Wolverhampton vs Cardiff City — Stats & Match Analysis

Championship · 2026Sat, 31 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC

Wolverhampton

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vsPre-match analysis

Cardiff City

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Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored: 2.141.25
Expected goals: 1.821.76
Shots: 15.418.8
Possession: 53.6%64.6%

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What the record shows

One pattern stands out in the record: each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. The next-strongest reading is weaker: cardiff City have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Cardiff City have a visible away split

weak

Cardiff City's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

14.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season18.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	14.5 shots/match	18.8 shots/match	13.2 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Cardiff City's recent record differs from the season

weak

Cardiff City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.25 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1 goal/match	1.25 goals/match	1.33 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.29 corners/matchCornersWolverhampton · Cardiff City● 7.75 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Wolverhampton	Cardiff City	Baseline
Corners	6.29 corners/match	7.75 corners/match	5.25 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Wolverhampton favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Cardiff City in 4 · 3 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Wolverhampton7 matchesCardiff City8 matches

2.14 goals/match ▲Goals scored7/81.25 goals/match

1.43 goals/matchGoals allowed7/81.5 goals/match

1.82 xG/matchExpected goals7/81.76 xG/match

15.4 shots/matchShots7/8▲ 18.8 shots/match

4.57 shots/matchShots on target7/8▲ 6.5 shots/match

53.6%Possession7/8● 64.6%

6.29 corners/matchCorners7/8● 7.75 corners/match

12.4 fouls/matchFouls7/810.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples7 / 8home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness42 daysstale at cutoff

At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 31 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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