Championship 26/27 · 24 Oct 2026

Cardiff City 1–0 Birmingham City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Cardiff City favourites at 52%.

Cardiff City won and made the better chances: 2.4 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: James Beadle, 59.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Yousef Salech +13.0, James Beadle +9.3.

Well below it: Jay Stansfield −10.9, Calum Scanlon −10.8, Liam Millar −9.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

17 Oct 2026	D 2–2	at Middlesbrough Championship
13 Oct 2026	W 5–1	v Watford Championship
10 Oct 2026	L 1–2	at Blackburn Rovers Championship
19 Sep 2026	W 3–1	v Charlton Athletic Championship
12 Sep 2026	L 0–1	at Bolton Wanderers Championship

17 Oct 2026	W 3–0	v Queens Park Rangers Championship
13 Oct 2026	W 4–0	v Preston North End Championship
10 Oct 2026	W 1–0	at West Bromwich Albion Championship
19 Sep 2026	D 2–2	v Middlesbrough Championship
12 Sep 2026	W 2–1	at Derby County Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Nathan Trott Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	55.4	+6.2
Yousef Salech Forward	90	1	0	1.87	52.9	+13.0
William Fish Defender	90	0	0	–	49.6	+3.5
Alex Robertson Midfielder	90	0	0	–	49.0	+0.7
Joel Colwill Midfielder	90	0	0	0.04	41.6	+1.1
Jack Moylan Midfielder	87	0	0	0.10	38.8	−3.5
Ollie Tanner Midfielder	68	0	1	–	38.3	−2.7
Cian Ashford Midfielder	89	0	0	0.30	36.3	−5.6
Calum Scanlon Defender	68	0	0	–	36.0	−10.8
Perry Ng Defender	90	0	0	0.03	35.1	−2.2
Joel Bagan Defender	90	0	0	0.03	34.7	−2.2
David Turnbull Midfielder	8	0	0	–	33.8	–
Isaak Davies Forward	1	0	0	–	31.6	–
Ronan Kpakio Defender	22	0	0	–	26.8	–
Chris Willock Midfielder	22	0	0	–	24.6	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
James Beadle Goalkeeper	90	–	59.3	+9.3
Phil Neumann Defender	90	–	53.7	+4.2
Demarai Gray Midfielder	20	0.42	50.5	–
Max Bird Midfielder	26	–	49.7	–
Christoph Klarer Defender	90	–	47.7	−6.0
Marvin Ducksch Forward	26	0.27	42.4	–
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder	90	–	40.1	+1.6
Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender	78	–	39.9	+2.4
Liam Millar Midfielder	70	–	39.7	−9.2
Carlos Vicente Midfielder	64	0.02	37.8	+1.2
Jhon Solís Midfielder	64	–	36.7	−4.8
Luis Vázquez Forward	64	–	35.7	−7.1
Patrick Roberts Midfielder	26	–	34.4	–
Alex Cochrane Defender	90	0.07	31.4	+3.5
Jay Stansfield Midfielder	90	0.12	26.9	−10.9
Ethan Laird Defender	12	–	18.1	–