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

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Championship · 2024-25

Cardiff City FC

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Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 20,460 HT 45' · FT 45'

Isaak Davies 21' 1–0

1–1 61' Michael Ihiekwe

Callum O'Dowda 4' Y

Y 76' Shea Charles

Isaak Davies 76' Y

Overview

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

Cardiff City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Samuel Allison
Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-29 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2024-11-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2024-01-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-12-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-08-26 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
11 Mar	Luton Town FC	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	1–2	L
04 Mar	Burnley FC	H	1–2	L
28 Feb	Aston Villa FC	A	0–2	L

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Cardiff City FC	A	1–1	D
16 Mar	Sheffield United FC	H	0–1	L
11 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	3–2	W
08 Mar	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–0	W
28 Feb	Sunderland AFC	H	1–2	L
21 Feb	Burnley FC	A	0–4	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

4/6

16-30

3/5

31-45

9/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

5/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	10 G	3 A
Yousef Salech	5 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	2 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Cardiff City FC welcome Sheffield Wednesday FC for this crunch clash at Cardiff City Stadium.
4' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a card on 4.
9' Isaak Davies, a Wales , has 6 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
14' Michael Ihiekwe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Isaak Davies makes it 1-0.
26' Ryo Hatsuse has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Omer Riza will be considering his options from the bench.
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
41' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' It is a substitution in Sheffield Wednesday FC team. Ryo Hatsuse is replaced by Marvin Johnson on 46 minute.
51' Sheffield Wednesday FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
61' A goal from the England international Michael Ihiekwe! He fires home on 61 to make it 1-1!
63' David Turnbull is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sivert Mannsverk at the 63 minute mark.
64' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 64 minute. Will Alves leaves to be changed by Anwar El Ghazi.
68' The supporters are chanting for Michael Smith. He replaces Callum Paterson on 68 minute.
73' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nathaniel Chalobah is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
76' Sheffield Wednesday FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
77' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Isaak Davies is withdrawn and Ollie Tanner gets his opportunity.
82' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
83' Dominic Iorfa makes way for Akin Famewo at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
86' Yakou Meite has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yousef Salech on 86 minute.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

11
Callum O'Dowda
1
Ethan Horvath
12
Calum Chambers
38
Perry Ng ↓ Rubin Colwill 86'
23
Joel Bagan
39
Isaak Davies ↓ Ollie Tanner 77'
22
Yousef Salech ↓ Yakou Meite 86'
15
Sivert Mannsverk ↓ David Turnbull 63'
29
Will Alves ↓ Anwar El Ghazi 64'
2
Will Fish
45
Cian Ashford

Bench

19
Yakou Meite ↑ 86'
20
Anwar El Ghazi ↑ 64'
14
David Turnbull ↑ 63'
4
Dimitrios Goutas
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 86'
18
Alex Robertson
5
Jesper Daland
32
Ollie Tanner ↑ 77'
41
Matthew Turner

Coach Omer Riza

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

18
Marvin Johnson ↑ 46'
24
Michael Smith ↑ 68'
12
Ike Ugbo
23
Akin Famewo ↑ 83'
8
Svante Ingelsson ↑ 46'
45
Anthony Musaba
1
James Beadle
44
Shea Charles ↑ 46'
19
Olaf Kobacki

Coach Danny Röhl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Julian Borner	2
Jordan Rhodes	2
Josh Windass	2
Adam Reach	2
Ryan Wintle	1
Lee Tomlin	1
Anthony Musaba	1
Tom Lees	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-03-29 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2025-03-11 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2025-03-04 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2025-02-28 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2025-03-29 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2025-03-11 Norwich City FC 2–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-03-08 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-02-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2025-02-21 Burnley FC 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.29 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC37% Draw28% Sheffield Wednesday FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

63%

Cardiff City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC25% Draw47% Sheffield Wednesday FC28%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.8%

0 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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