Cardiff City FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Cardiff City FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Sheffield United FC

Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 18,312 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 65' Kieffer Moore

0–2 73' Kieffer Moore

Manolis Siopis 27' Y

Yakou Meite 45' Y

Y 50' Sydie Peck

Joel Bagan 61' Y

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 2023-04-15 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC 2022-11-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC 2022-04-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2021-12-04 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
14 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	2–2	D
11 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L
30 Nov	Coventry City FC	A	2–2	D
27 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–2	L
23 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
14 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–0	W
11 Dec	Millwall FC	A	1–0	W
08 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–2	D
29 Nov	Sunderland AFC	H	1–0	W
26 Nov	Oxford United FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		Sheffield United FC
#21	Position	#18
7	Points	9
8	Played	8
1 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
10	Scored	9
12	Conceded	11
-2	GD	-2
0.88	PPG	1.13
13%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sheffield United FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	3 G	1 A
Yousef Salech	2 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Cardiff City FC host Sheffield United FC — let the battle begin!
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Sheffield United FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
10' Sheffield United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Dimitrios Goutas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Sheffield United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
27' Manolis Siopis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 27.
32' The 29-year-old Gustavo Hamer has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
37' Sheffield United FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
42' England international Jak Alnwick has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a card on 45.
48' The whistle greets Chris Willock as he departs to be replaced by Rubin Colwill.
50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sydie Peck on 50.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Omer Riza might look to freshen things up shortly.
60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Willock, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
61' The referee has no hesitation. Joel Bagan is booked for Cardiff City FC — card on 61.
62' Sheffield United FC ring the changes. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi has done his job and it is now time for Rhian Brewster to step up.
65' Kieffer Moore puts Sheffield United FC on the lead.
70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
72' The supporters are chanting for Callum Robinson. He replaces Anwar El Ghazi on 72 minute.
73' Kieffer Moore adds to his 3 season tally! Sheffield United FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
74' Sam McCallum gets the nod from Sheffield United FC. He replaces Kieffer Moore and will look to change the dynamic.
79' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
82' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wilfride Kanga is hanging Jesper Daland on the field on 82 minute.
83' Ronan Kpakio is replacing Alex Robertson for the Cardiff City FC side.
84' Rhys Norrington-Davies is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jack Robinson at the 84 minute mark.
89' Alfie Gilchrist has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 414 appearances.
Sheffield United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

1
Ethan Horvath
47
Callum Robinson ↑ 72'
15
Wilfride Kanga ↑ 82'
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 48'
37
Thomas Davies
2
Will Fish
45
Cian Ashford ↑ 83'
44
Ronan Kpakio ↑ 83'
55
Troy Perrett

Coach Omer Riza

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

22
Tom Davies
6
Harry Souttar
19
Jack Robinson ↓ Rhys Norrington-Davies 84'
9
Kieffer Moore ↓ Sam McCallum 74'
10
Callum O'Hare
14
Harrison Burrows
1
Michael Cooper
8
Gustavo Hamer
11
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi ↓ Rhian Brewster 62'
2
Alfie Gilchrist ↓ Jamal Baptiste 83'
42
Sydie Peck

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kieffer Moore	2
Cian Ashford	2
Iliman Ndiaye	2
Jack Robinson	1
James McAtee	1
Sory Kaba	1
David McGoldrick	1
Billy Sharp	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-12-14 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2024-11-30 Coventry City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2024-11-27 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-11-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D

Sheffield United FC Form

2024-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2024-12-14 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-12-11 Millwall FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2024-12-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2024-11-29 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2024-11-26 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Oxford United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.88 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.59 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC21% Draw27% Sheffield United FC52%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

47%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

79%

Cardiff City FC or Sheffield United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC16% Draw48% Sheffield United FC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 1

12.4%

0 – 0

10.5%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 0

6.4%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 1

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

3.2%

2 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	13%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	24%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	16%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.