Cardiff City U21 vs Manchester City U21 Wednesday 29th July 2026 02:00 PM football predictions.

Match Analysis

Cardiff City U21 Manchester City U21

Cardiff City U21 W D W W L

Manchester City U21 L L W L W L

STRENGTH

EXPECTED GOALS

WINS THE GAME

What do these metrics mean?

Strength: Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion: Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target: Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession: Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate: Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential: Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential: Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals: Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head: Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game: Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Cardiff City U21 Form (Last 5 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Jul 14, 26	Away	Bath City	0 - 2	Win
Jul 11, 26	Home	Poole Town	1 - 1	Draw
Aug 5, 25	Home	Wolves U21	5 - 0	Win
Jul 25, 25	Away	Merthyr Town	4 - 6	Win
Jul 16, 24	Away	Barry Town	5 - 3	Loss

Manchester City U21 Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Oct 28, 25	Away	Rotherham	4 - 2	Loss
Sep 23, 25	Away	Bolton	3 - 0	Loss
Aug 26, 25	Away	Oldham	1 - 5	Win
Jul 26, 25	Away	Buxton	3 - 2	Loss
Jul 23, 25	Away	Lommel United	1 - 2	Win
Nov 12, 24	Away	Lincoln	5 - 0	Loss

Predictions

Both Teams To Score - Yes

This prediction indicates that there is a 61.28% likelihood that both Cardiff City U21 and Manchester City U21 will score at least one goal each during the course of the match.

Cardiff City U21 or Manchester City U21 to win

This prediction indicates that Cardiff City U21 has a 42.99% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 19.74 %

Over 1.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 67.48% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be two or more goals scored.

Over 2.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 70.91% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be three or more goals scored.

Most Likely Scorelines

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