Wolves v Cardiff: Preview, Form & Head-to-Head

Championship Sat 31 Oct 2026, 15:00 Molineux Stadium

Key Talking Points

Form Going In

ClubLast 6PtsScoredConcededBTTSOver 2.5
Wolves WLLWDW10/1811.5550%48%
Cardiff LWLWDW10/181.931.2565%55%

Form over the last six completed matches, all competitions. Rates withheld below a six-match sample.

Where They Stand

PosClubPlWDLGDPts
4 Wolves12633+421
16 Cardiff12354+214

See the full Championship table →

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Season Stats Compared

WolvesStatCardiff
40Played 40
9Won 18
12Drawn 13
19Lost 9
23%Win rate 45%
1Goals per game 1.93
1.55Conceded per game 1.25
18%Clean sheets 25%
38%Failed to score 13%
50%Both teams scored 65%
48%Over 2.5 goals 55%

Season to date, all competitions. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted.

Home Form v Away Form

The split that matters most for this fixture: how Wolves perform at home against how Cardiff travel.

RecordPlWDLWin rateScoredConceded
Wolves at home2066830%1.151.35
Cardiff away2058725%1.81.6

Key Players 2026/27

Wolves

PlayerAppsStartsGAYR
Fer López11105300
R. Jiménez643100
M. Munetsi11102030
Rodrigo Gomes882100
J. James912010

Cardiff

PlayerAppsStartsGAYR
J. Moylan11116320
O. Tanner11112330
Y. Salech882110
Cian Ashford1172210
C. Robinson612000

Top scorers, league appearances only. Starts are full line-ups; appearances include substitute outings.

Last Season 2025/26

The same players a season earlier — useful for judging who has kicked on.

Wolves

  • 2 J. Strand Larsen — 3 apps, 0 assists
  • 2 T. Arokodare — 2 apps, 0 assists
  • 2 D. Møller Wolfe — 1 apps, 0 assists
  • 1 M. Munetsi — 2 apps, 0 assists
  • 1 Rodrigo Gomes — 3 apps, 0 assists

Cardiff

  • 2 J. Colwill — 5 apps, 0 assists
  • 1 C. Chambers — 5 apps, 1 assists
  • 1 Cian Ashford — 5 apps, 0 assists
  • 1 R. Colwill — 4 apps, 2 assists
  • 1 T. Perrett — 4 apps, 0 assists

Recent Results

Wolves

  • 24 Oct Wolves 1–0 Watford
  • 20 Oct Wolves 1–1 Portsmouth
  • 16 Oct Burnley 1–2 Wolves
  • 13 Oct Wolves 1–3 Bolton
  • 10 Oct Middlesbrough 1–0 Wolves

Cardiff

  • 24 Oct Cardiff 1–0 Birmingham
  • 17 Oct Middlesbrough 2–2 Cardiff
  • 13 Oct Cardiff 5–1 Watford
  • 10 Oct Blackburn 2–1 Cardiff
  • 19 Sep Cardiff 3–1 Charlton

Wolves v Cardiff FAQs

When is Wolves v Cardiff?
Kick-off is 3:00pm on Saturday 31 October 2026 at Molineux Stadium.
Where are both clubs in the table?
Wolves are 4th on 21 points; Cardiff are 16th on 14.
Are these sides likely to produce goals?
Both teams have scored in 50% of Wolves games and 65% of Cardiff games. Over 2.5 goals has landed in 48% and 55% respectively.

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