Cardiff City right now
Cardiff City sit 16th in Championship. A +4.19 xG difference sits behind 14 points from 12 matches, which suggests the performances have been better than the results. They have scored 4.01 fewer than their 23.01 xG, while conceding slightly fewer than the 18.82 xG against them (−1.82). They have taken 5.00 fewer points than their chances were worth (19.00), so the table undersells them.
How Cardiff City compares
Next match Championship · Sat 31/10
Away Wolverhampton
- Wolverhampton
- 52%
- Draw
- 28%
- Cardiff City
- 21%
Data coverage: Partial Both teams have at least 10 matches in the model window, but at least one has fewer than the full 20.
Last result Championship · Sat 24/10
Home Birmingham City
1:0 Win
- Expected goals
- 2.36 – 0.89
- xG difference
- +1.47
A win the chances back up
Every result →Goals vs xG — match by match
Bars are goals scored. Lines are the xG created and conceded in each match.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Expected goals | Expected goals conceded | xG difference | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 17/08 | Wrexham | Home | 1:1 | 0.90 | 1.43 | -0.53 | 1 |
| Sat 22/08 | Derby County | Away | 2:2 | 1.98 | 1.62 | +0.36 | 2 |
| Sat 29/08 | Sheffield United | Home | 2:2 | 2.24 | 1.28 | +0.96 | 2 |
| Wed 02/09 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 1:2 | 0.60 | 2.09 | -1.49 | 1 |
| Sat 05/09 | Portsmouth | Away | 0:2 | 1.37 | 2.07 | -0.70 | 0 |
| Tue 08/09 | Stoke City | Home | 1:1 | 3.60 | 1.11 | +2.49 | 1 |
| Sat 12/09 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 0:1 | 1.79 | 0.48 | +1.31 | 0 |
| Sat 19/09 | Charlton Athletic | Home | 3:1 | 2.60 | 1.26 | +1.34 | 3 |
| Sat 10/10 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 1:2 | 1.05 | 2.42 | -1.37 | 1 |
| Tue 13/10 | Watford | Home | 5:1 | 3.67 | 1.46 | +2.21 | 5 |
| Sat 17/10 | Middlesbrough | Away | 2:2 | 0.85 | 2.71 | -1.86 | 2 |
| Sat 24/10 | Birmingham City | Home | 1:0 | 2.36 | 0.89 | +1.47 | 1 |
| The season so far | 23.01 | 18.82 | 19 | ||||
Finishing
-4.01
Goals vs xG
Defending
-1.82
Goals conceded vs xGA
Results
-5.00
Points vs xPts
The run ahead
- Attack
- 65/99
- Defence
- 80/99
- Attack
- 78/99
- Defence
- 67/99
- Attack
- 48/99
- Defence
- 37/99
- Attack
- 49/99
- Defence
- 55/99
- Attack
- 46/99
- Defence
- 23/99
Key players
xGI = xG + xA ⓘ
Expected Goal Involvement combines expected goals and expected assists.