Cardiff are 21st in the 2026-2027 Championship after 8 matches — 7 points from a 1-4-3 record, 10 goals scored and 12 conceded. Market-implied expected points say 11.2 — 4.2 fewer than they have banked; on performances alone they would be 10th. The 1:0 against Bolton cost them the most expected points. Form over the last five: LLDLW, 4 points. They average 1.3 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per match; 50% of their matches have cleared 2.5 goals, with 0 clean sheets and 2 blanks in front of goal. Biggest win: 3:1 against Charlton.
Of their 10 goals, the most (4) have come in the 0-15 minute band. None of them have arrived after the 75th minute. The first goal in a Cardiff match has come before half-time 7 times in 8.
Produced performances worth 4.2 more points than they collected, by market expectations. full table →
Flat-stake ROI of backing them in every match this season. The bookmaker margin usually wins — shown because we publish losers too.
4 points from the last five. Avg 1.3 scored, 1.5 conceded per match.
What does Cardiff need?
51 points were enough in 90% of simulations: Cardiff need 44 more from 38 games (1.16 per game; current pace 0.88).
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| # | Time | Market | Implied | Odds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Blackburn– Cardiff | 2026-10-10 | 14:00 | Under 2.5 | 57.2% | 44.2% | ▲ +12.9% | 2.26 |
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Every fixture this season, updated automatically: kick-off changes, postponements, and after each match the score, half-time score and goal minutes.
All 2026-2027 results
odds are closing 1X2 prices| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | HT | 1st goal | 1 | X | 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-19 |  Charlton | H | 3:1 | 2:1 | 8' | 1.66 | 4.14 | 4.39 | W |
| 2026-09-12 | Bolton | A | 1:0 | 0:0 | 90' | 2.69 | 3.67 | 2.36 | L |
| 2026-09-08 |  Stoke | H | 1:1 | 0:1 | 23' | 2.04 | 3.61 | 3.24 | D |
| 2026-09-05 |  Portsmouth | A | 2:0 | 1:0 | 31' | 2.35 | 3.52 | 2.77 | L |
| 2026-09-02 |  QPR | A | 2:1 | 1:0 | 36' | 1.98 | 3.81 | 3.34 | L |
| 2026-08-29 |  Sheffield Utd | H | 2:2 | 2:2 | 2' | 2.71 | 3.59 | 2.34 | D |
| 2026-08-22 |  Derby | A | 2:2 | 1:2 | 19' | 2.03 | 3.32 | 3.24 | D |
| 2026-08-17 |  Wrexham | H | 1:1 | 0:1 | 3' | 2.39 | 3.36 | 2.59 | D |
Goal timing
league-wide chart →When Cardiff score
10 goals by 15-minute band — busiest: 0-15' (attribution approximated from goal order, as in the league heat map)
First goal in Cardiff matches
either side scoring — 7 of 8 matches saw a first-half opener; 0 stayed goalless
Match stats
averages over 8 matches with stat coverageGo deeper
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