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Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
2 - 1
Sheff Weds

Ugbo (48'), Wintle (90+8' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-0)
Bannan (76')
Bannan (42'), Bernard (66'), Delgado (80'), Paterson (90'), Windass (90+12')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Cardiff City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Cardiff City have arguably been better than their results so far this season suggest, while the visiting Owls are yet to find their form on their return to the Championship, and we envisage a first league win of the season for Bulut's side as a result. 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 40.29%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 31.1% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.05%) and 2-0 (7.81%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (10.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Cardiff City would win this match.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawSheffield Wednesday
40.29% (0.012999999999998 0.01) 28.62% (-0.004999999999999 -0) 31.1% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Both teams to score 45.24% (0.014000000000003 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.95% (0.018000000000001 0.02)61.05% (-0.013999999999996 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.97% (0.015000000000001 0.02)81.03% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.33% (0.016999999999996 0.02)29.67% (-0.013000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.28% (0.018000000000001 0.02)65.72% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.32% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)35.68% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.55% (0.004999999999999 0)72.45% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 40.28%
    Sheffield Wednesday 31.1%
    Draw 28.6%
Cardiff CityDrawSheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 12.86%
2-1 @ 8.05% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-0 @ 7.81% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-1 @ 3.26% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 3.17% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-2 @ 1.68% (0.002 0)
4-1 @ 0.99% (0.001 0)
4-0 @ 0.96% (0.001 0)
Other @ 1.5%
Total : 40.28%
1-1 @ 13.25%
0-0 @ 10.58% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.15% (0.0020000000000007 0)
Other @ 0.62%
Total : 28.6%
0-1 @ 10.91%
1-2 @ 6.83%
0-2 @ 5.62% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 2.35% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 1.93% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 1.43% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.03%
Total : 31.1%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Sheff Weds

Cardiff City
55.6%
Draw
33.3%
Sheffield Wednesday
11.1%
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Head to Head
Apr 5, 2021 5.30pm
Gameweek 40
Sheff Weds
5-0
Cardiff
Borner (4'), Paterson (20'), Reach (23', 69'), Rhodes (65')
Sep 12, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 1
Cardiff
0-2
Sheff Weds
Windass (4'), Rhodes (44')
Luongo (74')
Dec 29, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 25
Sheff Weds
1-2
Cardiff
Lees (18')
Harris (51')
Glatzel (5'), Hoilett (8')
Hoilett (61'), Richards (67')
Oct 18, 2019 7.45pm
Jan 20, 2018 5.30pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Burnley2111822681841
4Sunderland21117332171540
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7Watford2010462926334
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2171132416832
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds218582630-429
10Swansea CitySwansea217682322127
11Bristol City216962626027
12Norwich CityNorwich216873632426
13Millwall206772018225
14Derby CountyDerby216692626024
15Coventry CityCoventry216692730-324
16Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
17Stoke CityStoke215792328-522
18Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
19Luton TownLuton2164112337-1422
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
21Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
22Portsmouth193882134-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317
24Hull City2137111930-1116


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