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Match Centre: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City

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Championship Matchday 13

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16:00 Sat 31 Oct · your time in 1 day 1 h
Away Cardiff City

Six of the Round · Championship

Pre-match chances
44% Wolverhampton Wanderers 24% draw Cardiff City 32%

Pre-match result forecast (provider data).

Where to watch: Paramount+ Stadium: Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Referee: Joshua Smith

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Jack Moylan: 5 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG3.22

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.2).

Referee

Joshua Smith: 5.0 yellow cards per match

This season in this competition: 6 matches, no red card, 2 penalties.

Last time

Last meeting, 2 March 2019: Wolverhampton Wanderers – Cardiff City 2:0

Attack

Cardiff City score 2.4 goals per match

Wolverhampton Wanderers1.0 Cardiff City2.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Wolverhampton Wanderers score 1.0.

Streak

Cardiff City have scored in 5 matches in a row

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 12 goals in those matches.

Streak

Wolverhampton Wanderers have scored in 4 matches in a row

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Fernando López González

Wolverhampton Wanderers · midfielder

5goals 3assists 7.36avg rating

Last match, Portsmouth: 1 assist, rating 7.0.

Jack Moylan

Cardiff City · midfielder

6goals 3assists 7.13avg rating

Last match, Birmingham City: rating 7.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

Wolverhampton Wanderers

No absences listed.

Cardiff City

  • Dylan LawlorInjured · return date unknown

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Wolverhampton Wanderers at home and Cardiff City away, as in this match.

Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 8.2 · 5.0; cards 2.8 · 2.0

Head to head

21 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 2 Mar 2019 · Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 2:0 Cardiff City Jota 16' · Jiménez 18'
3wins

0 draws2.6 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

2wins
  • 2 Mar 2019Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers2:0Cardiff City Jota 16' · Jiménez 18' before our records
  • 30 Nov 2018Premier League Cardiff City2:1Wolverhampton Wanderers Gunnarsson 65' · Hoilett 77' · Doherty 18' before our records
  • 6 Apr 2018Championship Cardiff City0:1Wolverhampton Wanderers Neves 67' before our records
  • 19 Aug 2017Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers1:2Cardiff City Bonatini 67' · Ralls 54' · Méndez-Laing 77' before our records
  • 1 Apr 2017Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers3:1Cardiff City Batth 9', 41' · Costa 82' · Zohore 12' before our records
Show older (5)
  • 13 Dec 2016Championship Cardiff City2:1Wolverhampton Wanderers Connolly 68' · Pilkington 86' · Doherty 2' before our records
  • 16 Jan 2016Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers1:3Cardiff City Żyro 40' · Noone 28', 36' · Ralls 48' before our records
  • 22 Aug 2015Championship Cardiff City2:0Wolverhampton Wanderers Jones 44' · Ameobi 60' before our records
  • 28 Feb 2015Championship Cardiff City0:1Wolverhampton Wanderers Sako 26' before our records
  • 23 Aug 2014Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers1:0Cardiff City Hudson 90+1' (s) before our records

Expected lineups

The data provider's expected XI.

Official around 15:00, Sat 31 Oct

Wolverhampton WanderersCardiff City

When the clubs announce the official lineups (usually an hour before kick-off), they replace the expected ones.

Out

Cardiff City: Dylan Lawlor

Coaches

César PeixotoWolverhampton Wanderers Brian Barry-MurphyCardiff City

Full squads (38 players)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Cardiff City

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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Who wins?

The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.

44%Wolverhampton Wanderers
24%draw
32%Cardiff City

Out of 20 matches like this, Wolverhampton Wanderers win 9, 5 end level and Cardiff City win 6.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have the higher chance, mostly thanks to playing at home. By Volt (strength from league results) Wolverhampton Wanderers rate higher: 53.1 and 44.9.

Likeliest scores

The five likeliest from the score grid.

  1. 1:111%
  2. 2:19%
  3. 1:09%
  4. 1:28%
  5. 0:17%

How many goals?

The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.

  • 2+ goals79% Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 of 10 · Cardiff City 8 of 10
  • 3+ goals57% Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 of 10 · Cardiff City 6 of 10
  • 4+ goals34% Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 of 10 · Cardiff City 4 of 10
  • 5+ goals20% Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 of 10 · Cardiff City 1 of 10
Goals at both ends

Chance that each side scores: 59%.

What this match changes in the season

Each club's chance in its part of the table, after each result.

Club today after a defeat after a draw after a win
Wolverhampton Wanderers title chance today 4%
after a defeat
2%
after a draw
3%
after a win
5%
Cardiff City relegation risk today 13%
after a defeat
15%
after a draw
13%
after a win
8%

Cardiff City: 7 percentage points of relegation risk between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

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Volt matchup

53.1 44.9
Wolverhampton WanderersCardiff City
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Match sheet

Kick-off
Saturday 31 October, 16:00Your time · in 1 day 1 h
Where to watch
Paramount+ USA · change country
Stadium
Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton · show map
Referee
Joshua Smith 🇪🇳 5.0 yellow cards per match · This season · 6 matches
Rest
Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 days · Cardiff City 7 days Both last played: Championship
Table
4. Wolverhampton Wanderers (21 pts) and 16. Cardiff City (14 pts) Matchday 13 of 46
Weather
10°Covercastwind 9 km/h
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