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Championship | Gameweek 43
Apr 18, 2025 at 5.30pm UK
Bramall Lane
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Sheff Utd
2 - 0
Cardiff

Hamer (33'), Brereton Diaz (87')
Choudhury (69')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Fish (25')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Plymouth 2-1 Sheff Utd
Saturday, April 12 at 12.30pm in Championship
Last Game: Cardiff 0-1 Stoke
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sheffield United 1-0 Cardiff City

Desperately needing to end their rut to stand a chance of regaining a top-two spot, we back Sheffield United to make their quality count and return to winning ways with home advantage on Friday. 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 United win with a probability of 55.39%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 20.92%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.09%) and 2-1 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.26%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 0-1 (6.5%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield UnitedDrawCardiff City
55.39% (-0.43 -0.43) 23.68% (0.318 0.32) 20.92% (0.106 0.11)
Both teams to score 51% (-0.846 -0.85)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.61% (-1.2 -1.2)49.38% (1.193 1.19)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.57% (-1.088 -1.09)71.43% (1.081 1.08)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.31% (-0.59500000000001 -0.6)17.68% (0.588 0.59)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.68% (-1.037 -1.04)48.31% (1.029 1.03)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.95% (-0.58 -0.58)38.04% (0.573 0.57)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.19% (-0.562 -0.56)74.81% (0.554 0.55)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield United 55.38%
    Cardiff City 20.92%
    Draw 23.68%
Sheffield UnitedDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 11.65% (0.34 0.34)
2-0 @ 10.09% (0.096 0.1)
2-1 @ 9.76% (-0.052000000000001 -0.05)
3-0 @ 5.83% (-0.053 -0.05)
3-1 @ 5.64% (-0.141 -0.14)
3-2 @ 2.72% (-0.112 -0.11)
4-0 @ 2.53% (-0.073 -0.07)
4-1 @ 2.44% (-0.11 -0.11)
4-2 @ 1.18% (-0.072 -0.07)
Other @ 3.54%
Total : 55.38%
1-1 @ 11.26% (0.16 0.16)
0-0 @ 6.73% (0.322 0.32)
2-2 @ 4.72% (-0.1 -0.1)
Other @ 0.98%
Total : 23.68%
0-1 @ 6.5% (0.214 0.21)
1-2 @ 5.44% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-2 @ 3.14% (0.056 0.06)
1-3 @ 1.75% (-0.03 -0.03)
2-3 @ 1.52% (-0.056 -0.06)
0-3 @ 1.01% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.56%
Total : 20.92%

How you voted: Sheff Utd vs Cardiff

Sheffield United
77.2%
Draw
14.0%
Cardiff City
8.8%
57
Head to Head
Jan 9, 2025 7pm
Dec 21, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 22
Cardiff
0-2
Sheff Utd

Siopis (27'), Meite (45+1'), Bagan (61')
Moore (65', 73')
Peck (50')
Apr 15, 2023 12.30pm
Gameweek 42
Sheff Utd
4-1
Cardiff
McAtee (24'), Robinson (54'), Ndiaye (80'), Clark (85')
Kaba (19' pen.)
Nov 12, 2022 3pm
Apr 23, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 44
Sheff Utd
1-0
Cardiff
Ndiaye (47')
Norwood (67')

Bagan (57'), McGuinness (60'), Ng (71')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds452813493296497
2Burnley452716266155197
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City451716125753467
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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