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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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1Leeds UnitedLeeds362210472234976
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd36246651272476
3Burnley362014249103974
4Sunderland361911654332168
5Coventry CityCoventry36168125246656
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom361316746321455
7Bristol City36131494639753
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn36157144137452
9Middlesbrough36148145547850
10Norwich CityNorwich361213115749849
11Watford36147154650-449
12Millwall361212123637-148
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds36139145056-648
14Queens Park RangersQPR361111144146-544
15Swansea CitySwansea36128163846-844
16Preston North EndPreston36916113642-643
17Portsmouth36119164457-1342
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd36912153753-1639
19Hull City36910173645-937
20Stoke CityStoke36812163650-1436
21Cardiff CityCardiff36812163959-2036
22Derby CountyDerby3688203549-1432
23Luton TownLuton3687213259-2731
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth36612183673-3730


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