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- Competition: League One
- Date: 17th March, 2026
- Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
- Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Round 38 of the 2025/26 EFL League One season sees Cardiff City host Wycombe Wanderers. Cardiff have enjoyed a productive campaign in front of goal and currently rank among the more efficient attacking teams in the division, enabling them to sit comfortably in one of the two automatic promotion places, while Wycombe remain in the fight to secure one of the remaining promotion play-off spots.
Cardiff City vs Wycombe Wanderers Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Wycombe Wanderers
1 : 1
Cardiff City
League One
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Wycombe Wanderers
0 : 0
Cardiff City
Club Friendlies 3
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Cardiff City
2 : 1
Wycombe Wanderers
Championship
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Wycombe Wanderers
2 : 1
Cardiff City
Championship
Their most recent clash earlier in the season finished in a 1-1 draw, highlighting the narrow margins that often characterize this fixture.
Cardiff team overview
Cardiff approach this fixture in solid recent form. Over their last six league matches, they have collected three wins, including a comprehensive 4-0 victory away at Exeter last weekend. Brian Murphy’s side have also relied heavily on their home form this season, winning 14 of a possible 18 matches at the Cardiff City Stadium. However, defensive consistency has occasionally been an issue, as the team has managed just two clean sheets in the last six matches.
Another notable trend is Cardiff’s ability to capitalize after scoring first. When they have opened the scoring at home, they have gone on to win every such match this season, underlining their ability to control games once ahead.
In terms of squad availability, Cardiff have largely maintained stability in recent weeks with few widely reported injury concerns, allowing them to rely on a relatively consistent starting lineup.
Last matches of Cardiff City
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Exeter City
0 : 4
Cardiff City
League One
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Barnsley
1 : 1
Cardiff City
League One
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Cardiff City
0 : 2
Lincoln City F.C
League One
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Doncaster Rovers
0 : 4
Cardiff City
League One
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Plymouth Argyle
5 : 2
Cardiff City
League One
Cardiff City lineup
Goalkeeper
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13
Nathan Trott
Defenders
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38
Perry Ng
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4
Gabriel Osho
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48
Dylan Lawlor
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3
Joel Bagan
Midfielders
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6
Ryan Wintle
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18
Alex Robertson
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10
Rubin Colwill
Forwards
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11
Ollie Tanner
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45
Cian Ashford
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8
Omari Kellyman
Wycombe team overview
Wycombe arrive in Cardiff with a more cautious statistical profile. An impressive three-game winning streak from late February to early March came to an end with back-to-back league defeats to Bolton and Luton, causing Wycombe to drop out of the top six for the time being.
The Chairboys also struggle to impose themselves early in away fixtures. They have only collected three wins from a possible 18 away fixtures, recording just one win in the last five away trips.
Wycombe have relied on the scoring form of Fred Onyedinma, who has netted nine league goals in 35 appearances.
Last matches of Wycombe Wanderers
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Wycombe Wanderers
1 : 2
Luton Town F.C.
League One
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Bolton Wanderers
3 : 2
Wycombe Wanderers
League One
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Barnsley
0 : 1
Wycombe Wanderers
League One
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Wycombe Wanderers
3 : 0
Burton Albion
League One
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Wycombe Wanderers
3 : 1
Stevenage
League One
Wycombe Wanderers lineup
Goalkeeper
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50
Will Norris
Defenders
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2
Jack Grimmer
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26
Connor Taylor
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6
Taylor Allen
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3
Daniel Harvie
Midfielders
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8
Caolan Boyd-Munce
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5
Aaron Morley
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21
Jamie Mullins
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28
Luke Harris
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44
Fred Onyedinma
Forwards
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11
Nathan Lowe
Prediction
A narrow home victory appears the most plausible outcome as Cardiff look to strengthen their position during the closing stages of the League One season.
Prediction: Cardiff to Win.
Three reasons we expect Cardiff to Win
- Cardiff have recorded six wins from their last eight league fixtures.
- Wycombe have secured only three away wins from a possible 18 this League One season.
- Cardiff have won five of their last eight League One matches.
Main prediction Cardiff City - Wycombe Wanderers
Cardiff City to win
Best Odds:
Cardiff City vs Wycombe Wanderers standings in League One
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City | 37 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 69 - 32 | +37 | 80 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 37 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 73 - 39 | +34 | 76 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 55 - 38 | +17 | 65 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 37 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 47 - 41 | +6 | 64 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 40 - 37 | +3 | 57 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 56 - 46 | +10 | 56 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 48 - 46 | +2 | 56 |
| 8 | Reading | 37 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 55 - 49 | +6 | 55 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 53 - 41 | +12 | 53 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 56 - 53 | +3 | 53 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 37 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 48 - 46 | +2 | 51 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 58 - 58 | 0 | 49 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 46 - 50 | -4 | 49 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 51 - 51 | 0 | 46 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 42 - 39 | +3 | 45 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 41 - 51 | -10 | 43 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 40 - 59 | -19 | 43 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 40 - 47 | -7 | 42 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 49 - 60 | -11 | 42 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 38 - 50 | -12 | 41 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 37 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 43 - 61 | -18 | 38 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 - 50 | -15 | 36 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 31 - 50 | -19 | 35 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 26 - 46 | -20 | 28 |