Cardiff City
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Cardiff City

FormLLDLW
100%
Our hit rate on CAR
10
Forecasts settled

Fixture run · next 2

Colour = model difficulty for Cardiff City
BLA (A)
10 Oct
WAT (H)
13 Oct

Season averages · per game

Bar = vs Championship average · 10 matches
18.6lge avg 12.9
Shots per game
6.2lge avg 4.2
Shots on target per game
1.4lge avg 1.3
Goals scored per game
1.6lge avg 1.4
Goals conceded per game
1.8lge avg 1.3
xG for per game
1.3lge avg 1.3
xG against per game
65%lge avg 50%
Possession
7.7lge avg 5.2
Corners per game
Next fixture · Sat 10 Oct 15:00
BlackburnBlackburnvsCardiff CityCardiff City
Medium confidence · Both teams to score59%
Cardiff City win31%
Draw26%
Blackburn win43%
Most likely score1-1 · 11%
Over 2.5 goals56%
Both teams to scoreYes · 59%
Publishes 07:30 UK · locks at lineupsFull match preview →
Key players · attacking outputPer 90 · this season
Cardiff CityYousef SalechFWD · 0.67 xG per 900.67
Cardiff CityJoel ColwillMID · 0.42 xG per 900.42
Cardiff CityCian AshfordFWD · 0.35 xG per 900.35
Our record on Cardiff City · settled in publicFull track record →
19 SeptCardiff City v CharltonOver 1.5 goals76%WON
12 SeptBolton Wanderers v Cardiff CityBolton Wanderers or draw68%WON
8 SeptCardiff City v StokeOver 1.5 goals75%WON
5 SeptPortsmouth v Cardiff CityPortsmouth or draw73%WON
Cardiff CityCardiff City· continues from the hero above10 competitive matches · friendlies excluded · updated daily

Form · last 6

Newest first · click a tile for the settled forecast
At home · per gameThey produceThey allow
Goals1.81.5
Shots19.511.0
On target5.73.8
Corners7.53.8
Away · per gameThey produceThey allow
Goals0.81.8
Shots16.712.0
On target7.35.7
Corners8.04.7
At home · per game · 1st halfThey produceThey allow
Goals1.01.3
Shots8.56.0
On target3.02.5
Corners3.52.8
4 of the 6 matches counted carry a half-by-half breakdown.
Away · per game · 1st halfThey produceThey allow
Goals0.50.8
Shots7.37.3
On target4.73.7
Corners3.32.7
All 4 matches counted carry a half-by-half breakdown.
At home · per game · 2nd halfThey produceThey allow
Goals0.80.0
Shots14.04.3
On target4.02.0
Corners5.01.5
4 of the 6 matches counted carry a half-by-half breakdown.
Away · per game · 2nd halfThey produceThey allow
Goals0.31.0
Shots9.34.7
On target2.72.0
Corners4.72.0
All 4 matches counted carry a half-by-half breakdown.

Squad · 26 players

Coach Brian Barry-Murphy · ★ = model's key threats · from FotMob, 24 Sept 2026
Goalkeepers
1Nathan Trott27 · BER
30Harry Tyrer24 · ENG
41Matthew Turner24 · WAL
Defenders
2William Fish23 · ENG
3Joel Bagan25 · IRL
4Gabriel Osho28 · NGA
5Krystian Bielik28 · POL
12Calum Chambers31 · ENG
+5 more
23Calum Scanlon21 · ENG
38Perry Ng30 · SIN
40Noah Anyadike15 · WAL
44Ronan Kpakio19 · WAL
48Dylan Lawlor20 · WAL
Midfielders
8Jack Moylan25 · IRL
10Rubin Colwill24 · WAL
14David Turnbull27 · SCO
18Alex Robertson23 · AUS
27Joel Colwill★21 · WAL
+2 more
28Dakarai Mafico19 · WAL
33Rob Tankiewicz17 · WAL
Forwards
9Yousef Salech★24 · DEN
11Ollie Tanner24 · ENG
16Chris Willock28 · ENG
39Isaak Davies24 · WAL
45Cian Ashford★21 · WAL
+1 more
47Callum Robinson31 · IRL

Transfer desk · this window

All 12 moves →
OUTKion EteteST · to Newport CountyLoan2 Sept
OUTEli KingDM · to GillinghamUndisclosed1 Sept
OUTTanatswa NyakuhwaLW · to Newport CountyLoan1 Sept
OUTAxel DonczewRM · to ArsenalUndisclosed30 Aug
INKrystian BielikCB · from West Bromwich Albion€2.9m26 Aug

Common questions

Who do Cardiff City play next?

Cardiff City play Blackburn away on Sat 10 Oct 15:00 UK. The published call is both teams to score, at 59%. Read the full match preview

What is the model's Cardiff City v Blackburn call?

medium confidence: Both teams to score, at 59%. The forecast is published at 07:30 UK and locked when the lineups land, so it can be graded afterwards. See every market for this fixture

How accurate has Bawler been on Cardiff City?

10 of 10 settled Cardiff City forecasts were right (100%). Every one was published before kickoff and graded in public. See the full track record

What are Cardiff City averaging this season?

18.6 shots and 1.4 goals a game, conceding 1.6, counted over 10 competitive matches with friendlies excluded — every one a counted match result, not a projection. Compare it with the rest of the league

Who have Cardiff City signed and sold?

12 confirmed moves in the current window. The newest in: Krystian Bielik. The newest out: Kion Etete, Eli King, Tanatswa Nyakuhwa, Axel Donczew. Follow the transfer desk

The Cardiff City fixtures after that

Win, draw and loss are Cardiff City's own chances
DateFixtureWinDrawLossO/U 2.5BTTSStrongest call
Tue 13 Octvs Watford46%25%29%Over 58%Yes 59%Both teams to score 59%

Head-to-head · the fixtures ahead

Every recorded meeting, oriented to Cardiff City
OpponentMetWDLLast meetingPreview
Watford10424Cardiff City 1-1 Watford · Jan 2025Match preview →

Championship table

FotMob, 28 Sept 2026
#TeamPWDLGF-GAGDPts
1Swansea852113-6+717
2West Ham843122-11+1115
3Middlesbrough843116-12+415
4Wolves742115-10+514
5West Brom842210-8+214
6QPR834110-7+313
7Stoke841313-12+113
8Bristol City841311-12-113
9Charlton83327-10-312
10Birmingham825112-11+111
11Millwall832315-15011
12Lincoln83237-8-111
13Southampton842219-10+910
14Wrexham82429-12-310
15Bolton831411-15-410
16Blackburn823312-1209
17Norwich830516-17-19
18Sheff Utd82339-11-29
19Portsmouth72239-10-18
20Watford82247-10-38
21Cardiff814310-12-27
22Derby81257-14-75
23Preston81168-15-74
24Burnley80449-17-84