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

Sat 31st Oct, 15:00 BST, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton

Saturday afternoon at the Molineux Stadium, and it’s a Championship clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Cardiff City. Paulo César da Silva Peixoto and Brian Barry-Murphy will be doing all they can to ensure victory. The odds you see on the page are delivered directly from top bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to Championship match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


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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
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Wolves
46%
--
Draw
23%
--
Cardiff
31%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Wolves 2-1
9%
--
Wolves 1-0
8%
--
Cardiff 2-1
7%
--
Wolves 2-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Cardiff 1-0
6%
--
Wolves 3-1
5%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Cardiff 2-0
4%
--
Wolves 3-0
4%
--
Wolves 3-2
4%
--
Cardiff 3-1
3%
--
Cardiff 3-2
3%
--
Wolves 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
62%
--
BTTS - No
38%
--
BTTS - Home Win
25%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
--
Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
47%
--
Wolves win to nil
21%
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Cardiff win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Wolves have played 10 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 match. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have scored in every game. Both Wolves and Cardiff City have scored 18 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Wolves have played 4 games at home winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 8 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 6 goals at home.

Cardiff are in 19th position in the Championship on 11 points having played 11 matches so far this season. Cardiff are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Cardiff have conceded 14 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Wolves
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea11722823 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Mar 13
Nov 29
2
West Ham116411822 
Apr 20
l
 
4-2A
Nov 4
Jan 27
3
M'Boro11641622 
Feb 27
l
 
1-0A
Jan 16
d
 
2-2F
4
Birmingham11551920 
Apr 10
d
 
2-2F
Oct 24
Dec 29
5
West Brom11623320 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 20
Apr 24
Dec 8
6
Stoke11614219 
w
 
4-1A
Apr 17
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
7
Southampton116321117 
Dec 5
Mar 16
Dec 12
Jan 1
8
QPR11452317 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Apr 21
l
 
2-1A
9
Wolves10523317 
-
-
Jan 23
Oct 31
10
Blackburn11434115 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 6
Feb 27
l
 
2-1A
11
Sheff Utd11434115 
Feb 13
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
Apr 17
12
Millwall11434015 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Dec 26
Mar 20
13
Portsmouth10424014 
Oct 20
Apr 6
Apr 10
l
 
2-0A
14
Wrexham11353-114 
Jan 30
Nov 7
d
 
1-1A
Mar 6
15
Bolton11425-314 
l
 
1-3A
Feb 17
Feb 13
l
 
1-0A
16
Bristol C11425-314 
Jan 27
Nov 4
Apr 3
Dec 19
17
Charlton11353-514 
Nov 21
Feb 6
w
 
3-1F
Feb 20
18
Lincoln11335-1012 
Mar 13
Nov 28
Dec 5
Mar 16
19
Cardiff11254111 
Oct 31
Jan 23
-
-
20
Watford11326-911 
Oct 24
Dec 29
w
 
5-1F
Feb 16
21
Norwich11308-49 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Feb 6
Nov 21
22
Burnley11155-58 
Jan 16
w
 
1-2A
Nov 7
Jan 30
23
Derby11137-116 
Nov 24
May 1
Mar 2
d
 
2-2F
24
Preston11119-154 
Mar 3
w
 
1-3F
Nov 24
May 1
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Wolves 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wolves1 - 3Bolton
Wolves1 - 0West Brom
Wolves4 - 1Stoke
Wolves2 - 2Blackburn
Wolves1 - 1Fulham
Wolves1 - 1Sunderland
Wolves0 - 1Spurs
Wolves2 - 1Liverpool
Wolves2 - 0A Villa
Wolves2 - 2Arsenal
Wolves1 - 3Chelsea
Wolves0 - 2Bournemouth
Wolves0 - 0Newcastle
Wolves3 - 0West Ham
Wolves0 - 2Brentford
Wolves1 - 4Man Utd
Wolves0 - 1Nottm Forest
Wolves0 - 2C Palace
Wolves2 - 3Burnley
Wolves1 - 1Brighton
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWolves2 - 1Burnley
HWolves1 - 3Bolton
AWolves0 - 1M'Boro
HWolves1 - 0West Brom
AWolves1 - 0Sheff Utd
AWolves2 - 2Birmingham
AWolves2 - 4West Ham
HWolves4 - 1Stoke
AWolves3 - 1Preston
HWolves2 - 2Blackburn
AWolves1 - 1Burnley
HWolves1 - 1Fulham
AWolves0 - 3Brighton
HWolves1 - 1Sunderland
HWolves0 - 1Spurs
AWolves0 - 3Leeds
AWolves0 - 4West Ham
AWolves2 - 2Brentford
HWolves2 - 1Liverpool
HWolves2 - 0A Villa
Cardiff 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro2 - 2Cardiff
Blackburn2 - 1Cardiff
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Portsmouth2 - 0Cardiff
QPR2 - 1Cardiff
Derby2 - 2Cardiff
Mansfield5 - 4Cardiff
Reading1 - 3Cardiff
Huddersfield1 - 1Cardiff
Peterborough1 - 1Cardiff
Exeter0 - 4Cardiff
Barnsley1 - 1Cardiff
Doncaster0 - 4Cardiff
Plymouth5 - 2Cardiff
Rotherham0 - 3Cardiff
Burton2 - 2Cardiff
Bradford1 - 2Cardiff
L Orient1 - 1Cardiff
Wycombe1 - 1Cardiff
Lincoln2 - 1Cardiff
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff2 - 2M'Boro
HCardiff5 - 1Watford
ACardiff1 - 2Blackburn
HCardiff3 - 1Charlton
ACardiff0 - 1Bolton
HCardiff1 - 1Stoke
ACardiff0 - 2Portsmouth
ACardiff1 - 2QPR
HCardiff2 - 2Sheff Utd
ACardiff2 - 2Derby
HCardiff1 - 1Wrexham
ACardiff4 - 5Mansfield
HCardiff5 - 1Northampton
HCardiff1 - 0Port Vale
ACardiff3 - 1Reading
ACardiff1 - 1Huddersfield
HCardiff2 - 0Bolton
ACardiff1 - 1Peterborough
HCardiff0 - 0Blackpool
HCardiff0 - 2Wycombe
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Wolves since 2004
Wolves
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
19
15
Games: Scored
11 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
0 / 11
WOL
5
D
1
CAR
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Wolves
Wolves2 - 0
1 - 2Cardiff
Wolves3 - 1
1 - 3Cardiff
Wolves1 - 0
1 - 2Cardiff
Draw2 - 2Draw
Wolves3 - 0
1 - 2Cardiff
Wolves2 - 0
2 - 3Cardiff
League games at Cardiff since 2004
Cardiff
Wolves
Goals: Scored
19
13
Games: Scored
9 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
2 / 11
WOL
4
D
2
CAR
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Cardiff2 - 1
0 - 1Wolves
Cardiff2 - 1
Cardiff2 - 0
0 - 1Wolves
Cardiff3 - 1
1 - 2Wolves
2 - 3Wolves
Cardiff4 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Wolverhampton Wanderers's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Cardiff City have conceded in each of their last 12 Championship outings. A PG of 1.7 for P. da Silva Peixoto's side suggests that run should continue.

Wolves 9th Cardiff 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Wolves will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Wolves have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
+20
Cardiff have scored 20% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Wolves
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.7
1.4
Attack rating
18%
better
WOL
CAR
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Games scored9
8
Failed to score1
2
Scored first5
4
Goals scored18
16
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.5
Avg. shots per game12
12
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for15
12
Avg. XG for1.8
2.1
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
15%
better
WOL
CAR
view stats
Games conceded8
10
Clean sheets2
0
Conceded first5
6
Goals conceded15
15
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against18%
15%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Wolves Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10523
AndréF. López GonzálezF. López GonzálezM Munetsi
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Munetsi MID102
3
-
F. López González MID1052
-
André MID102
-
M. Mané FWD101
3
-
J Sá GLK9
-
H Bueno DEF9
-
N Djiga DEF9
1
-
T Doyle MID92
-
A Armstrong FWD91
-
Toti DEF8
-
J James MID81
1
-
R Gomes FWD821
-
J Tchatchoua DEF7
-
R Jiménez FWD631
-
K Trippier DEF5
1
-
S. Neave FWD51
2
-
L Krejci  DEF411
1
-
B Traoré MID4
-
J Bellegarde MID41
1
-
T Chirewa FWD41
-
R Saïd FWD3
1
-
G Konan DEF2
-
Y Mosquera DEF1
-
Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11634
N TrottJ MoylanJ MoylanA Robertson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Trott GLK11
-
J Bagan DEF11
2
-
J Moylan MID1163
2
-
J Colwill MID111
2
-
A Robertson MID11
4
-
O Tanner FWD1123
3
-
C. Ashford FWD1122
1
-
C Willock FWD111
-
C. Scanlon DEF10
-
P Ng DEF1011
4
-
G Osho DEF10
1
Y Salech FWD821
1
-
K Bielik DEF7
1
-
D Turnbull MID71
-
I Davies FWD7
-
C Robinson FWD62
-
R. Kpakio DEF51
-
R Colwill MID511
1
-
D. Lawlor DEF3
-
W Fish DEF2
-