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Cardiff
EFL Championship
14:00
UTC, Saturday 24 October 2026
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Birmingham

Cardiff vs Birmingham: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Cardiff City host Birmingham City at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday 24 October 2026, kick-off 14:00 UTC, in the EFL Championship (round 12). Prediction markets make Birmingham the favourite at 38%, with the draw at 26% (Polymarket). Cardiff have had 7 days of rest since playing Boro (EFL Championship); Birmingham have had 7 after facing QPR and travel about 144 km. Cardiff are without 4 players (Gabriel Osho, Dylan Lawlor, Rubin Colwill and others); Birmingham are missing 2 (Paik Seung-Ho, Marc Leonard). Tim Robinson is the referee, averaging 4.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8. The forecast at kick-off is 13°C with rain and windy.

Win chances

Cardiff 36%Draw 26%Birmingham 38%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Cardiff 4-1-4-1

Coach: Brian Barry-Murphy

  1. 1 Nathan Trott GK
  2. 44 Ronan Kpakio DEF
  3. 5 Krystian Bielik DEF
  4. 4 Gabriel Osho DEF
  5. 3 Joel Bagan DEF
  6. 18 Alex Robertson MID
  7. 11 Ollie Tanner FWD
  8. 27 Joel Colwill MID
  9. 45 Cian Ashford MID
  10. 16 Chris Willock FWD
  11. 8 Jack Moylan FWD

Bench

  • 30 Harry Tyrer GK
  • 2 William Fish DEF
  • 23 Calum Scanlon DEF
  • 14 David Turnbull MID
  • 50 Charlie Holt MID
  • 33 Rob Tankiewicz MID
  • 52 Troy Perrett MID
  • 43 Paul Moreno MID
  • 39 Isaak Davies FWD

Birmingham 4-2-3-1

Coach: Chris Davies

  1. 1 James Beadle GK
  2. 26 Bright Osayi-Samuel DEF
  3. 5 Phil Neumann DEF
  4. 4 Christoph Klarer DEF
  5. 20 Alexander Cochrane DEF
  6. 24 Tomoki Iwata MID
  7. 14 Jhon Solís MID
  8. 16 Patrick Roberts FWD
  9. 28 Jay Stansfield MID
  10. 17 Liam Millar FWD
  11. 9 August Priske FWD

Bench

  • 21 Ryan Allsop GK
  • 2 Ethan Laird DEF
  • 23 Dael Fry DEF
  • 19 Taylor Gardner-Hickman MID
  • 18 Max Bird MID
  • 10 Demarai Gray FWD
  • 33 Marvin Ducksch FWD
  • 7 Carlos Vicente FWD
  • 32 Luis Vázquez FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Cardiff

  • Gabriel Osho suspension, back Late October 2026
  • Dylan Lawlor injury, back Early November 2026
  • Rubin Colwill injury, back Early November 2026
  • Calum Chambers injury, back Early November 2026

Birmingham

  • Paik Seung-Ho injury, back Early November 2026
  • Marc Leonard injury, back Doubtful
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 10 April 2024: Birmingham City 0-1 Cardiff City
  • Wednesday 13 December 2023: Cardiff City 0-1 Birmingham City
  • Tuesday 29 August 2023: Birmingham City 1-3 Cardiff City
  • Saturday 13 August 2022: Cardiff City 1-0 Birmingham City
  • Saturday 30 April 2022: Cardiff City 1-1 Birmingham City