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Cardiff City vs Wrexham: result, lineups and stats

Cardiff City 16 · 14 points
1 - 1
Wrexham 17 · 14 points
  • 90' Rubin Colwill
  • 3' Kieffer Moore

Lineups Cardiff City vs Wrexham

Cardiff City 4-1-4-1 · Brian Barry-Murphy
1 Trott
23 Scanlon
3 Bagan
4 Osho
38 Ng
18 Robertson
16 Willock
45 Ashford
8 Moylan
11 Tanner
9 Salech
  • 62' Rubin Colwill Ollie Tanner
  • 63' Joel Colwill Chris Willock
  • 80' Ronan Kpakio Callum Scanlon
  • 80' Isaak Davies Cian Ashford
  • 80' Callum Robinson Alex Robertson

Lineup for Cardiff City: Trott, Scanlon, Bagan, Osho, Ng, Robertson, Willock, Ashford, Moylan, Tanner, Salech

Bench
  • 30 H. Tyrer
  • 44 R. Kpakio 80'
  • 40 N. Anyadike
  • 14 D. Turnbull
  • 10 R. Colwill 63'
  • 27 J. Colwill 63'
  • 33 R. Tankiewicz
  • 39 I. Davies 80'
  • 47 C. Robinson 80'
Absentees Cardiff City

Chambers, Lawlor (injured), Osho (suspended), Robinson, Bielik (doubtful)

Wrexham 5-4-1 · Phil Parkinson
22 Patterson
14 Thomason
2 Doyle
5 Hyam
26 Vyner
30 Imray
33 Broadhead
27 O'Brien
37 James
20 Rathbone
19 Moore
  • 67' Ben Whiteman Oliver Rathbone
  • 72' Davis Keillor-Dunn Nathan Broadhead
  • 72' Sam Smith Kieffer Moore
  • 75' George Dobson Matty James
  • 75' Ryan Longman Danny Imray

Lineup for Wrexham: Patterson, Thomason, Doyle, Hyam, Vyner, Imray, Broadhead, O'Brien, James, Rathbone, Moore

Bench
  • 21 D. Ward
  • 24 D. Scarr
  • 4 M. Cleworth
  • 15 G. Dobson 75'
  • 47 R. Longman 75'
  • 8 B. Whiteman 67'
  • 7 D. Keillor-Dunn 72'
  • 11 B. Cadamarteri
  • 28 S. Smith 72'
Absentees Wrexham

Windass, Cacace, Broadhead, Revan (injured)

Stats Cardiff City vs Wrexham

Cardiff City Match Wrexham
  • 0.90 xG 1.43
  • 67% Possession 33%
  • 11 Shots 18
  • 3 Shots on target 8
  • 6 Shots off target 8
  • 9 Corners 9
  • 9 Fouls 13
  • 3 Offsides 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Cardiff City

  1. Jack Moylan 6 goals 3 assists
  2. Ollie Tanner 2 goals 4 assists
  3. Yousef Salech 3 goals 1 assists
  4. Cian Ashford 2 goals 2 assists
  5. Callum Robinson 2 goals 0 assists

Wrexham

  1. Kieffer Moore 5 goals 1 assists
  2. Danny Imray 1 goals 3 assists
  3. Ben Whiteman 1 goals 2 assists
  4. Jacques Ekomié 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Oliver Rathbone 1 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Cardiff City

Player Starts Min. Form
Nathan Trott 5/5 450 solid
Alex Robertson 5/5 450 solid
Joel Bagan 5/5 430 solid
Jack Moylan 5/5 418 excellent
Ollie Tanner 5/5 389 strong
Joel Colwill 5/5 386 mixed
Perry Ng 4/4 360 mixed
Cian Ashford 4/5 349 solid

Wrexham

Player Starts Min. Form
Anthony Patterson 5/5 450 poor
Kieffer Moore 5/5 420 strong
Jacques Ekomié 5/5 414 solid
Dominic Hyam 5/5 393 mixed
Joe Worrall 4/4 360 solid
Callum Doyle 4/4 360 mixed
Callum O'Hare 4/4 351 poor
Ben Whiteman 4/4 334 strong

Team comparison

CAR home Per match WRX away
2.00 Points 0.86
2.17 Goals for 0.71
1.00 Goals against 1.57
2.34 xG for 1.25
1.16 xG against 1.36
7.3 Corners 5.1
DDWWW Home and away form DLDLL

Cardiff City vs Wrexham: head-to-head record

1 previous meetings
1 Cardiff City 0 draws 0 Wrexham
  • Goals per match3.00
  • Both teams scored100%
  • Over 2.5 goals100%
  • Oct 2025 Wrexham 1 - 2 Cardiff City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Cardiff City vs Wrexham?

Andrew Kitchen took charge of Cardiff City vs Wrexham.

Who is unavailable for Cardiff City against Wrexham?

Cardiff City are without Callum Robinson (not registered), Krystian Bielik (not registered), Calum Chambers (knee injury), Dylan Lawlor (hamstring injury) and Gabriel Osho (red card).

Who is unavailable for Wrexham against Cardiff City?

Wrexham are without Josh Windass (ankle injury), Liberato Cacace (calf injury), Nathan Broadhead (thigh injury) and Sebastian Revan (hamstring injury).

What formation do Cardiff City play?

Cardiff City have used a 4-2-3-1 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Wrexham play?

Wrexham have used a 3-4-2-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Parkinson.

How did the last meeting between Cardiff City and Wrexham finish?

On 28 October 2025, Wrexham vs Cardiff City finished 1-2.

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