Cardiff City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Cardiff City FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 21,058 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ike Ugbo 48' 1–0

1–1 76' Barry Bannan

Ryan Wintle pen 90+8' 2–1

Y 42' Barry Bannan

Y 66' Di'Shon Bernard

Y 80' Juan Delgado

Y 90' Callum Paterson

Y 90' Josh Windass

Overview

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

Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren Bond
Assistant 1 Richard Wild
Assistant 1 Richard West
Assistant 2 Edward Smart (England)

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 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-26 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-04-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC 2020-09-12 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2019-10-18 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–1	W
19 Aug	Leicester City FC	A	1–2	L
12 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
06 Aug	Leeds United FC	A	2–2	D
08 May	Burnley FC	A	0–3	L
30 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–2	L

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	1–2	L
19 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	0–1	L
12 Aug	Hull City AFC	A	2–4	L
04 Aug	Southampton FC	H	1–2	L
07 May	Derby County FC	H	1–0	W
29 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	3–0	W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cardiff City FC is hosting Sheffield Wednesday FC for another epic battle.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Callum O'Dowda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
30' Sheffield Wednesday FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' Juan Delgado needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Barry Bannan.
47' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
48' Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ike Ugbo makes no mistake. 1-0!
53' George Byers has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 387 appearances.
58' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 468 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
62' The whistle greets Michael Smith as he departs to be replaced by Ashley Fletcher.
66' Di'Shon Bernard was booked on 66.
71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
73' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ollie Tanner is hanging Ike Ugbo on the field on 73 minute.
76' Barry Bannan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
80' Juan Delgado catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
81' Ryan Wintle is replacing Joe Ralls for the Cardiff City FC side.
81' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Juan Delgado will be fuming at that decision.
86' The supporters are chanting for Reece James. He replaces Juan Delgado on 86 minute.
88' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Yakou Meite exits the field as Kion Etete enters on 88.
90' Poor challenge from Callum Paterson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' The supporters are chanting for Tyreeq Bakinson. He replaces Lee Gregory on 90 minute.
With this win, Cardiff City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

35
Andy Rinomhota
19
Romaine Sawyers
6
Ryan Wintle ↑ 81'
13
Runar Alex Runarsson
18
Ebou Adams
9
Kion Etete ↑ 88'
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 81'
32
Ollie Tanner ↑ 73'
16
Karlan Grant ↑ 81'

Coach Erol Bulut

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jordan Rhodes	2
Josh Windass	2
Adam Reach	2
Julian Borner	2
Ollie Tanner	1
Liam Palmer	1
Mallik Wilks	1
Callum Paterson	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-08-26 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-08-19 Leicester City FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2023-08-12 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-08-06 Leeds United FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2023-05-08 Burnley FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-08-26 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-08-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2023-08-12 Hull City AFC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-08-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Southampton FC L 2023-05-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2023-04-29 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.44 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC40% Draw26% Sheffield Wednesday FC34%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

60%

Cardiff City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC27% Draw45% Sheffield Wednesday FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.3%

0 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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