% Wrexham AFC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Wrexham AFC
52%
Cardiff City FC or Wrexham AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC34% Draw48% Wrexham AFC18%
Actual: Wrexham AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Wrexham AFC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Wrexham AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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