Thursday , 2 July 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 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cardiff City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC has kicked off!
  • 4' Cardiff City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 4.
  • 9' Pol Valentin Sancho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 14' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yousef Salech suffering a number of foals already.
  • 19' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 21' Isaak Davies puts Cardiff City FC on the lead.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum Paterson, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' The whistle greets Ryo Hatsuse as he departs to be replaced by Marvin Johnson.
  • 51' It’s high time Omer Riza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Goal! Michael Ihiekwe scores his 15 goal in 231 matches.
  • 63' David Turnbull has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sivert Mannsverk on 63 minute.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Will Alves is replaced by Anwar El Ghazi on 64 minute.
  • 68' Michael Smith is replacing Callum Paterson for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
  • 73' 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.
  • 76' It’s a booking for Sheffield Wednesday FC player. Shea Charles gets a card.
  • 77' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Isaak Davies by Ollie Tanner on 77 minute.
  • 82' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
  • 83' Akin Famewo is replacing Dominic Iorfa for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Yousef Salech is replaced by Yakou Meite on 86 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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
Adam Reach 2
Julian Borner 2
Jordan Rhodes 2
Josh Windass 2
Mallik Wilks 1
Callum Paterson 1
Michael Ihiekwe 1
Isaak Davies 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
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.