EFL Championship · Matchday 1
Cardiff City v Wrexham
- Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:00:00 UTCCardiff City StadiumMatchday 1
Match stats
Cardiff CityWrexham
67Possession33
0.9Expected goals (xG)1.55
11Shots18
3Shots on target8
6Shots off target7
2Blocked shots3
7Shots inside box12
4Shots outside box6
9Corners9
3Offsides1
9Fouls13
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
7Saves2
542Passes259
482Accurate passes204
89Pass accuracy79
Match events
- 3′Kieffer Moore (assist Danny Imray)
- 33′Kieffer Moore
- 54′Dominic Hyam
- 62′Ollie Tanner → Rubin Colwill
- 63′Chris Willock → Joel Colwill
- 67′Oliver Rathbone ← Benjamin Whiteman
- 72′Nathan Broadhead ← Davis Keillor-Dunn
- 72′Kieffer Moore ← Sam Smith
- 75′Danny Imray ← Ryan Longman
- 75′Matthew James ← George Dobson
- 80′Cian Ashford → Isaak Davies
- 80′Calum Scanlon → Ronan Kpakio
- 80′Alex Robertson → Callum Robinson
- 90′Rubin Colwill
Cardiff City · Wrexham
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Cardiff City166.5↓63'Willock
36.5Bagan
386.5Tian-Hee
46.5Osho
186.5↓80'Robertson
116.5↓62'Tanner
16.5Trott
96.5Salech
86.5Moylan
456.5↓80'Ashford
236.5↓80'Scanlon
Wrexham376.5↓75'James
197.2↓72'Moore
266.5Vyner
206.5↓67'Rathbone
56.2Hyam
276.5O'Brien
146.5Thomason
336.5↓72'Broadhead
226.5Patterson
26.5Doyle
307.3↓75'Imray
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Cardiff City
- 16Chris Willock6.5
- 3Joel Bagan6.5
- 38Perry Tian-Hee6.5
- 4Gabriel Osho6.5
- 18Alex Robertson6.5
- 11Ollie Tanner6.5
- 1Nathan Trott6.5
- 9Yousef Salech6.5
- 8Jack Moylan6.5
- 45Cian Ashford6.5
- 23Calum Scanlon6.5
Wrexham
- 37Matthew James6.5
- 19Kieffer Moore7.2
- 26Zak Vyner6.5
- 20Oliver Rathbone6.5
- 5Dominic Hyam6.2
- 27Lewis O'Brien6.5
- 14George Thomason6.5
- 33Nathan Broadhead6.5
- 22Anthony Patterson6.5
- 2Callum Doyle6.5
- 30Danny Imray7.3
Cardiff CityTale of the tapeWrexham
4-3-3Formation4-5-1
11 ptsTable14 pts
+1Goal difference-1
—FormDLWWL
Head to head
First meeting
Cardiff City and Wrexham have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Cardiff City
No earlier results in the seasons we hold.
Wrexham
DLWWL- vsMiddlesbrough2-2
- @Coventry City1-3
- @Oxford United1-0
- vsStoke City2-0
- @Birmingham City0-2
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 11 |
| Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
