Head-to-Head: Cardiff vs Wrexham

Cardiff vs Wrexham presents a limited Championship comparison, with the clubs drawing 1–1 at Cardiff on 17 August 2026. Cardiff’s 2–1 League Cup win at Wrexham on 28 October 2025 adds a separate competitive note, but it remains secondary to the league scoreline. The matchup therefore stays open, with the next league meeting able to establish a different direction without fixing a permanent hierarchy.

Past matches, Cardiff vs Wrexham

17 August 2026 Regular Season - 1

Cardiff

1 - 1

Wrexham
28 October 2025 4th Round

Wrexham

1 - 2

Cardiff

Match center

Cardiff

1 - 1

17 August 2026

Wrexham

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Starting eleven

Starting XI Cardiff

1
G
38
D
4
D
3
D
23
D
18
M
11
M
8
M
45
M
16
M
9
F

Wrexham Starting XI

G
22
D
26
D
5
D
2
M
30
M
20
M
37
M
27
M
14
F
19
F
33

Substitutes Cardiff

10
M
27
M
44
D
47
F
39
F
30
G
40
D
33
M
14
M

Wrexham Substitutes

M
8
F
28
F
7
M
47
M
15
G
21
D
24
D
4
F
11

Match events

45'

90'

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⚽

3'
⚽

Kieffer Moore Normal Goal (Asst: Daniel Imray)
33'

Kieffer Moore Yellow Card
54'

Dominic Hyam Yellow Card
62'

Rubin Colwill Ollie Tanner
63'

Joel Colwill Chris Willock
67'

Ben Whiteman Oliver Rathbone
72'

S. Smith K. Moore
72'

D. Keillor-Dunn N. Broadhead
72'

Davis Keillor-Dunn Nathan Broadhead
72'

Sam Smith Kieffer Moore
75'

G. Dobson M. James
75'

R. Longman D. Imray
75'

Ryan Longman Daniel Imray
75'

George Dobson Matty James
80'

C. Robinson A. Robertson
80'

Ronan Kpakio Calum Scanlon
80'

I. Davies C. Ashford
80'

Isaak Davies Cian Ashford
80'

Callum Robinson Alex Robertson
90' +8
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Rubin Colwill Normal Goal
90' +9

B. Barry-Murphy Yellow Card

Stats for this game

Matchup Cardiff VS Wrexham

The league scoreline is level

Cardiff and Wrexham drew 1–1 at Cardiff on 17 August 2026, leaving the Championship comparison without a decisive direction. The shared score gives both clubs a clear starting point for another league chapter, while keeping the emphasis on what a future result could add rather than on a settled order. Cardiff and Wrexham therefore remain closely matched within the league setting, with room for either club to shape the next outcome. The league balance remains open to a new result.

Cardiff add a cup counterpoint

Cardiff won 2–1 at Wrexham in the League Cup on 28 October 2025. That result adds context from a different competition, but it should not replace the level Championship meeting when the clubs are compared. The enduring question is whether Cardiff can carry that cup success into a league win, whether Wrexham can answer, or whether the next meeting produces another shared result.