Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
3
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Sheffield Wednesday FC
#21 Position #30
0 Points 0
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 12 / 32
0 Scored 29
0 Conceded 89
+0 GD -60
– PPG 0.00
– Win % 4%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Cardiff City Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 4' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a card on 4.
  • 9' Joel Bagan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 14' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 19' The 36-year-old Barry Bannan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 21' GOAL! Isaak Davies fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield Wednesday FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' Sheffield Wednesday FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Sheffield Wednesday FC ring the changes. Ryo Hatsuse has done his job and it is now time for Marvin Johnson to step up.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Sheffield Wednesday FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' Michael Ihiekwe does the damage! The net is bulging and Sheffield Wednesday FC surge ahead!
  • 63' David Turnbull is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sivert Mannsverk at the 63 minute mark.
  • 64' Anwar El Ghazi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Will Alves at the 64 minute mark.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Michael Smith. He replaces Callum Paterson on 68 minute.
  • 73' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ethan Horvath is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
  • 76' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Shea Charles on 76 minutes.
  • 77' The whistle greets Isaak Davies as he departs to be replaced by Ollie Tanner.
  • 82' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
  • 83' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Dominic Iorfa departs to be replaced by Akin Famewo.
  • 86' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Yousef Salech has done his job and it is now time for Yakou Meite to step up.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Rhodes 2
Josh Windass 2
Adam Reach 2
Julian Borner 2
Tom Lees 1
Karlan Grant 1
Junior Hoilett 1
Di'Shon Bernard 1

Head to Head

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

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
0.65 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC30% Draw36% Sheffield Wednesday FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 45%
55%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
70%
Cardiff City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC15% Draw62% Sheffield Wednesday FC23%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
24.9%
0 – 1
17.5%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 1
4%
0 – 3
2.2%
2 – 2
1.9%
1 – 3
1.6%
3 – 0
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 17% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 24% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗

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