Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Swansea 2-0 Cardiff
Saturday, March 16 at 12.30pm in Championship
Saturday, March 16 at 12.30pm in Championship
Last Game: Sunderland 0-0 QPR
Saturday, March 16 at 3pm in Championship
Saturday, March 16 at 3pm in Championship
We said: Cardiff City 1-1 Sunderland
There has only been one draw in the last 12 meetings between these two teams in all competitions, but we have a feeling that the points will be shared on Friday. Sunderland managed to end their losing run last time out and certainly have enough quality to avoid defeat in Wales on Friday afternoon. 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 Sunderland win with a probability of 39.71%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 33.22% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.39%) and 0-2 (7.17%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (9.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.84%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Cardiff City | Draw | Sunderland |
33.22% ( -0.03) | 27.07% ( -0.01) | 39.71% ( 0.04) |
| Both teams to score 50.31% ( 0.03) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
