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Championship | Gameweek 22
Dec 21, 2024 at 3pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
0 - 2
Sheff Utd


Siopis (27'), Meite (45+1'), Bagan (61')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Moore (65', 73')
Peck (50')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Stoke 2-2 Cardiff
Saturday, December 14 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Sheff Utd 2-0 Plymouth
Saturday, December 14 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Cardiff City 0-2 Sheffield United

Having excelled at both ends of the pitch so far this season, particularly in defence, we back Sheffield United to continue their fine run against a Cardiff City side lacking any momentum. 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 37.94%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 35.38% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.26%) and 2-0 (6.62%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (9.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.68%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Sheffield United in this match.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawSheffield United
37.94% (0.030000000000001 0.03) 26.68% (0.0020000000000024 0) 35.38% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
Both teams to score 51.89% (-0.013999999999996 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.88% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)53.12% (0.017000000000003 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.3% (-0.012 -0.01)74.7% (0.013999999999996 0.01)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.79% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)27.21% (-0.0070000000000014 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.38% (0.012 0.01)62.62% (-0.010000000000005 -0.01)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.28% (-0.025000000000006 -0.03)28.72% (0.026 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.45% (-0.031999999999996 -0.03)64.55% (0.034000000000006 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 37.94%
    Sheffield United 35.38%
    Draw 26.68%
Cardiff CityDrawSheffield United
1-0 @ 10.17% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.26% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-0 @ 6.62% (0.008 0.01)
3-1 @ 3.58% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-0 @ 2.87% (0.0029999999999997 0)
3-2 @ 2.24%
4-1 @ 1.17% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 0.94% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 37.94%
1-1 @ 12.68%
0-0 @ 7.81% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-2 @ 5.15% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-3 @ 0.93% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 26.68%
0-1 @ 9.75% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
1-2 @ 7.92% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-2 @ 6.08% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-3 @ 3.29% (-0.004 -0)
0-3 @ 2.53% (-0.004 -0)
2-3 @ 2.14% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
1-4 @ 1.03% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.64%
Total : 35.38%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Sheff Utd

Cardiff City
Draw
Sheffield United
Cardiff City
14.8%
Draw
14.8%
Sheffield United
70.4%
54
Head to Head
Apr 15, 2023 12.30pm
Gameweek 42
Sheff Utd
4-1
Cardiff
McAtee (24'), Robinson (54'), Ndiaye (80'), Clark (85')
Kaba (19' pen.)
Nov 12, 2022 3pm
Apr 23, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 44
Sheff Utd
1-0
Cardiff
Ndiaye (47')
Norwood (67')

Bagan (57'), McGuinness (60'), Ng (71')
Dec 4, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 21
Cardiff
2-3
Sheff Utd
Harris (32'), McGuinness (90')
Collins (44')
Morrison (52')
Gibbs-White (61'), Sharp (73'), McGoldrick (75')
Norwood (40')
Apr 2, 2018 7.45pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds382311476255180
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd38257653282580
3Burnley382115252114178
4Sunderland381912755371869
5Coventry CityCoventry38178135548759
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381318748341457
7Bristol City38141594941857
8Middlesbrough38159145748954
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn38157164240252
10Watford38157164751-452
11Millwall381312133739-251
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds38149155359-651
13Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR381112154450-645
16Swansea CitySwansea38128183849-1144
17Portsmouth38119184661-1542
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd381012163955-1642
19Hull City381011173947-841
20Stoke CityStoke38912173751-1439
21Cardiff CityCardiff38912174262-2039
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton3898213460-2635
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth38712194077-3733


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