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Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
2 - 1
Sheff Weds

Ugbo (48'), Wintle (90+8' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-0)
Bannan (76')
Bannan (42'), Bernard (66'), Delgado (80'), Paterson (90'), Windass (90+12')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Cardiff City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Cardiff City have arguably been better than their results so far this season suggest, while the visiting Owls are yet to find their form on their return to the Championship, and we envisage a first league win of the season for Bulut's side as a result. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cardiff City win with a probability of 40.29%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 31.1% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.05%) and 2-0 (7.81%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (10.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Cardiff City would win this match.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawSheffield Wednesday
40.29% (0.012999999999998 0.01) 28.62% (-0.004999999999999 -0) 31.1% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Both teams to score 45.24% (0.014000000000003 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.95% (0.018000000000001 0.02)61.05% (-0.013999999999996 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.97% (0.015000000000001 0.02)81.03% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.33% (0.016999999999996 0.02)29.67% (-0.013000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.28% (0.018000000000001 0.02)65.72% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.32% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)35.68% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.55% (0.004999999999999 0)72.45% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 40.28%
    Sheffield Wednesday 31.1%
    Draw 28.6%
Cardiff CityDrawSheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 12.86%
2-1 @ 8.05% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-0 @ 7.81% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-1 @ 3.26% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 3.17% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-2 @ 1.68% (0.002 0)
4-1 @ 0.99% (0.001 0)
4-0 @ 0.96% (0.001 0)
Other @ 1.5%
Total : 40.28%
1-1 @ 13.25%
0-0 @ 10.58% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.15% (0.0020000000000007 0)
Other @ 0.62%
Total : 28.6%
0-1 @ 10.91%
1-2 @ 6.83%
0-2 @ 5.62% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 2.35% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 1.93% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 1.43% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.03%
Total : 31.1%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Sheff Weds

Cardiff City
55.6%
Draw
33.3%
Sheffield Wednesday
11.1%
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Head to Head
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Sheff Weds
5-0
Cardiff
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Gameweek 1
Cardiff
0-2
Sheff Weds
Windass (4'), Rhodes (44')
Luongo (74')
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Harris (51')
Glatzel (5'), Hoilett (8')
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CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
RHuddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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