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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
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
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd39267656292783
2Leeds UnitedLeeds392312478275181
3Burnley392215253114281
4Sunderland392012756371972
5Coventry CityCoventry39178145651559
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom391318848351357
7Middlesbrough391691459491057
8Bristol City391415104942757
9Watford39158164751-453
10Norwich CityNorwich391313136154752
11Blackburn RoversBlackburn39157174241152
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds391410155460-652
13Millwall391312143740-351
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR391112164553-845
16Swansea CitySwansea39129184051-1145
17Portsmouth39129184761-1445
18Stoke CityStoke391012174052-1242
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd391012174057-1742
20Hull City391011183948-941
21Cardiff CityCardiff39913174363-2040
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton39108213560-2538
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth39713194077-3734


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