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Championship | Gameweek 1
Aug 10, 2024 at 12.30pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
Sunderland

Cardiff
0 - 2
Sunderland

FT(HT: 0-1)
O'Nien (18'), Clarke (89')
Hume (51'), Alese (81')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Cardiff City

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Bristol Rovers 0-2 Cardiff
Saturday, August 3 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 3

Sunderland

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Sunderland 2-2 Marseille
Saturday, August 3 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 3

We said: Cardiff City 2-1 Sunderland

 In front of an energetic home crowd and with a host of new attacking faces, Cardiff will be confident of commencing their campaign with maximum points this weekend. There are still questions marks over Sunderland's striking situation ahead of Saturday's curtain raiser, and we feel that could impact their chances of earning a result in South Wales. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Cardiff City win with a probability of 39.42%. A win for Sunderland has a probability of 34.47% and a draw has a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win is 1-0 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (8.52%) and 2-0 (6.73%). The likeliest Sunderland win is 0-1 (9.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.41%).

Result
Cardiff CityDrawSunderland
39.42% (-0.335 -0.34) 26.11% (0.226 0.23) 34.47% (0.11300000000001 0.11)
Both teams to score 53.64% (-0.73099999999999 -0.73)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.17% (-0.944 -0.94)50.83% (0.948 0.95)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.28% (-0.838 -0.84)72.72% (0.843 0.84)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.68% (-0.605 -0.61)25.32% (0.61 0.61)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.9% (-0.842 -0.84)60.1% (0.846 0.85)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.83% (-0.38800000000001 -0.39)28.17% (0.392 0.39)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.14% (-0.497 -0.5)63.86% (0.5 0.5)
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 39.42%
    Sunderland 34.47%
    Draw 26.11%
Cardiff CityDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 9.8% (0.201 0.2)
2-1 @ 8.52% (-0.067 -0.07)
2-0 @ 6.73% (0.021 0.02)
3-1 @ 3.9% (-0.1 -0.1)
3-0 @ 3.08% (-0.044 -0.04)
3-2 @ 2.47% (-0.092 -0.09)
4-1 @ 1.34% (-0.059 -0.06)
4-0 @ 1.06% (-0.034 -0.03)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 39.42%
1-1 @ 12.41% (0.12 0.12)
0-0 @ 7.13% (0.268 0.27)
2-2 @ 5.4% (-0.102 -0.1)
3-3 @ 1.04% (-0.051 -0.05)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 26.11%
0-1 @ 9.04% (0.244 0.24)
1-2 @ 7.86% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
0-2 @ 5.72% (0.093 0.09)
1-3 @ 3.32% (-0.04 -0.04)
0-3 @ 2.42% (0.014 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.28% (-0.068 -0.07)
1-4 @ 1.05% (-0.024 -0.02)
Other @ 2.77%
Total : 34.47%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Sunderland

Cardiff City
75.8%
Draw
17.6%
Sunderland
6.6%
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland86021661018
2Burnley85211441017
3West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom8512126616
4Leeds UnitedLeeds8431135815
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn8431149515
6Middlesbrough842295414
7Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd743093613
8Watford74121210213
9Hull City8332129312
10Norwich CityNorwich83321210212
11Swansea CitySwansea732285311
12Oxford UnitedOxford Utd83231210211
13Derby CountyDerby83051012-29
14Bristol City7232913-49
15Millwall8224121118
16Coventry CityCoventry8224911-28
17Plymouth ArgylePlymouth8224812-48
18Luton TownLuton8224813-58
19Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds7214914-57
20Queens Park RangersQPR8143914-57
21Stoke CityStoke7205411-76
22Preston North EndPreston7124412-85
23Portsmouth7043713-64
24Cardiff CityCardiff8116317-144
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