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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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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
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10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
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