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Cardiff 1-1 Wrexham: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 1
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  • R. Colwill90'
  • 3'K. Moore
Cardiff City StadiumAndrew KitchenMon, 17 Aug 202621:00

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Player of the match
Nathan Wallace Newman Trott headshot
Nathan Wallace Newman Trott
Goalkeeper · Cardiff
8.3
This match
Shooting0.0Finishing0.0Creativity0.1Passing2.7Involvement3.9Defending0.0Physical7.2Dribbling0.3
Attacking
Goals0
Assists0
Build-up
Passes33
Pass accuracy76%
Goalkeeping
Saves7
Goals conceded1
Penalties saved0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Trott8.3Colwill7.9Bagan7.5O'Brien7.3Patterson7.6Doyle7.7
Player
Nathan TrottNathan TrottG7125/33
Anthony PattersonAnthony PattersonG2114/23

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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0,36xG0,67
4Shots8
1On target3
0Big chances2
14Touches in box15
63%Possession37%
2Corners6
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Second half

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0,54xG0,88
7Shots10
2On target5
1Big chances0
13Touches in box11
72%Possession28%
7Corners3

xG race

29 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,40,91,31,70'15'30'45'60'75'90'Kieffer Moore 3'Rubin Colwill 90'Wrexham1,55 xGCardiff0,91 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Cardiff crestCardiff0,91 xG · 1 scoredWrexham crestWrexham1,55 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Cardiff22
Open play 15Set piece 3Dribble 2Foul won 2
Wrexham32
Open play 23Set piece 7Dribble 1Foul won 1

Momentum

13 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Kieffer Moore 3'Rubin Colwill 90'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'CardiffWrexham
Cardiff crestCardiff62% pressureWrexham crestWrexham38% pressure

Match replay

91'
1-1
0%Draw 100%0%
0.91xG1.55
11Shots18
5On target11
Momentum
Rubin Colwill portrait90' Goal Rubin Colwill 0.13 xG

Shot map

11 v 18

Cardiff shoot right, Wrexham left. Bigger dot = better chance.

CARWREgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Matthew James, 12', off targetJack Moylan, 25', off targetKieffer Moore, 36', off targetDaniel Imray, 37', off targetGabriel Osho, 45', off targetCallum Doyle, 58', off targetNathan Broadhead, 67', off targetBen Whiteman, 77', off targetJack Moylan, 78', off targetRonan Kpakio, 86', off targetSam Smith, 90', off targetIsaak Davies, 90', off targetCallum Robinson, 90', off target
CardiffWrexhamgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

CardiffDefensive line 34%
28Willock126Bagan44Tanner27Salech56Ashford80Osho62Moylan99Ng76Scanlon97Robertson65Trott
WrexhamDefensive line 28%
37Broadhead35Hyam38Imray40Vyner62O'Brien42James51Moore41Patterson61Doyle54Rathbone67Thomason

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

CardiffUntil 62'
18338423118451169

Most-connected pair: Bagan and Osho, 24 passes between them.

WrexhamUntil 67'
27220373314261922305

Most-connected pair: O'Brien and Thomason, 11 passes between them.

Tactical battle

68control32
70%Field tiltField tilt 30%15Box entriesBox entries 1415Passes into boxPasses into box 10
Press7.9 · 14.0Territory70% · 30%Direct1.85 · 3.44Progress68 · 35Dribble9 · 5Creation22 · 32Threat1.03 · 0.51Recover8 · 7
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In possession

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70,1%Field tilt29,9%
15Passes into box10
41Progressive passes24
17Carries into final third6
6Chances created12

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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7,88Press intensity (PPDA)13,96
6High turnovers5
8Regains within 5s7
20,6sBall recovery time35,7s
7Interceptions14

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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184Carries68
2232mCarry distance845m
27Progressive carries11
1287mProgressive carry distance439m
2Carries into the box5

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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9Take-ons won5
24Take-ons attempted11
697mProgressive pass distance416m
0Through balls0
13Switches of play1

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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1,03Expected threat (xT)0,51
1,72Action value (VAEP)1,47
22Shot-creating actions32
2Goal-creating actions2
0,58Expected assisted goals1,02

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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5,0Passes per attack2,8
19,9sAttack duration10,1s
1,85 m/sAttack directness3,44 m/s
4Build-up attacks1
8Direct attacks12

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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28Touches in box26
83Final third entries44
1Big chances2
1,12xG on target1,81
1Big chances missed2
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Passing

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7/36 (19%)Crosses1/21 (5%)
24/42 (57%)Long balls29/51 (57%)
19Throw-ins8
13Free kicks9
8Goal kicks6
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Duels

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50Total50
35/69 (51%)Ground34/69 (49%)
16/33 (48%)Aerial17/33 (52%)
9/23 (39%)Dribbles5/11 (45%)
6Dispossessed8
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Defending

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44Recoveries51
4Interceptions7
14Tackles20
64%Tackles won50%
25Clearances40
2Big saves0
3Fouled in final third2
7,83Average rating7,45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

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They score

80%1+ goal80%
40%2+ goals20%
20%3+ goals10%

They concede

100%1+ goal80%
50%2+ goals30%

Heaviest results

Cardiff crestbest 5-1 (H)·worst 0-2 (A)

Wrexham crestbest 3-0 (A)·worst 0-6 (A)

Match summary

Cardiff and Wrexham drew 1-1 at Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship. Wrexham led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: R. Colwill (90') for Cardiff; K. Moore (3') for Wrexham. In their last 2 meetings, Cardiff have won 1, Wrexham 0, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI predictionProjected
Confidence 35%
CAR35%
X33%
WRE32%

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Draws
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