Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2026/2027

Wolverhampton Wanderers

González10'

Armstrong15'

Krejci58'

-FT

Oct 31, 2026

Molineux Stadium

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

José Sá

Wolverhampton Wanderers

9.0

90'+2Yellow Card

Rubin Colwill

Cardiff City

88'Substitution

Charlie Holt· In

Ollie Tanner· Out

Cardiff City

76'Substitution

Tawanda Blessing Chirewa· In

Adam Armstrong· Out

Wolverhampton Wanderers

76'Substitution

Tommy Doyle· In

André· Out

Wolverhampton Wanderers

72'Substitution

Ronan Kpakio· In

Will Fish· Out

Cardiff City

72'Substitution

David Turnbull· In

Alex Robertson· Out

Cardiff City

67'Substitution

Mateus Mané· In

Rafiki Saïd· Out

Wolverhampton Wanderers

66'Substitution

Rodrigo Gomes· In

Fernando López González· Out

Wolverhampton Wanderers

62'Yellow Card

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde

Wolverhampton Wanderers

61'Substitution

Cian Ashford· In

Calum Scanlon· Out

Cardiff City

61'Substitution

Rubin Colwill· In

Chris Willock· Out

Cardiff City

Goal!

3-0

Ladislav Krejci

58'·Wolverhampton Wanderers

⚽

56'Yellow Card

Joel Bagan

Cardiff City

50'Yellow Card

Fernando López González

Wolverhampton Wanderers

42'Yellow Card

André

Wolverhampton Wanderers

36'Substitution

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde· In

Jordan James· Out

Wolverhampton Wanderers

26'Yellow Card

Adam Armstrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Goal!

2-0

Adam Armstrong

15'·Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Goal!

1-0

Fernando López González

10'·Wolverhampton Wanderers

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Cardiff City

39%Ball Possession61%

13Shots Total13

4Shots On Target9

3Corners5

20Fouls8

4Yellow Cards2

1Offsides2

9Saves1

303Passes495

7Shots Off Target2

60Attacks92

28Dangerous Attacks45

10Shots Inside Box8

3Shots Outside Box5

3Goals0

8Free Kicks20

2Shots Blocked2

5Substitutions5

0Hit Woodwork1

16Tackles20

3Assists0

226Accurate Passes413

14Total Crosses16

7Accurate Crosses3

22Interceptions11

41Duels Won53

4Big Chances Created1

1Big Chances Missed1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: César Peixoto

Starting XI

9.0

8.1

6.9

7.7

8.0

6.9

Marshall Nyasha Munetsi

6.6

Fernando López González

7.3

Jordan James

6.3

Rafiki Saïd

7.2

Adam Armstrong

7.3

Substitutes

6.7

6.5

Tawanda Blessing Chirewa

6.3

Toti

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde

6.6

Mateus Mané

6.3

Jackson Tchatchoua

Cardiff City

Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy

Starting XI

5.7

7.1

6.4

7.0

6.1

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.8

Substitutes

Rubin Colwill

6.7

David Turnbull

6.7

Harry Tyrer

Rob Tankiewicz

Noah Anyadike

Paul Ujobolo Moreno

Ronan Kpakio

6.6

Cian Ashford

6.7

Charlie Holt

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Wolverhampton Wanderers

No injuries reported

Cardiff City(1)

Dylan Lawlor
Knee Injury

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
José Sá GK	9.0	90'	0	0	-	36(57%)	-	-
Kieran Trippier DF	8.1	90'	0	1	-	49(73%)	4	6/8
Hugo Bueno DF	8.0	90'	0	1	-	22(71%)	2	5/7
Ladislav Krejci DF	7.7	90'	1	0	1/1	36(79%)	1	3/4
Adam Armstrong FW	7.3	76'	1	0	1/3	8(38%)	-	2/6
Fernando López González MF	7.3	66'	1	0	1/2	23(87%)	1	5/11
Rafiki Saïd MF	7.2	67'	0	1	1/3	6(71%)	1	4/9
André MF	6.9	76'	0	0	-	21(90%)	2	3/6
Yerson Mosquera DF	6.9	90'	0	0	-	40(86%)	1	3/4
Tommy Doyle MF	6.7	14'	0	0	-	5(100%)	1	1/1
Marshall Nyasha Munetsi MF	6.6	90'	0	0	-	17(87%)	2	5/11
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde MF	6.6	54'	0	0	0/1	23(63%)	1	3/11
Rodrigo Gomes FW	6.5	24'	0	0	0/2	4(100%)	-	0/3
Jordan James MF	6.3	36'	0	0	0/1	7(71%)	-	0/3
Tawanda Blessing Chirewa FW	6.3	14'	0	0	-	2(100%)	-	0/4
Mateus Mané FW	6.3	23'	0	0	-	4(100%)	-	1/6

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	W1	3	0	4	0	7/15	5-6
Cardiff City	15	W1	3	0	5	0	10/15	12-6

Wolverhampton Wanderers — last 5 games

L0-1 @ Middlesbrough2026-10-10
L1-3 vs Bolton Wanderers2026-10-13
W2-1 @ Burnley2026-10-16
D1-1 vs Portsmouth2026-10-20
W1-0 vs Watford2026-10-24

Cardiff City — last 5 games

W3-1 vs Charlton Athletic2026-09-19
L1-2 @ Blackburn Rovers2026-10-10
W5-1 vs Watford2026-10-13
D2-2 @ Middlesbrough2026-10-17
W1-0 vs Birmingham City2026-10-24

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	2.8	67%	53%	40%	53%	33%	13%
Cardiff City	15	3.27	87%	67%	47%	80%	7%	13%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Home	7	4	2	1	13-7	2	57%	43%
Cardiff City	Away	6	0	2	4	6-11	0.33	67%	0%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	14-8	11-9	44%	67%	5-8-2
Cardiff City	15	18-12	9-10	33%	93%	7-2-6

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 12
Period covered: 2012-09-02 – 2019-03-02
Wolverhampton Wanderers wins: 5
Draws: 0
Cardiff City wins: 7
Avg goals per meeting: 2.58
Over 2.5 goals: 58%
Both teams scored: 58%
Home side won: 58%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 0D 2L (Wolverhampton Wanderers view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.6 vs 2.58

Most recent meetings (5 of 12)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2019-03-02	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Cardiff City
2018-11-30	Cardiff City	2-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
2018-04-06	Cardiff City	0-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
2017-08-19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-2	Cardiff City
2017-04-01	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-1	Cardiff City

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 148 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	12	21	4	LLWDW	12	-5
Cardiff City	18	12	14	2	WLWDW	3	+15

Table context

Points gap: 7 ptsWolverhampton Wanderers 21 · Cardiff City 14
Positions: #7 vs #18
Goals per game: 1.67/1.33 vs 1.58/1.42scored/conceded per game · league average 1.45

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2026/2027

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Middlesbrough	13	8	4	1	+13	28	WDWLW
2	Swansea City	13	8	2	3	+7	26	DWWDW
3	Wolverhampton WanderersH	13	7	3	3	+7	24	DLWWD
4	West Bromwich Albion	13	7	3	3	+5	24	WDLWW
5	Southampton	13	8	3	2	+15	23	DDWWL
···
15	Norwich City	13	5	0	8	-1	15	WLWLL
16	Lincoln City	13	4	3	6	-9	15	DDWLL
17	Cardiff CityA	13	3	5	5	-1	14	LLDDD
18	Wrexham	13	3	5	5	-4	14	DWLDD
19	Bolton Wanderers	13	4	2	7	-8	14	LLLDW
···
24	Preston North End	13	1	2	10	-17	5	WLLLL

11 / 24Full standings →

Pre-Match Market Consensus

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City — Aggregated statistical market probabilities & decimal values

Full-Time Result (1X2)Implied probability

1 · Home

1.3777%

X · Draw

6.8516%

2 · Away

14.537%

Goals Over / Under 2.5

Over 2.51.43 (65%)

Under 2.52.71 (35%)

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

Yes1.52 (62%)

No2.43 (38%)

Statistical consensus averages for informational match analysis only.

Statistical Comparison

Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers13 matches

Cardiff City

13 matches

7Wins3

3Draws5

3Losses5

23Goals19

1.77Goals per game1.46

16Goals conceded20

1.23Goals per game conceded1.54

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (13 vs 13 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityWolverhampton Wanderers 48% · X · Draw 24% · Cardiff City 28%

1 · Home Win

48%

X · Draw

24%

2 · Away Win

28%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.70 vs 1.25

Projected Total: 2.95

Over 1.5 Goals

79%

Over 2.5 Goals

56%

Over 3.5 Goals

34%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

58%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

29% / 18%

Wolverhampton Wanderers / Cardiff City

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 1(11.1%)2 - 1(9.5%)1 - 0(8.9%)

Recent matches

All Wolverhampton Wanderers fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 12 matches

Won 42%

(5/12)

Draw 0%

(0/12)

Won 58%

(7/12)

Goals

14-17

Total matches

Recent matches (5/12)

Premier League•Mar 2, 2019

Wolverhampton Wanderers

2-0

Cardiff City

Premier League•Nov 30, 2018

Cardiff City

2-1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship•Apr 6, 2018

Cardiff City

0-1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship•Aug 19, 2017

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1-2

Cardiff City

Championship•Apr 1, 2017

Wolverhampton Wanderers

3-1

Cardiff City

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City — Head to Head

Last 12 matches

Wolverhampton Wanderers wins

Draws

Cardiff City wins

Goals Scored

14 - 17

Mar 2, 2019 • Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers

2-0

Cardiff City

Nov 30, 2018 • Premier League

Cardiff City

2-1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Apr 6, 2018 • Championship

Cardiff City

0-1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matchday 13 — Championship

Match summary

Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Cardiff City 3-0 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Wolverhampton Wanderers sat 7th on 21 points, while Cardiff City were 18th on 14 points. Before kickoff, Cardiff City were 18th in the table but 3rd on points from the last five league games. Across 12 previous meetings on record, Wolverhampton Wanderers won 5 and Cardiff City won 7, with 0 draws (2.58 goals per game).

Wolverhampton Wanderers won with 39% of the possession. Fernando López González (10'), Adam Armstrong (15') and Ladislav Krejci (58') scored the goals for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

More details:

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Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Team News

Player Stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City H2H, Form & Key Stats

Championship Standings

Pre-Match Market Consensus

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/12)

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City — Head to Head

Last 12 matches

Matchday 13 — Championship

Match summary