Cardiff City vs Birmingham City – Match preview
Cardiff City-:-
Birmingham CityCardiff City StadiumRound 12
Match Preview
Updated 21 Oct 2026FootyPulse model
38%
34%
Cardiff CityDraw 28%Birmingham City
Bookmaker implied
37%
37%
Cardiff CityDraw 26%Birmingham City
1.2 – 1.1
Expected score
41%
Over 2.5 goals
47%
Both teams to score
Form Guide
Updated 21 Oct 2026Cardiff CityBirmingham City
- 19
- League position
- 5
- DWLWL
- Last 5
- WWWDW
- 1.40
- Points per game (L5)
- 2.60
- 11
- Goals scored (L5)
- 12
- 7
- Goals conceded (L5)
- 3
- —
- xG for (L5)
- —
- —
- xG against (L5)
- —
- 0
- Clean sheets (L5)
- 3
Head to Head
4
Cardiff City wins
2
Draws
1
Birmingham City wins
Last 7 meetings
3.0
Goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
57%
Over 2.5 goals
10 Apr 2024
Last meeting
Cardiff City in the last 5 meetings
WLWDD
Injuries & Suspensions
Cardiff City
- Dylan LawlorKnee Injury
Birmingham City
- Lee BuchananCruciate Ligament Injury
- Marc LeonardAchilles tendon rupture
- Max BirdCalf Injury
- Taylor Gardner-HickmanHamstring Muscle Injury
Confirmed Line-ups
Cardiff City
- 1Nathan TrottGoalkeeper
- 44Ronan KpakioDefender
- 5Krystian BielikDefender
- 2Will FishDefender
- 3Joel BaganDefender
- 18Alex RobertsonMidfielder
- 11Ollie TannerMidfielder
- 27Joel ColwillMidfielder
- 45Cian AshfordMidfielder
- 16Chris WillockMidfielder
- 8Jack MoylanMidfielder
Birmingham City
- 1J. BeadleGoalkeeper
- 26Bright Osayi-SamuelDefender
- 5Phil NeumannDefender
- 4Christoph KlarerDefender
- 20Alex CochraneDefender
- 24Tomoki IwataMidfielder
- 14Jhon SolísMidfielder
- 16Patrick RobertsMidfielder
- 28Jay StansfieldMidfielder
- 17Liam MillarMidfielder
- 9August Priske FlygerAttacker
Key Players
Championship, this seasonCardiff City
Top scorer
Jack Moylan
6 goals
Most assists
Jack Moylan
3 assists
Best rated
Alex Robertson
7.25
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan TrottGoalkeeper | 11 (11) | 990 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.00 | – |
| Alex RobertsonMidfielder | 11 (11) | 979 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.25 | ×4 |
| Joel BaganDefender | 11 (11) | 970 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.23 | ×2 |
| Jack MoylanMidfielder | 11 (11) | 927 | 6 | 3 | – | 7.06 | ×2 |
| Perry NgDefender | 10 (10) | 900 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.83 | ×4 |
| Gabriel OshoDefender | 10 (10) | 885 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.98 | |
| Ollie TannerMidfielder | 11 (11) | 878 | 2 | 3 | – | 6.94 | ×3 |
| Yousef SalechAttacker | 8 (8) | 700 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.86 | |
| Chris WillockMidfielder | 11 (7) | 600 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.85 | – |
| Krystian BielikDefender | 7 (6) | 584 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.97 | |
| Cian AshfordMidfielder | 11 (7) | 561 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.84 | |
| Joel ColwillMidfielder | 11 (6) | 534 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.69 | ×2 |
| Rubin ColwillMidfielder | 5 (3) | 293 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.94 | – |
| Calum ScanlonDefender | 10 (3) | 286 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.59 | – |
| David TurnbullMidfielder | 7 (1) | 237 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.73 | – |
Birmingham City
Top scorer
August Priske
4 goals
Most assists
Liam Millar
3 assists
Best rated
Liam Millar
7.45
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil NeumannDefender | 11 (11) | 990 | 2 | 0 | – | 7.30 | ×3 |
| James BeadleGoalkeeper | 11 (11) | 990 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.69 | – |
| Christoph KlarerDefender | 11 (11) | 990 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.05 | ×2 |
| Tomoki IwataMidfielder | 11 (11) | 967 | 0 | 2 | – | 6.88 | – |
| Alex CochraneDefender | 11 (10) | 928 | 0 | 2 | – | 7.05 | ×3 |
| Jay StansfieldMidfielder | 11 (11) | 922 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.66 | |
| Bright Osayi-SamuelDefender | 11 (11) | 918 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.72 | ×4 |
| August PriskeAttacker | 10 (10) | 815 | 4 | 1 | – | 6.90 | |
| Carlos VicenteMidfielder | 11 (8) | 737 | 2 | 0 | – | 6.70 | ×3 |
| Jhon SolísMidfielder | 9 (9) | 697 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.89 | ×2 |
| Liam MillarMidfielder | 7 (7) | 509 | 4 | 3 | – | 7.45 | |
| Patrick RobertsMidfielder | 8 (4) | 391 | 0 | 3 | – | 6.83 | |
| Seung-ho PaikMidfielder | 8 (4) | 378 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.72 | – |
| Demarai GrayAttacker | 8 (1) | 184 | 3 | 0 | – | 6.83 | – |
| Luis VázquezAttacker | 9 (1) | 135 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.44 | ×2 |
Referee
Tim Robinson
Referee · England
- Cards per game
- 4.17
- Yellow cards per game
- 4.04
- Red cards per game
- 0.13
- Fouls per game
- 22.1
- Penalties per game
- 0.17
- Home wins
- 67%
Averages across 24 completed matches officiated by Tim Robinson in our database.