Match intelligence

Cardiff City — Wrexham AFC: Win probabilities, 17.08.2026

League: Championship (England) · Kick-off:

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Final result

✓ Prediction hit
Cardiff City1
:
1Wrexham AFC
Locked signal 1X Probability 63.9% Verdict Hit
Mathematical model

Win probabilities

Outcome probabilities after removing the bookmaker margin

Odds updated
W1 37.2% Home win Cardiff City
X 26.7% Draw
W2 36.1% Away win Wrexham AFC
Market matrix

Markets

Double chance
1273.5%
Both teams to score
Yes62.4%
Totals 2.5
Over58.8%

All calculated markets

MarketSelectionProbability
Double chance1X65.1%
1273.5%
X261.3%
Both teams to scoreYes/No62.4% / 37.6%
Totals 0.5 Over/Under 94.0% / 6.0%
Totals 1.5 Over/Under 82.0% / 18.0%
Totals 2.5 Over/Under 58.8% / 41.2%
Totals 3.5 Over/Under 36.4% / 63.6%
Totals 4.5 Over/Under 19.3% / 80.7%
Totals 5.5 Over/Under 8.9% / 91.1%
Goal distribution model

Score probability heatmap

Home goals run vertically; away goals run horizontally

Cardiff City × Wrexham AFC
Home↘Away
0
1
2
3
4
5
0
0:0 6.0%
0:1 5.8%
0:2 5.2%
0:3 2.6%
0:4 1.0%
0:5 0.3%
1
1:0 6.2%
1:1 12.2%
1:2 8.2%
1:3 4.0%
1:4 1.5%
1:5 0.4%
2
2:0 5.8%
2:1 8.6%
2:2 6.4%
2:3 3.2%
2:4 1.2%
2:5 0.3%
3
3:0 3.0%
3:1 4.5%
3:2 3.3%
3:3 1.6%
3:4 0.6%
3:5 0.2%
4
4:0 1.2%
4:1 1.8%
4:2 1.3%
4:3 0.6%
4:4 0.2%
4:5 0.1%
5
5:0 0.4%
5:1 0.6%
5:2 0.4%
5:3 0.2%
5:4 0.1%
5:5 0.0%
Most likely scores
1:112.2%
2:18.6%
1:28.2%
2:26.4%
1:06.2%
Match data

Form and head-to-head

Results before kick-off on 17.08.2026

Last 5 matches · latest first

  • 02.05.2026 away Mansfield 4:5
  • 25.04.2026 home Northampton 5:1
  • 22.04.2026 home Port Vale 1:0
  • 18.04.2026 away Reading 3:1
  • 14.04.2026 away Huddersfield 1:1

Last 5 matches · latest first

  • 02.05.2026 home Middlesbrough 2:2
  • 26.04.2026 away Coventry 1:3
  • 21.04.2026 away Oxford 1:0
  • 18.04.2026 home Stoke 2:0
  • 12.04.2026 away Birmingham 0:2

Head-to-head

No previous meetings found in the available data.

Sources: football-data.co.uk. The league table is calculated from results and does not include point deductions.

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AI analysis

Match preview

Model · GPT 5.6 Luna

Cardiff City host Wrexham AFC in a Championship fixture on 17 August 2026. The available assessment points to an evenly matched contest, with only a moderate level of confidence in the overall outlook. Neither side has a clear underlying advantage in the information provided, so the match may be shaped by small differences in execution rather than a sustained territorial or quality gap.

The game is expected to produce a medium level of scoring, while both teams are considered likely to find the net. That makes a 1:1 draw a plausible central scenario, although 2:1 and 1:2 also reflect the narrow balance between Cardiff City and Wrexham AFC. The 1X signal gives Cardiff City a slight situational edge, particularly through the possibility of avoiding defeat at home, but it does not separate the teams decisively. Overall, this looks like a competitive fixture in which the result could remain uncertain deep into the match.

Current context

What matters before kick-off

Updated
Team news

Cardiff City defensive injury concerns

Cardiff City enter the match facing defensive injury issues. Defender Will Fish underwent hernia surgery and is sidelined, while Calum Chambers and Dylan Lawlor are also ruled out.

Availability

Wrexham missing key forward

Wrexham are without last season's top scorer Josh Windass. The forward misses the Championship opener due to an injury.

Match fact

First league meeting in 24 years

The match between Cardiff City and Wrexham marks the first league meeting between the two Welsh clubs since 2002.

AI collected this context from public sources; it does not change the mathematical probabilities.

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