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Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff: result 1-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 23Kick-off on December 23, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Hillsborough, Sheffield

Sheffield Wednesday
1-2
Cardiff

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What was the result of Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff?

Cardiff won 1-2 on December 23, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 28′A. MusabaSheffield Wednesday
  • 74′K. Ahearne-GrantCardiff
  • 88′A. FamewoCardiff (o.g.)

Official lineup for Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sheffield Wednesday

4-3-3
  1. 45A. Musaba
  2. 42B. Cadamarteri
  3. 13C. Paterson
  1. 10B. Bannan
  2. 4W. Vaulks
  3. 8G. Byers
  1. 18M. Johnson
  2. 23A. Famewo
  3. 5Bambo Diaby
  4. 2L. Palmer
  1. 1C. Dawson

Cardiff

4-2-3-1
  1. 22Y. Meïté
  1. 16K. Ahearne-Grant
  2. 47C. Robinson
  3. 14J. Bowler
  1. 23M. Siopis
  2. 8J. Ralls
  1. 17J. Collins
  2. 5M. McGuinness
  3. 4D. Goutas
  4. 38P. Ng
  1. 21J. Alnwick
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sheffield Wednesday have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats; Cardiff have 5, 2 and 8.

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

Sheffield Wednesday
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 16, 2023QPR(home)2-1Championship
Dec 13, 2023Norwich(away)1-3Championship
Dec 9, 2023Stoke City(away)1-0Championship
Dec 2, 2023Blackburn(home)3-1Championship
Nov 29, 2023Leicester(home)1-1Championship
Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 16, 2023Hull City(away)0-3Championship
Dec 13, 2023Birmingham(home)0-1Championship
Dec 9, 2023Millwall(home)1-0Championship
Dec 2, 2023Southampton(away)0-2Championship
Nov 28, 2023West Brom(home)0-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 2 draws, 2 Cardiff wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2023Cardiff 2-1 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Apr 5, 2021Sheffield Wednesday 5-0 CardiffChampionship
Sep 12, 2020Cardiff 0-2 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Dec 29, 2019Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 CardiffChampionship
Oct 18, 2019Cardiff 1-1 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Jan 20, 2018Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 CardiffChampionship

Last archived meeting: Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday on Aug 26, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Sheffield Wednesday score 0.7 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sheffield Wednesday0.71.635/158/15
Cardiff1.11.354/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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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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