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Championship · Matchweek 1

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Cardiff CityWrexham
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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
1

Venue

Stadium
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Capacity
33,280
Surface
grass
Attendance
31,421

Teams

Coaches
Brian Barry-Murphy · Phil Parkinson
Position
16 · 15
Formation
4-1-4-1 · 5-4-1

Referee

Andrew Kitchen

Weather

Conditions
broken clouds
Temperature
17.5° (feels 17.5°)
Wind
6.7
Humidity
85%

Where to watch · 90

2026/2027

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 West Ham United 7421 20911 14 DWWWW
2 Swansea City 7421 1156 14 WWDLW
3 Middlesbrough 7421 14104 14 WDWWD
4 West Bromwich Albion 7421 1073 14 LDWWD
5 Bristol City 8413 1112-1 13 WWLLW
6 Queens Park Rangers 7331 853 12 WWLDD
7 Charlton Athletic 7331 67-1 12 WDLDD
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6321 14104 11 WWLDW
9 Lincoln City 7322 660 11 WDDWW
10 Southampton (-4) 7421 18810 10 WDDWW
11 Birmingham City 7241 1091 10 WDDLW
12 Millwall 7313 13130 10 LLWLD
13 Stoke City 7313 11110 10 LWWDW
14 Norwich City 7304 13130 9 WLWWL
15 Sheffield United 7232 89-1 9 DWLWL
16 Blackburn Rovers 7223 10100 8 LDLLW
17 Watford 8224 710-3 8 LLWLL
18 Portsmouth 6213 78-1 7 WLLWD
19 Wrexham 7142 711-4 7 LWDDL
20 Bolton Wanderers 7214 712-5 7 LLLLW
21 Cardiff City 7043 711-4 4 DLLDL
22 Derby County 7115 613-7 4 LWLLL
23 Preston North End 7106 613-7 3 LLWLL
24 Burnley 7034 816-8 3 LDLDL
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Cardiff City

No recent played matches.

Wrexham

WLD 1W 1D 1L · 4 pts (1.33 ppg) · GF 4 GA 5 · xG 4.62–5.19 · xPts 3.81

  • D H Middlesbrough 2–2 xG 2.04–2.36 UK CHAMP
  • L A Coventry City 1–3 xG 1.02–1.69 UK CHAMP
  • W A Oxford United 1–0 xG 1.57–1.13 UK CHAMP

All meetings · 1 match since 2026

Cardiff City 01 draws0 Wrexham

Goals 1–1 · 2.0 per match · BTTS 100% · over 2.5 0%

Last 10 · 1 match

Cardiff City 01 draws0 Wrexham

Goals 1–1 · 2.0 per match · BTTS 100% · over 2.5 0%

Last 5 · 1 match

Cardiff City 01 draws0 Wrexham

Goals 1–1 · 2.0 per match · BTTS 100% · over 2.5 0%

Recent meetings

  • D Cardiff City 1–1 Wrexham UK CHAMP · Regular Season
MetricCardiff City all · 7Cardiff City at home · 3Wrexham all · 7Wrexham away · 4
Results
Matches77
Points per game0.571.00
W / D / L0 / 4 / 31 / 4 / 2
Goals for / match1.001.00
Goals against / match1.571.57
Clean sheets0%29%
Failed to score29%29%
Both teams scored71%57%
Over 2.543%43%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.891.37
xG against / match1.461.24
xG difference0.430.13
Finishing vs xG-0.89-0.37
xPts / match1.621.52
Points vs xPts-1.05-0.52
Game state
Scored first29%29%
PPG when scoring first1.002.00
PPG when conceding first0.400.50
Came back from behind50%50%
Leads held0%50%
Minutes leading3%24%
Minutes level54%50%
Minutes trailing43%26%
First goal (min)5032
First goal conceded (min)3034
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half43%57%
Goals conceded in 2nd half36%54%
Late goals for (76'+)0.140.00
Late goals against0.140.43
Style
Possession65%51%
Shots17.911.3
On target6.43.4
Shot conversion6%9%
Shots inside box70%77%
Big chances created2.32.0
Corners8.15.1
xG from set plays32%30%
Goals from headers14%14%
Pressure index17.710.9
Dominant minutes59.447.6
Pass accuracy85%81%
Fouls9.611.3
Cards1.711.14

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Cardiff City

0–15'13
16–30'12
31–45'22
46–60'03
61–75'20
76–90'11

Wrexham

0–15'12
16–30'22
31–45'01
46–60'31
61–75'12
76–90'03

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Cardiff City · 7 matches

Pressure above an average side in the same situations (+0.38) · stands out: 10 min after scoring +0.69

Tempo

Overall intensity+0.387
Early press (0-15, level)+0.597
Late push (76+, level)+0.615
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.234

Game state

When ahead+0.252
When level+0.567
When behind+0.186
10 min after conceding+0.187
10 min after scoring+0.695

Situations

At home+0.313
Away+0.444
3 days rest or fewer+0.452
4+ days rest+0.365

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents+0.233
v bottom-tier opponents+0.504
Evenly matched+0.394
As underdog+0.242

Conceded

Pressure conceded-0.107
Conceded when ahead-0.482
Conceded late (76+)-0.227

Congested vs rested +0.09 · Ahead vs level -0.31 · Behind vs level -0.38

Wrexham · 7 matches

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (+0.02) · stands out: v bottom-tier opponents +0.16

Tempo

Overall intensity+0.027
Early press (0-15, level)-0.137
Late push (76+, level)-0.044

Game state

When ahead+0.122
When level+0.017
When behind-0.034
10 min after conceding-0.135
10 min after scoring+0.135

Situations

At home+0.053
Away+0.004
3 days rest or fewer+0.073
4+ days rest-0.014

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.103
v bottom-tier opponents+0.163
As favourite+0.053
Evenly matched+0.033

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.087
Conceded when ahead+0.062
Conceded late (76+)-0.165

Congested vs rested +0.07 · Ahead vs level +0.12 · Behind vs level -0.04

Cardiff City

Current: winless 16 · conceding 9

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-14 57%0.50.751.52.211.13
4-1-4-13 43%0.671.331.671.451.9

Wrexham

Current: winless 3 · conceding 2

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
3-4-2-16 86%1.01.01.671.321.27
5-4-11 14%1.01.01.01.691.07

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Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

No pre-match movement recorded for this fixture.

Latest prices

bet365 · pre-match line 0.1h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

2.5Home 38% P 38%3.5Draw 27% P 27%2.7Away 35% P 35%

Double Chance

1.44Cardiff or Draw 32%1.28Cardiff or Wrexham 36%1.5Draw or Wrexham 31%

Draw No Bet

1.831 50%1.832 50%

Both Teams To Score

1.57Yes 59%2.25No 41%

Goals Over/Under

2.51.72Over 55% P 56%2.1Under 45% P 44%

Total Corners

11.0Under 6 8%3.56 - 8 25%2.69 - 11 34%4.012 - 14 22%8.0Over 14 11%

Number of Cards

3.51.83Over 50% P 48%1.83Under 50% P 52%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 37.5–40% · away 32.5–35% · 572 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home38%39%39%+0.4
Draw27%28%28%+0.1
Away35%34%33%-0.5

In those fixtures: 2.6 goals a game · BTTS 56% · over 2.5 46%

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 55–57.5% · 2,508 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.556%56%56%-0.2

Andrew Kitchen

Career
95 matches · 8 seasons
Cards / match
3.09 (3.01 yellow · 0.05 red)
Fouls / match
22.4 · 7.1 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.18
Cards to home side
46%

Style in Championship (5-year window · 78 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match3.334.05-1.3110
Fouls / match22.821.8+0.82
Fouls per card7.05.4+2.14 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.180.17+0.0255
Time added7.57.2+0.3259
First card
43' on average
Card timing
11% in first 30' · 31% in last 15'
Cards to home side
44% (league 45%)

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2026-05-24 40 211 41'13
2026-04-25 30 231 16'9
2026-04-21 10 140 35'8
2026-04-11 30 220 53'10
2026-04-06 40 240 33'7
2026-03-14 11 150 59'10
2026-03-06 20 190 22'9
2026-02-28 20 130 90'10
2026-02-24 20 200 43'9
2026-02-14 50 320 27'7