Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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

3
3
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' In just a few seconds Cardiff City Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Cardiff City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 5' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sheffield Wednesday FC backline.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Xisco Munoz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 480 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Sheffield Wednesday 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.
  • 35' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Perry Ng has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 42' Barry Bannan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 47' Karlan Grant has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 48' Goal! Ike Ugbo scores his 40 goal in 52 matches.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 62' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Michael Smith departs to be replaced by Ashley Fletcher.
  • 66' Di'Shon Bernard picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Ollie Tanner. He replaces Ike Ugbo on 73 minute.
  • 76' Barry Bannan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 80' Juan Delgado is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 81' Ryan Wintle is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joe Ralls at the 81 minute mark.
  • 81' Sheffield Wednesday FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 86' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 86 minute. Juan Delgado leaves to be changed by Reece James.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Yakou Meite as he leaves the pitch. Kion Etete steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Callum Paterson.
  • 90' Tyreeq Bakinson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lee Gregory at the 90 minute mark.
  • Sheffield Wednesday FC will have plenty to reflect on. Cardiff City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Rhodes 2
Josh Windass 2
Adam Reach 2
Julian Borner 2
Liam Palmer 1
Mallik Wilks 1
Callum Paterson 1
Michael Ihiekwe 1

Head to Head

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

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
7%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4%
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.