Cardiff Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Cardiff Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Cardiff are averaging 6 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 10.3 total SOT on average. That puts them 13th of 24 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Blackburn, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Cardiff players hit the most shots on target?

Yousef Salech leads with 17 shots on target across 10 qualifying appearances (1.7/g, 80% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Cardiff player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Cardiff's SOT profile look this season?

Cardiff are averaging 6 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 4.3 for a match-total of 10.3. That ranks 13th of 24 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 17.4 shots per game and create 12.8 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Blackburn, the page weights each Cardiff attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Cardiff take 17.4 shots per game and put 6 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Cardiff fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Cardiff are currently converting 23% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Cardiff player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Callum Robinson	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Yousef Salech	attacker	10	17	1.7	80%
Jack Moylan	midfielder	9	9	1	67%
Ollie Tanner	attacker	9	7	0.78	56%
Rubin Colwill	midfielder	6	3	0.5	50%
Cian Ashford	midfielder	7	4	0.57	43%
Krystian Bielik	defender	6	3	0.5	33%
Alex Robertson	midfielder	10	3	0.3	30%
Joel Colwill	midfielder	7	2	0.29	29%
Chris Willock	attacker	9	2	0.22	22%
Joel Bagan	defender	10	2	0.2	20%
Perry Ng	defender	10	3	0.3	20%
David Turnbull	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Nathan Trott	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Gabriel Osho	defender	8	0	0	0%
Ronan Kpakio	defender	3	0	0	0%
Callum Scanlon	defender	3	0	0	0%
Isaak Davies	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Noah Anyadike	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Cardiff shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	Championship	Charlton Athletic	Home	3-1	8	3	11	Jack Moylan (3)
12 Sep 2026	Championship	Bolton Wanderers	Away	1-0	10	5	15	Yousef Salech (3)
8 Sep 2026	Championship	Stoke City	Home	1-1	7	4	11	Yousef Salech (3)
5 Sep 2026	Championship	Portsmouth	Away	2-0	5	5	10	Jack Moylan (1)
2 Sep 2026	Championship	Queens Park Rangers	Away	2-1	3	4	7	Perry Ng (2)
29 Aug 2026	Championship	Sheffield United	Home	2-2	10	4	14	Krystian Bielik (2)
25 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Norwich City	Home	1-2	3	3	6	Yousef Salech (1)
22 Aug 2026	Championship	Derby County	Away	2-2	7	7	14	Yousef Salech (3)
17 Aug 2026	Championship	Wrexham	Home	1-1	3	7	10	Jack Moylan (1)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Swindon Town	Home	3-2	4	1	5	Yousef Salech (3)

Cardiff shots on target 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 6
Shots on target against per game: 4.3
Match total shots on target per game: 10.3
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 1 of 24

Cardiff Shots on target for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	5.83	100%	67%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	6.25	100%	75%	75%	50%	50%
Overall	10	6	100%	70%	60%	50%	50%

Cardiff Shots on target against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	3.67	83%	50%	17%	17%	17%
Away	4	5.25	100%	100%	75%	25%	25%
Overall	10	4.3	90%	70%	40%	20%	20%

Cardiff Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	6	9.5	67%	67%	67%	67%	50%
Away	4	11.5	100%	75%	75%	75%	50%
Overall	10	10.3	80%	70%	70%	70%	50%

Cardiff Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	6	5.83	6.25
Total shots / match	17.4	19.33	14.5
Share of shots on target	34%	30%	43%
Goals per shot on target	23%	31%	12%
Shots on target per goal	4.3	3.2	8.3
Shots on target over 2.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots on target over 3.5	70%	67%	75%
Shots on target over 4.5	60%	50%	75%
Shots on target over 5.5	50%	50%	50%
Shots on target over 6.5	50%	50%	50%

Cardiff Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	4.3	3.67	5.25
Shots on target against over 2.5	90%	83%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	70%	50%	100%
Shots on target against over 4.5	40%	17%	75%
Shots on target against over 5.5	20%	17%	25%
Shots on target against over 6.5	20%	17%	25%

Cardiff Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	10.3	9.5	11.5
Match shots on target over 6.5	80%	67%	100%
Match shots on target over 7.5	70%	67%	75%
Match shots on target over 8.5	70%	67%	75%
Match shots on target over 9.5	70%	67%	75%
Match shots on target over 10.5	50%	50%	50%

Cardiff 1st-half shots on target for 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	1.67	33%	33%	0%
Away	1	7	100%	100%	100%
Overall	4	3	50%	50%	25%

Cardiff 1st-half shots on target against 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	1.67	67%	33%	0%
Away	1	5	100%	100%	100%
Overall	4	2.5	75%	50%	25%

Cardiff 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	3	3.33	100%	33%	0%	0%
Away	1	12	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	4	5.5	100%	50%	25%	25%

Cardiff shots on target match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Championship	Charlton (H)	3-1	8	3	11	-
12 Sep	Championship	Bolton (A)	1-0	10	5	15	-
8 Sep	Championship	Stoke (H)	1-1	7	4	11	-
5 Sep	Championship	Portsmouth (A)	2-0	5	5	10	-
2 Sep	Championship	QPR (A)	2-1	3	4	7	-
29 Aug	Championship	Sheff Utd (H)	2-2	10	4	14	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Norwich (H)	1-2	3	3	6	3
22 Aug	Championship	Derby (A)	2-2	7	7	14	12
17 Aug	Championship	Wrexham (H)	1-1	3	7	10	4
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Swindon (H)	3-2	4	1	5	3

Championship shots on target table 2026/2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Cardiff City	8	6.63	4.88	11.5	88%
2	Bolton Wanderers	8	4.75	5.75	10.5	88%
3	West Ham United	8	5.88	4	9.88	63%
4	Norwich City	8	5.5	4.38	9.88	88%
5	Middlesbrough	8	5.13	4.13	9.25	75%
6	Derby County	8	3.63	5.63	9.25	38%
7	Portsmouth	7	4.57	4.43	9	57%
8	Southampton	8	4.88	3.88	8.75	50%
9	Stoke City	8	4	4.63	8.63	38%
10	Queens Park Rangers	8	5.38	3.13	8.5	50%
11	Burnley	8	3.63	4.88	8.5	50%
12	Birmingham City	8	4.25	4.13	8.38	50%
13	Millwall	8	4.13	4.13	8.25	63%
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	4.57	3.57	8.14	43%
15	Watford	8	3.5	4.63	8.13	38%
16	Sheffield United	8	3.13	5	8.13	50%
17	Preston North End	8	3.13	5	8.13	50%
18	Wrexham	8	3.38	4.5	7.88	50%
19	Swansea City	8	5	2.75	7.75	38%
20	Blackburn Rovers	8	4.13	3.63	7.75	25%
21	West Bromwich Albion	8	3.75	3.88	7.63	38%
22	Lincoln City	8	3	4.63	7.63	38%
23	Bristol City	8	4.63	2.75	7.38	38%
24	Charlton Athletic	8	2.63	4.75	7.38	38%

Cardiff shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	1	3	4	7	0%
Vs top half	3	6	3.67	9.67	67%
Vs bottom half	5	7	5.6	12.6	100%
Vs bottom six	2	6	6	12	100%

Cardiff shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Championship	2026/2027	8	6.63	4.88	11.5	88%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	2	3.5	2	5.5	0%
League One	2025/2026	46	5.43	3.59	9.02	50%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	5	7.2	5	12.2	100%
FA Cup	2025/2026	1	0	1	1	0%
Championship	2024/2025	46	4.17	4.35	8.52	39%
FA Cup	2024/2025	3	5	7.33	12.33	100%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	2	6	5	11	100%

Cardiff next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	Blackburn (away)	7.75	4.13	3.63	7.75	4	3.75
Tue 13 Oct 18:45	Watford (home)	8.13	3.5	4.63	8.5	3.25	5.25
Sat 17 Oct 11:30	M'Boro (away)	9.25	5.13	4.13	10.25	6.5	3.75

Cardiff players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Yousef Salech	attacker	8	10	80%
2	Jack Moylan	midfielder	7	10	70%
3	Ollie Tanner	attacker	5	9	56%
4	Cian Ashford	midfielder	5	10	50%
5	Rubin Colwill	midfielder	3	6	50%

Cardiff players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Yousef Salech	attacker	5	10	50%
2	Ollie Tanner	attacker	2	9	22%
3	Jack Moylan	midfielder	2	10	20%
4	Krystian Bielik	defender	1	6	17%
5	Cian Ashford	midfielder	1	10	10%

Cardiff players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Yousef Salech	attacker	4	10	40%
2	Jack Moylan	midfielder	1	10	10%

Blackburn shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Championship	Portsmouth (A)	2-2	5	7	12	-
12 Sep	Championship	Millwall (H)	3-1	4	2	6	-
8 Sep	Championship	Sheff Utd (H)	1-2	5	4	9	-
5 Sep	Championship	Preston (A)	2-1	5	3	8	-
1 Sep	Championship	Lincoln (A)	0-0	2	1	3	-
29 Aug	Championship	QPR (H)	1-2	2	6	8	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Sheff Utd (H)	1-2	5	5	10	7
22 Aug	Championship	M'Boro (H)	2-1	5	3	8	4
14 Aug	Championship	Wolves (A)	2-2	5	3	8	3
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Burton (A)	1-2	7	7	14	8