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Cardiff City v Wrexham : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

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Wrexham pay Championship competitors Cardiff City a visit on Monday night, as Phil Parkinson leads his men into an away clash with Brian Barry-Murphy & co. at the Cardiff City Stadium. Analysing both clubs' last 20 Championship matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.

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Cardiff City's next match is v Derby at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
Wrexham's next match is v Watford at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
The last English Championship meeting between Cardiff and Wrexham was on Monday 17th August 2026
English Championship
August 17th 2026
Cardiff 1
1 Wrexham
 
R. Colwill 90'3' K. Moore
 
CAR
WRX
Shots On
3
8
Shots Off
6
7
Corners
9
9
Possession
67%
33%
Fouls
9
13
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
CardiffWrexham
 
N. Trott
J. Bagan
G. Osho
J. Moylan
A. Robertson (C. Robinson 80')
Y. Salech
O. Tanner (R. Colwill 62')
C. Willock (J. Colwill 63')
C. Scanlon (R. Kpakio 80')
P. Ng
C. Ashford (I. Davies 80')
C. Doyle
A. Patterson
D. Hyam
Z. Vyner
(R. Longman 75') D. Imray
G. Thomason
(B. Whiteman 67') O. Rathbone
L. O'Brien
(G. Dobson 75') M. James
(S. Smith 72') football iconK. Moore
(D. Keillor-Dunn 72') N. Broadhead

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Best Tip: Both teams to score

After surveying all relevant stats, including historical head-to-head (H2H) data, we predict this tie will deliver both joy and misery to each set of supporters. We predict both Cardiff and Wrexham to find the back of the net during the 90 minutes, but the ultimate winner of the match seems less clear. Bookmaker's odds also point towards a both teams to score bet, and that looks a wise bet to us.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cardiff are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.45.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
39%
6/4
6%
29/20
Draw
24%
5/2
3%
5/2
3%
Wrexham
36%
17/107/4
Draw 1-1
11%
6/15/1
Cardiff 2-1
9%
9/1
5%
15/2
Wrexham 2-1
8%
9/18/1
Cardiff 1-0
8%
10/1
10%
15/2
Wrexham 1-0
7%
10/18/1
Draw 2-2
6%
11/19/1
Cardiff 2-0
6%
12/110/1
Wrexham 2-0
5%
14/111/1
Draw 0-0
5%
12/111/1
Cardiff 3-1
4%
18/114/1
Wrexham 3-1
4%
20/114/1
Cardiff 3-2
3%
22/118/1
Wrexham 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
18/1
Cardiff 3-0
3%
22/118/1
Wrexham 3-0
3%
28/120/1
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
4/6
3%
8/11
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
6/5
5%
1/1
2%
Home 1st Goal
49%
10/11
4%
10/11
Away 1st Goal
48%
20/21
3%
1/1
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
15%
11/1
BTTS - Yes
61%
8/15
3%
3/5
BTTS - No
39%
11/8
6%
5/4
BTTS - Home Win
21%
10/316/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1
8%
3/1
BTTS - Away Win
20%
15/418/5
2%
Home/draw
64%
4/94/9
Away/draw
61%
1/2
2%
8/15
Home/away
76%
2/7
1%
3/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1/5
2%
2/9
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
7/2
4%
3/1
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
13/8
4%
7/4
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
1/2
4%
2/5
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
7/2
10%
4/1
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1/5
3%
1/7
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
8/1
10%
9/1
5%
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/14
1%
1/25
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/40
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/111/1
Home DNB
56%
4/5
4%
3/4
Away DNB
53%
10/11
5%
19/20
Cardiff win to nil
18%
4/1
11%
-
Wrexham win to nil
17%
9/2-
Cardiff / Cardiff
21%
3/127/10
3%
Cardiff / Wrexham
4%
22/1
12%
20/1
Cardiff / Draw
7%
12/110/1
Draw / Cardiff
13%
5/15/1
Draw / Wrexham
12%
11/211/2
Draw / Draw
14%
5/19/2
Wrexham / Cardiff
4%
22/118/1
Wrexham / Wrexham
19%
10/316/5
5%
Wrexham / Draw
7%
12/110/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Cardiff
Wrexham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
QPR110023 
Apr 21
Sep 2
Dec 19
Apr 3
2
Millwall110023 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Apr 20
Sep 2
3
Charlton110013 
Sep 19
Feb 20
Dec 8
Apr 24
4
M'Boro110013 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Nov 4
Jan 27
5
West Brom110013 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Oct 13
Feb 16
6
Swansea110013 
Mar 13
Nov 29
Apr 10
Sep 5
7
Bolton110013 
Feb 13
Sep 12
Jan 1
Dec 11
8
Watford110013 
Oct 13
Feb 16
Aug 22
Mar 2
9
West Ham101001 
Nov 4
Jan 27
Feb 13
Sep 11
10
Blackburn101001 
Feb 27
Oct 10
Dec 29
Oct 24
11
Burnley101001 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Sep 8
Apr 6
12
Wolves101001 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Nov 7
Jan 30
13
Wrexham101001 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 6
-
-
14
Cardiff101001 
-
-
Mar 6
d
 
1-1F
15
Sheff Utd101001 
Aug 29
Apr 17
Jan 23
Oct 30
16
Birmingham101001 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Aug 28
Apr 17
17
Preston1001-10 
Nov 24
May 1
Oct 17
Jan 16
18
Stoke1001-10 
Sep 8
Apr 6
Mar 20
Dec 26
19
Lincoln1001-10 
Dec 5
Mar 16
Feb 6
Nov 21
20
Norwich1001-10 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Mar 16
Dec 5
21
Derby1001-10 
Mar 2
Aug 22
Feb 27
Oct 10
22
Portsmouth1001-20 
Apr 10
Sep 5
Nov 28
Mar 13
23
Bristol C1001-20 
Apr 3
Dec 19
May 1
Nov 24
24
Southampton1001-1-4 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Sep 19
Feb 20
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Cardiff have won 3 consecutive home league games
Cardiff 14TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff5 - 1Northampton
Cardiff1 - 0Port Vale
Cardiff2 - 0Bolton
Cardiff0 - 0Blackpool
Cardiff0 - 2Wycombe
Cardiff0 - 2Lincoln
Cardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
Cardiff3 - 1Luton
Cardiff4 - 0Barnsley
Cardiff1 - 1Stockport
Cardiff1 - 0Wigan
Cardiff2 - 1Stevenage
Cardiff1 - 0Exeter
Cardiff4 - 3Doncaster
Cardiff3 - 2Huddersfield
Cardiff3 - 0Mansfield
Cardiff2 - 1Reading
Cardiff4 - 3L Orient
Cardiff0 - 1Burton
Cardiff1 - 3Bradford
Goals: Scored
45
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff4 - 5Mansfield
HCardiff5 - 1Northampton
HCardiff1 - 0Port Vale
ACardiff3 - 1Reading
ACardiff1 - 1Huddersfield
HCardiff2 - 0Bolton
ACardiff1 - 1Peterborough
HCardiff0 - 0Blackpool
HCardiff0 - 2Wycombe
ACardiff4 - 0Exeter
ACardiff1 - 1Barnsley
HCardiff0 - 2Lincoln
ACardiff4 - 0Doncaster
ACardiff2 - 5Plymouth
HCardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
HCardiff3 - 1Luton
ACardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff2 - 2Burton
HCardiff4 - 0Barnsley
HCardiff1 - 1Stockport
Wrexham 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Coventry3 - 1Wrexham
Oxford Utd0 - 1Wrexham
Birmingham2 - 0Wrexham
West Brom2 - 2Wrexham
Sheff Utd1 - 2Wrexham
Watford3 - 1Wrexham
Charlton0 - 1Wrexham
Bristol C2 - 2Wrexham
Sheff Wed0 - 1Wrexham
QPR2 - 3Wrexham
Derby1 - 2Wrexham
Blackburn0 - 2Wrexham
Swansea2 - 1Wrexham
Hull2 - 0Wrexham
Preston1 - 1Wrexham
Ipswich0 - 0Wrexham
Portsmouth0 - 0Wrexham
M'Boro1 - 1Wrexham
Stoke1 - 0Wrexham
Leicester1 - 1Wrexham
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWrexham2 - 2M'Boro
AWrexham1 - 3Coventry
AWrexham1 - 0Oxford Utd
HWrexham2 - 0Stoke
AWrexham0 - 2Birmingham
HWrexham1 - 5Southampton
AWrexham2 - 2West Brom
AWrexham2 - 1Sheff Utd
AWrexham1 - 3Watford
HWrexham2 - 0Swansea
HWrexham1 - 2Hull
AWrexham1 - 0Charlton
HWrexham2 - 1Portsmouth
HWrexham5 - 3Ipswich
AWrexham2 - 2Bristol C
HWrexham0 - 2Millwall
AWrexham1 - 0Sheff Wed
AWrexham3 - 2QPR
HWrexham1 - 1Leicester
HWrexham1 - 2Norwich
Goal Statistics

Cardiff City have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 7 consecutive Championship matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Wrexham on Monday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Cardiff 14th Wrexham 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Wrexham will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Cardiff’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Wrexham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Wrexham
1.5
1.5
Attack rating
0%
better
CAR
WRX
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
CAR
WRX
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Cardiff v Wrexham Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1100
N TrottR Colwill
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Trott GLK1
-
C. Scanlon DEF1
-
P Ng DEF1
-
G Osho DEF1
-
J Bagan DEF1
-
A Robertson MID1
-
O Tanner MID1
-
J Moylan MID1
-
C. Ashford MID1
-
C Willock MID1
-
Y Salech FWD1
-
Subs
H Tyrer GLK
-
N. Anyadike DEF
-
R. Kpakio DEF1
-
R Colwill MID11
-
D Turnbull MID
-
J Colwill MID1
-
R. Tankiewicz MID
-
I Davies FWD1
-
C Robinson FWD1
-
Wrexham Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
A PattersonK MooreD. ImrayD Hyam
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Patterson GLK1
-
Z Vyner DEF1
-
D Hyam DEF1
1
-
C Doyle DEF1
-
D. Imray MID11
-
O Rathbone MID1
-
M James MID1
-
L O'Brien MID1
-
G Thomason MID1
-
K Moore FWD11
1
-
N Broadhead FWD1
-
Subs
D Ward GLK
-
M Cleworth DEF
-
D Scarr DEF
-
B Whiteman MID1
-
G Dobson MID1
-
R Longman MID1
-
D Keillor-Dunn FWD1
-
B Cadamarteri FWD
-
S Smith FWD1
-