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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.)
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Sheff Utd
1-0
Cardiff
Ndiaye (47')
Norwood (67')

Bagan (57'), McGuinness (60'), Ng (71')
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Cardiff
2-3
Sheff Utd
Harris (32'), McGuinness (90')
Collins (44')
Morrison (52')
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Norwood (40')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
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8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2171132416832
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11Bristol City216962626027
12Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
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14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
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22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318


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