Match Report
Before the match
five goals for and six against accompanied Wolverhampton's two wins, one draw and two defeats across five outings. On 24 October, Wolverhampton recorded a 1-0 win hosting Watford.
Watford travelled to face Wolverhampton (Championship) on 24 October. For Wolverhampton, the score was 1-0: one goal scored, zero allowed. 1-1 was Wolverhampton's result against Portsmouth on 20 October (Championship), playing at home; Wolverhampton drew, with one scored to one conceded. The 16 October fixture (Championship) paired Wolverhampton with Burnley. Wolverhampton won 2-1 away from home, netting two goals while conceding one. Playing at home against Bolton (Championship), Wolverhampton finished 1-3 on 13 October. Their score comprised one goal, against three from the opposition. 10 October: Wolverhampton lost 0-1 against Middlesbrough away from home in Championship, scoring zero goals and allowing one.
Wolverhampton: 7th, 21 points, 12 matches in the calculated Championship standings at kickoff.
12 goals for and six against accompanied Cardiff's three wins, one draw and one defeat across five outings. A 1-0 win at home to Birmingham (24 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 5-1 at home to Watford on 13 October.
The 24 October fixture (Championship) paired Cardiff with Birmingham. Cardiff won 1-0 at home, netting one goal while conceding zero. Playing away from home against Middlesbrough (Championship), Cardiff finished 2-2 on 17 October. Their score comprised two goals, against two from the opposition. 13 October: Cardiff won 5-1 against Watford at home in Championship, scoring five goals and allowing one. Against Blackburn in Championship, Cardiff scored one and conceded two on 10 October; the away from home result was 1-2. Cardiff's at home game on 19 September (Championship) ended 3-1 against Charlton, with three goals for and one against.
Cardiff: 17th, 14 points, 12 matches in the calculated Championship standings at kickoff.
Previous meetings in our records: a 2-0 home win for Wolverhampton on 2 March 2019 and a 2-1 home win for Cardiff on 30 November 2018.
After the match
Wolverhampton comfortably beat Cardiff 3-0 on 31 October 2026. Adam Armstrong (26'), André (42'), Joel Bagan (56'), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (62') and Rubin Colwill (90') were booked. Wolverhampton are unbeaten in the latest 4 matches of their recorded form in the 2026/27 Championship. The card tally for Wolverhampton was three yellow cards. four changes were recorded for Wolverhampton. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde was booked following entry for Wolverhampton in the 36th minute. Cardiff picked up two yellow cards. Cardiff: five substitutions. Rubin Colwill entered for Cardiff at 61 minutes and later was booked.