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Championship | Gameweek 23
Dec 23, 2023 at 3pm UK
Hillsborough Stadium
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Sheff Weds
1 - 2
Cardiff

Musaba (28')
Vaulks (36'), Musaba (47'), Paterson (67')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Grant (74'), Famewo (88' og.)
Ng (90+2'), McGuinness (90+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sheff Weds 2-1 QPR
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Hull City 3-0 Cardiff
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Cardiff City

Sheffield Wednesday are quickly gaining momentum in their bid to defy all odds and climb out of the bottom three, and we back Danny Rohl's men to continue their impressive run with home advantage against a Cardiff side who are slipping down the Championship table. 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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 47.06%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 27.31% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.25%) and 2-0 (8.47%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.

Result
Sheffield WednesdayDrawCardiff City
47.06% (0.0039999999999978 0) 25.63% (-0.0019999999999989 -0) 27.31% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Both teams to score 51.89% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.41% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)51.59% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.62% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)73.38% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.08% (0.0049999999999955 0)21.92% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.81% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)55.19% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.45%33.54% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.81% (0.0010000000000012 0)70.18% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield Wednesday 47.05%
    Cardiff City 27.31%
    Draw 25.63%
Sheffield WednesdayDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 11.15% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.25% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 8.47%
3-1 @ 4.68% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-0 @ 4.29% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 2.56%
4-1 @ 1.78% (0.0010000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 1.63% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 0.97%
Other @ 2.29%
Total : 47.05%
1-1 @ 12.19%
0-0 @ 7.35% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-2 @ 5.05% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 0.93%
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 25.63%
0-1 @ 8.03% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
1-2 @ 6.66%
0-2 @ 4.39% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-3 @ 2.42%
2-3 @ 1.84% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 1.6%
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 27.31%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Cardiff

Sheffield Wednesday
Draw
Cardiff City
Sheffield Wednesday
50.0%
Draw
30.0%
Cardiff City
20.0%
40
Head to Head
Aug 26, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 4
Cardiff
2-1
Sheff Weds
Ugbo (48'), Wintle (90+8' pen.)
Bannan (76')
Bannan (42'), Bernard (66'), Delgado (80'), Paterson (90'), Windass (90+12')
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
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds422513482295388
2Burnley422416257134488
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd42267957332483
4Sunderland422113857381976
5Bristol City421616105445964
6Coventry CityCoventry42189155954563
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4214181051391260
8Middlesbrough421791661511060
9Millwall421612144141060
10Blackburn RoversBlackburn42168184545056
11Watford42168185055-556
12Swansea CitySwansea42159184551-654
13Norwich CityNorwich421314156358553
14Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds421411175664-853
15Queens Park RangersQPR421214164955-650
16Preston North EndPreston421019134351-849
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd421212184360-1748
18Stoke CityStoke421114174354-1147
19Portsmouth421210205066-1646
20Hull City421112194150-945
21Derby CountyDerby421110214454-1043
22Cardiff CityCardiff42915184566-2142
23Luton TownLuton421010223763-2640
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth42913204482-3840


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