Cardiff vs Sheffield Utd: result 0-2 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 22Kick-off on December 21, 2024 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd
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What was the result of Cardiff vs Sheffield Utd?
Sheffield Utd won 0-2 on December 21, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 65′K. MooreSheffield Utd
- 73′K. MooreSheffield Utd
Official lineup for Cardiff vs Sheffield Utd
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cardiff
3-4-3- 16C. Willock
- 19Y. Meïté
- 20A. El Ghazi
- 23J. Bagan
- 18A. Robertson
- 3M. Siopis
- 35A. Rinomhota
- 12C. Chambers
- 4D. Goutas
- 5J. Daland
- 21J. Alnwick
Sheffield Utd
4-2-3-1- 9K. Moore
- 8G. Hamer
- 10C. O'Hare
- 11J. Rak-Sakyi
- 42Sydie Peck
- 22T. Davies
- 14H. Burrows
- 19J. Robinson
- 6H. Souttar
- 2A. Gilchrist
- 1M. Cooper
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Sheffield Utd have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | Stoke City(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Preston(home) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Coventry(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Nov 27, 2024 | QPR(home) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Sheffield Wednesday(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | Plymouth(home) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Millwall(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Dec 8, 2024 | West Brom(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Sunderland(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Oxford United(home) | 3-0 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Cardiff win, 1 draw, 4 Sheffield Utd wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2023 | Sheffield Utd 4-1 Cardiff | Championship |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Cardiff 0-1 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
| Apr 23, 2022 | Sheffield Utd 1-0 Cardiff | Championship |
| Dec 4, 2021 | Cardiff 2-3 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
| Apr 2, 2018 | Sheffield Utd 1-1 Cardiff | Championship |
| Aug 15, 2017 | Cardiff 2-0 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Sheffield Utd vs Cardiff on Apr 15, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Cardiff score 1.2 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Utd score 1.4 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Sheffield Utd | 1.4 | 0.5 | 10 | 3/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cardiff sit 19th in Championship (10 points from 10 matches) and Sheffield Utd sit 15th (12 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy