Cardiff City xG 2026/2027

Cardiff Expected Goals (xG) Stats 2026/2027

Cardiff have recorded 15 expected goals (xG) across 8 Championship games in 2026/2027, averaging 1.9 per match. Y. Salech leads the squad with 4 expected goals (xG) - 0.64 per game. O. Tanner is next with 2.

Cardiff Expected Goals (xG): Form & Insights

Over their last 10 games, Cardiff are averaging 1.9 expected goals (xG) per match - Y. Salech leads that period with 4. Use the match-by-match table above to compare expected goals (xG) game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Cardiff vs Blackburn on 10.10.2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many expected goals (xG) do Cardiff average per game?

Cardiff average 1.9 expected goals (xG) per Championship game in 2026/2027, based on 8 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 1.9 per match.

Who leads Cardiff for expected goals (xG)?

Y. Salech leads Cardiff for expected goals (xG) in 2026/2027 with 4 in Championship - an average of 0.64 per game. O. Tanner is second with 2.

How do Cardiff's expected goals (xG) break down home vs away?

Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Cardiff's expected goals (xG) totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026/2027.

Cardiff expected goals 2026/2027: last 8

Games: 8
Expected goals (xG): 16.62
Goals scored: 10
Goals minus xG: -6.62
Expected goals against (xGA): 11.28
Goals conceded: 12
xGA minus goals conceded: -0.72
Expected points (xPts): 14.10
Points: 7
Points minus xPts: -7.10
Verdict: Due an upturn

Are Cardiff overperforming their expected goals?

Cardiff have taken 7.1 points fewer than their chances warranted over 8 games: -6.6 goals against their xG, and -0.7 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. The performances are better than the results, which is the side of this table where prices tend to be generous.

Next opponent: Blackburn expected goals

Games: 20
Blackburn xG per game: 1.00
Blackburn xGA per game: 1.55
Points minus xPts: +2.51
Verdict: In line with expected goals

Cardiff results against expected goals by form window and venue

Window	Games	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xGA	Conceded	xGA minus conceded	xPts	Points	Points minus xPts
Last 8	8	16.62	10	-6.62	11.28	12	-0.72	14.10	7	-7.10
Last 5	5	10.42	5	-5.42	6.39	7	-0.61	9.28	4	-5.28
Home	4	8.86	7	-1.86	4.66	5	-0.34	7.83	6	-1.83
Away	4	7.76	3	-4.76	6.62	7	-0.38	6.27	1	-5.27

Cardiff expected goals match by match, last 8

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	xG	xGA	xPts	Points	Deserved result
19 Sep	Championship	Charlton (H)	3-1	2.81	0.71	2.54	3	W
12 Sep	Championship	Bolton (A)	1-0	2.43	0.46	2.57	0	W
8 Sep	Championship	Stoke (H)	1-1	2.73	0.95	2.39	1	W
5 Sep	Championship	Portsmouth (A)	2-0	1.81	1.78	1.41	0	W
2 Sep	Championship	QPR (A)	2-1	0.64	2.49	0.37	0	L
29 Aug	Championship	Sheff Utd (H)	2-2	2.31	1.34	1.96	1	W
22 Aug	Championship	Derby (A)	2-2	2.88	1.89	1.92	1	W
17 Aug	Championship	Wrexham (H)	1-1	1.01	1.66	0.94	1	L

Cardiff players: goals against expected goals, last 8

Player	Position	Apps	Minutes	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xG per 90
Cian Ashford	midfielder	8	321	1.09	2	+0.91	0.31
Jack Moylan	midfielder	8	678	2.24	3	+0.76	0.30
Perry Ng	defender	8	720	0.39	1	+0.61	0.05
Rubin Colwill	midfielder	5	293	0.62	1	+0.38	0.19
Joel Colwill	midfielder	8	327	1.64	1	-0.64	0.45
Krystian Bielik	defender	6	494	0.70	0	-0.70	0.13
Chris Willock	attacker	8	438	0.90	0	-0.90	0.18
Ollie Tanner	attacker	8	627	2.31	0	-2.31	0.33
Yousef Salech	attacker	8	700	4.51	2	-2.51	0.58

Championship 2026/2027: every team's points against expected points

#	Team	MP	xG	Goals	xGA	Conceded	xPts	Points	Points minus xPts
1	Swansea City	8	12.2	13	10.4	6	11.8	17	+5.2
2	Charlton Athletic	8	6.3	7	12.7	10	7.4	12	+4.6
3	West Bromwich Albion	8	10.4	10	11.7	8	10.3	14	+3.7
4	Stoke City	8	8	13	11.2	12	9.3	13	+3.7
5	Bristol City	8	10.3	11	11.7	12	11.1	13	+1.9
6	Bolton Wanderers	8	9.6	11	14.8	15	8.1	10	+1.9
7	Southampton	8	14.3	19	12.6	10	12.3	14	+1.7
8	Sheffield United	8	8.3	9	13.3	11	7.7	9	+1.3
9	Blackburn Rovers	8	8	12	13	12	7.8	9	+1.2
10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	12.6	15	7.2	10	13.2	14	+0.8
11	Middlesbrough	8	15.4	16	9.6	12	14.5	15	+0.5
12	West Ham United	8	18.7	22	11.2	11	14.7	15	+0.3
13	Watford	8	9	7	14	10	7.9	8	+0.1
14	Queens Park Rangers	8	14.8	10	9.9	7	13.7	13	-0.7
15	Wrexham	8	10.3	9	10.2	12	11.5	10	-1.5
16	Birmingham City	8	13.2	12	10.9	11	12.6	11	-1.6
17	Lincoln City	8	12.6	7	9.9	8	12.7	11	-1.7
18	Portsmouth	7	10.5	9	9.8	10	10.2	8	-2.2
19	Norwich City	8	13.3	16	13.2	17	11.3	9	-2.3
20	Millwall	8	16.8	15	11.8	15	13.4	11	-2.4
21	Derby County	8	9.2	7	15.9	14	8.3	5	-3.3
22	Burnley	8	10.1	9	13	17	9	4	-5
23	Preston North End	8	10.5	8	11.7	15	10.7	4	-6.7
24	Cardiff City	8	16.6	10	11.3	12	14.1	7	-7.1

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