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Championship | Gameweek 1
Aug 10, 2024 at 12.30pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
Sunderland

Cardiff
0 - 2
Sunderland

FT(HT: 0-1)
O'Nien (18'), Clarke (89')
Hume (51'), Alese (81')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Bristol Rovers 0-2 Cardiff
Saturday, August 3 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 3
Last Game: Sunderland 2-2 Marseille
Saturday, August 3 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 3

We said: Cardiff City 2-1 Sunderland

In front of an energetic home crowd and with a host of new attacking faces, Cardiff will be confident of commencing their campaign with maximum points this weekend. There are still questions marks over Sunderland's striking situation ahead of Saturday's curtain raiser, and we feel that could impact their chances of earning a result in South Wales. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Cardiff City win with a probability of 39.42%. A win for Sunderland has a probability of 34.47% and a draw has a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win is 1-0 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (8.52%) and 2-0 (6.73%). The likeliest Sunderland win is 0-1 (9.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.41%).

Result
Cardiff CityDrawSunderland
39.42% (-0.335 -0.34) 26.11% (0.226 0.23) 34.47% (0.11300000000001 0.11)
Both teams to score 53.64% (-0.73099999999999 -0.73)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.17% (-0.944 -0.94)50.83% (0.948 0.95)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.28% (-0.838 -0.84)72.72% (0.843 0.84)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.68% (-0.605 -0.61)25.32% (0.61 0.61)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.9% (-0.842 -0.84)60.1% (0.846 0.85)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.83% (-0.38800000000001 -0.39)28.17% (0.392 0.39)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.14% (-0.497 -0.5)63.86% (0.5 0.5)
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 39.42%
    Sunderland 34.47%
    Draw 26.11%
Cardiff CityDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 9.8% (0.201 0.2)
2-1 @ 8.52% (-0.067 -0.07)
2-0 @ 6.73% (0.021 0.02)
3-1 @ 3.9% (-0.1 -0.1)
3-0 @ 3.08% (-0.044 -0.04)
3-2 @ 2.47% (-0.092 -0.09)
4-1 @ 1.34% (-0.059 -0.06)
4-0 @ 1.06% (-0.034 -0.03)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 39.42%
1-1 @ 12.41% (0.12 0.12)
0-0 @ 7.13% (0.268 0.27)
2-2 @ 5.4% (-0.102 -0.1)
3-3 @ 1.04% (-0.051 -0.05)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 26.11%
0-1 @ 9.04% (0.244 0.24)
1-2 @ 7.86% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
0-2 @ 5.72% (0.093 0.09)
1-3 @ 3.32% (-0.04 -0.04)
0-3 @ 2.42% (0.014 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.28% (-0.068 -0.07)
1-4 @ 1.05% (-0.024 -0.02)
Other @ 2.77%
Total : 34.47%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Sunderland

Cardiff City
75.8%
Draw
17.6%
Sunderland
6.6%
91
Head to Head
Mar 29, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 39
Cardiff
0-2
Sunderland

Wintle (64'), Bowler (64')
Aouchiche (12' pen.), Bellingham (27')
Styles (36')
Sep 24, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 8
Sunderland
0-1
Cardiff

Ba (9'), Burstow (58')
McGuinness (87')
Siopis (55'), Colwill (77')
Apr 10, 2023 3pm
Nov 5, 2022 3pm
Jan 13, 2018 12.30pm
Cardiff
4-0
Sunderland
Paterson (46', 80'), Ralls (55'), Pilkington (90')
Morrison (85')

Oviedo (41'), Gooch (45')
Ndong (49')
rhs 2.0
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2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd28186440182258
3Burnley28151123692756
4Sunderland28159440221854
5Middlesbrough28128846341244
6Blackburn RoversBlackburn28126103126542
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2891453324941
8Watford28125113939041
9Bristol City2891183533238
10Queens Park RangersQPR2891183235-338
11Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds28108104045-538
12Norwich CityNorwich2899104341236
13Coventry CityCoventry2898113737035
14Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2898113343-1035
15Swansea CitySwansea2897123135-434
16Preston North EndPreston2871383035-534
17Millwall27710102626031
18Portsmouth2778123546-1129
19Stoke CityStoke28610122636-1028
20Cardiff CityCardiff28610123143-1228
21Derby CountyDerby2876153138-727
22Hull City2868142738-1126
23Luton TownLuton2875162947-1826
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2849152560-3521


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