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Championship · Cardiff

CAR Cardiff — Season Outlook

Championship 2026/27 · currently 21st · 7 pts · LDLWL

League tableTitle raceRelegation battle

Win title
<1%
Play-offs (top 6)
5.9%
Relegation
20.6%
Projected points53
Projected finish16th
Most likely finish22nd
80% range8th–23rd

Where Cardiff finish

Champions <1%Play-offs (top 6) 5.9%Mid-tableRelegation 20.6%

Footyntel projects Cardiff to finish around 16th in the Championship 2026/27 — most likely 22nd, with an 80% range of 8th to 23rd — on roughly 53 points. Their chance of winning the title is 0.2%, of play-offs (top 6) 5.9%, and of relegation 20.6%. On current form they are not yet safe from the drop.

Season trend

How Cardiff's title, play-offs (top 6) and relegation probabilities have moved.

📈 Trend tracking has just started. This chart shows how the probabilities move through the season — it fills in as daily snapshots build up, so check back in a few days.

Cardiff's remaining fixtures

Model win / draw / loss for Cardiff in each match (H home, A away).

H  Watford46·27·27  13 OctA  Middlesbrough17·19·64  17 OctH  Birmingham37·26·37  24 OctA  Wolverhampton22·21·57  31 OctH  West Ham29·22·49  4 NovH  Burnley53·23·24  7 NovA  Norwich25·21·54  21 NovH  Preston NE51·24·25  24 NovA  Swansea18·23·59  29 NovH  Lincoln City42·28·30  5 DecA  West Brom25·27·48  8 DecH  Southampton24·21·55  12 DecA  Bristol City27·24·49  19 DecH  Millwall36·24·40  26 DecA  Birmingham24·24·52  29 DecA  Southampton13·16·71  1 JanH  Middlesbrough29·23·48  16 JanH  Wolverhampton36·24·41  23 JanA  West Ham17·18·65  27 JanA  Burnley38·24·37  30 JanH  Norwich40·23·37  6 FebH  Bolton48·24·29  13 FebA  Watford33·28·40  16 FebA  Charlton33·29·38  20 FebH  Blackburn43·26·31  27 FebH  Derby County47·25·28  2 MarA  Wrexham28·24·47  6 MarH  Swansea29·26·45  13 MarA  Lincoln City29·28·43  16 MarA  Millwall23·21·56  20 MarH  Bristol City41·25·34  3 AprA  Stoke26·24·50  6 AprH  Portsmouth45·26·30  10 AprA  Sheffield Utd28·25·47  17 AprH  QPR38·26·36  21 AprH  West Brom37·28·35  24 AprA  Preston NE36·26·38  1 May

FAQ

Can Cardiff win the Championship this season?

Footyntel's model gives Cardiff a 0.2% chance of winning the Championship 2026/27 title, currently 19th of 24 clubs by title probability. They are projected to finish around 22nd on about 53 points.

Will Cardiff be relegated?

The model gives Cardiff a 20.6% chance of relegation this season. Their most likely finish is 22nd, with an 80% range of 8th–23rd.

Where will Cardiff finish in the Championship?

Projected finish: about 16th (most likely 22nd), 80% likely between 8th and 23rd. Title 0.2%, play-offs (top 6) 5.9%, relegation 20.6%.