Championship 26/27 · 19 Sep 2026

Cardiff City 3–1 Charlton Athletic

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Cardiff City favourites at 63%.

Cardiff City won and made the better chances: 2.7 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Amari'i Bell, 62.9 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Amari'i Bell +33.5, Jack Moylan +14.6, Tyler Bindon +8.7.

Well below it: Timothy Ouma −15.1, Perry Ng −10.6, Chris Willock −9.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

12 Sep 2026	L 0–1	at Bolton Wanderers Championship
8 Sep 2026	D 1–1	v Stoke City Championship
5 Sep 2026	L 0–2	at Portsmouth Championship
2 Sep 2026	L 1–2	at Queens Park Rangers Championship
29 Aug 2026	D 2–2	v Sheffield United Championship

12 Sep 2026	D 0–0	v Portsmouth Championship
9 Sep 2026	D 0–0	v Queens Park Rangers Championship
5 Sep 2026	L 0–4	at Stoke City Championship
2 Sep 2026	D 1–1	at West Bromwich Albion Championship
29 Aug 2026	W 1–0	v Preston North End Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Krystian Bielik Defender	90	0	0	–	54.2	+4.1
Jack Moylan Midfielder	82	2	1	0.39	50.8	+14.6
Nathan Trott Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.3	+1.6
Alex Robertson Midfielder	90	0	0	0.04	48.1	+3.0
Yousef Salech Forward	90	1	1	1.18	46.6	+7.6
Gabriel Osho Defender	82	0	0	–	46.5	−4.0
Ollie Tanner Midfielder	70	0	1	0.24	44.7	+7.2
Cian Ashford Midfielder	20	0	0	–	41.7	–
Joel Colwill Midfielder	90	0	0	0.60	40.2	+0.3
Dylan Lawlor Defender	8	0	0	–	38.6	–
Joel Bagan Defender	90	0	0	0.03	38.3	−0.4
David Turnbull Midfielder	28	0	0	0.03	37.5	–
Chris Willock Midfielder	62	0	0	0.09	35.8	−9.8
Perry Ng Defender	90	0	0	0.10	29.7	−10.6
Calum Scanlon Defender	8	0	0	–	7.2	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Amari'i Bell Defender	45	0	0	–	62.9	+33.5
Lloyd Jones Defender	90	0	0	–	50.9	+0.9
Tyler Bindon Defender	45	0	1	–	49.7	+8.7
Tyreece Campbell Forward	90	1	0	0.31	47.0	+5.6
Conor Coventry Midfielder	70	0	0	–	44.7	+6.6
Arthur Okonkwo Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	43.5	−4.8
Oliver Skipp Midfielder	90	0	0	–	43.0	+4.2
Miles Leaburn Forward	83	0	0	0.09	41.0	+2.7
Danny McNamara Defender	83	0	0	–	37.5	+3.3
Charlie Kelman Forward	20	0	0	0.35	36.0	–
Ivan Mesík Defender	90	0	0	0.23	35.6	+1.1
Sonny Carey Midfielder	13	0	0	–	34.6	–
Karlan Grant Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	33.8	−1.3
Josh Edwards Defender	13	0	0	–	30.2	–
Timothy Ouma Midfielder	45	0	0	–	27.3	−15.1
Millenic Alli Midfielder	45	0	0	–	27.0	−3.8