Cardiff City
The short answerCardiff City are 241st in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1368, with a plausible range of 140th to 395th. That makes them 0.72 goals per 90 minutes worse than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 8th of 24 in the Championship.
What this club is made of
First XI
How good the usual starting eleven is
Squad depth
How much quality there is beyond the first eleven
Star spread
How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars
Squad age curve
How many minutes go to players in their peak years
Manager
Results under the current head coach against what the squad suggested
Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.
This season they are taking 1.17 points a game from 12 matches, while their performances have been worth 1.71. That is 6.6 points fewer than the football deserved, which our model calls unlucky. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1336, an easier schedule than the Championship average.
For context, the next club above them in the Championship is Birmingham City, rated 1368, and the next one below is Queens Park Rangers, rated 1365. The gap to the strongest side in the division, West Ham United, is 240 rating points.
Compared with the rest of their league, their style stands out for very high passes completed close to goal, very high touches in the opposition box and very low aerial play.
The Championship itself is 8th in our world league ranking, where its average club is 0.85 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average.
How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is high: the range of 140th to 395th is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.
World club ranking · World league ranking · Championship hub · How it works
Nearest in the Championship
| 42 | West Ham United Championship · England | 1608 | 23–71 | |
| 88 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship · England | 1506 | 50–145 | |
| 89 | Middlesbrough Championship · England | 1506 | 51–141 | |
| 167 | Southampton Championship · England | 1416 | 101–285 | |
| 189 | Swansea City Championship · England | 1401 | 115–308 | |
| 219 | Stoke City Championship · England | 1379 | 132–362 |