Cardiff vs Wrexham: result 1-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 17, 2026 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd
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What was the result of Cardiff vs Wrexham?
Cardiff and Wrexham drew 1-1 on August 17, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 3′K. MooreWrexham
- 90′R. ColwillCardiff
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Cardiff win at 39%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Cardiff vs Wrexham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cardiff
4-1-4-1- 9Y. Salech
- 16C. Willock
- 45Cian Ashford
- 8J. Moylan
- 11O. Tanner
- 18A. Robertson
- 23C. Scanlon
- 3J. Bagan
- 4G. Osho
- 38P. Ng
- 1N. Trott
Wrexham
3-5-2- 33N. Broadhead
- 19K. Moore
- 14G. Thomason
- 27L. O'Brien
- 37M. James
- 20O. Rathbone
- 30Daniel Edward Peter Imray
- 2C. Doyle
- 5D. Hyam
- 26Z. Vyner
- 22A. Patterson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Wrexham have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Swindon Town(home) | 3-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | AS Roma(home) | 4-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Forest Green(away) | 5-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Cork City(away) | 6-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 11, 2026 | FC Midtjylland(home) | 0-6 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Middlesbrough(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 2, 2026 | Sunderland(home) | 0-1 | Premier League - Summer Series |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Liverpool(away) | 0-1 | Premier League - Summer Series |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Leeds(home) | 3-2 | Premier League - Summer Series |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Manchester United(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Cardiff win, 0 draws, 0 Wrexham wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2025 | Wrexham 1-2 Cardiff | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Cardiff score 2.6 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Wrexham score 1.1 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 2.6 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Wrexham | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cardiff sit 18th in Championship (10 points from 10 matches) and Wrexham sit 16th (11 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Wrexham | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
| 18 | Cardiff | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy