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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
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 UnitedLeeds26158348192953
2Burnley26141023192252
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2612683123842
6Middlesbrough26118743321141
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26913432211140
8Watford26115103637-138
9Bristol City2691073330337
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Queens Park RangersQPR2671182934-532
14Millwall257992423130
15Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
16Coventry CityCoventry2678113437-329
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2678112941-1229
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2674152744-1725
21Cardiff CityCardiff2659122641-1524
22Hull City2658132536-1123
23Portsmouth2558123044-1423
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2649132554-2921


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