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Cardiff vs Sunderland: result 4-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 27Kick-off on January 13, 2018 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd

Cardiff
4-0
Sunderland

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What was the result of Cardiff vs Sunderland?

Cardiff won 4-0 on January 13, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 46′C. PatersonCardiff
  • 55′J. RallsCardiff
  • 80′C. PatersonCardiff
  • 90′Anthony Neil James PilkingtonCardiff

Official lineup for Cardiff vs Sunderland

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cardiff

4-4-1-1
  1. 10K. Zohorè
  1. 33J. Hoilett
  1. 8J. Ralls
  2. 19N. Mendez-Laing
  3. 18C. Paterson
  4. 6J. Richards
  1. 3J. Bennett
  2. 4S. Morrison
  3. 14S. Bamba
  4. 5B. Ecuele Manga
  1. 25N. Etheridge

Sunderland

5-4-1
  1. 20J. Maja
  1. 26G. Honeyman
  2. 27L. Gooch
  3. 17D. Ndong
  4. 35J. Clarke-Salter
  1. 18Jiang Guangtai
  2. 3B. Oviedo
  3. 36Marc David Wilson
  4. 2Billy Jones
  5. 16J. O'Shea
  1. 25R. Ruiter
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Sunderland have 3, 5 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 6, 2018Mansfield Town(home)0-0FA Cup
Jan 1, 2018QPR(away)1-2Championship
Dec 29, 2017Preston(home)0-1Championship
Dec 26, 2017Fulham(home)2-4Championship
Dec 23, 2017Bolton(away)0-2Championship
Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 6, 2018Middlesbrough(away)0-2FA Cup
Jan 1, 2018Barnsley(home)0-1Championship
Dec 30, 2017Nottingham Forest(away)1-0Championship
Dec 26, 2017Sheffield Utd(away)0-3Championship
Dec 23, 2017Birmingham(home)1-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Cardiff win, 1 draw, 1 Sunderland win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2017Sunderland 1-2 CardiffChampionship
Apr 27, 2014Sunderland 4-0 CardiffPremier League
Dec 28, 2013Cardiff 2-2 SunderlandPremier League

Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Cardiff on Sep 23, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Cardiff score 1.3 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Sunderland score 1.1 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cardiff1.31.076/156/15
Sunderland1.11.547/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
19Cardiff10244161510

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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

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