Wolves vs Cardiff Prediction

Form lines: Wolves steadier, Cardiff struggling

Looking at Wolves' recent matches, the overall picture is decent - eleven wins from twenty games with a healthy goal difference, though that sample includes cup and friendly fixtures alongside league ones. Their last five Championship outings have been mixed: a win over Watford, a draw with Portsmouth, defeats to Burnley and Bolton, then a win at Middlesbrough.

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Wolves: 20 completed matches; Cardiff: 20 completed matches.

Wolves

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

20

Difference

+13

Cardiff

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

47

Conceded

36

Difference

+11

Cardiff's sample tells a rougher story. Across their last five matches they've picked up one draw and four defeats, including a 1-5 home thrashing by Watford and a 1-3 home loss to Charlton. That's a worrying run regardless of the competition mix involved.

Cardiff arrive with far less momentum than Wolves, even allowing for the mixed nature of both samples.

Comparative Team Statistics: Wolves vs Cardiff

History favours Wolves, but it's old

The head-to-head record leans heavily towards Wolves, including a 2-0 win the last time these two met back in 2019 and several other victories stretching through their old Championship meetings. Cardiff do have a few wins in there too, mostly from further back.

None of this reflects the current squads or form, so it's background colour rather than something to lean on heavily.

League position: a clear gap

Wolves sit eighth with 17 points from ten games, while Cardiff are down in 19th with 11 points from eleven. Cardiff have played an extra match and still trail by six points, which says plenty about how their campaign has gone so far.

It's worth remembering this standings snapshot only covers these two teams, so we can't say exactly how the wider table looks. Even so, the gap between them here is substantial.

Players to keep an eye on

Fer López has been Wolves' standout attacking contributor, with four goals and two assists in seven matches. For Cardiff, J. Moylan leads the scoring with three in eight games, while O. Tanner has chipped in with assists and picked up a few bookings along the way.

Wolves:

Best scorers:

Fer López - 4

Best assist providers:

Fer López - 2

Cardiff:

Best scorers:

J. Moylan - 3

Best assist providers:

O. Tanner - 2

Penalty cards:

A. Robertson x 4

O. Tanner x 3

This is just a glimpse at top scorers, assisters and card counts rather than a full squad list, so it doesn't tell us who's actually available for this particular match.