Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 10 Aug 2024 · 11:30 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 21,401 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 18' Luke O'Nien
0–2 89' Jack Clarke
Y 51' Trai Hume
Y 81' Aji Alese

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Davies (England)
  • Assistant 1 Graham Kane
  • Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

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

2
4
Cardiff City FC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2024-03-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2023-09-24 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-04-10 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-11-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L
04 May Rotherham United FC A 2–5 L
27 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 1–4 L
20 Apr Southampton FC H 2–1 W
13 Apr Millwall FC A 1–3 L
10 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
04 May Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–2 L
27 Apr Watford FC A 0–1 L
20 Apr Millwall FC H 0–1 L
13 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–0 W
09 Apr Leeds United FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% 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' The game is set. Cardiff City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 18' Goal! Luke O'Nien scores his 26 goal in 374 matches.
  • 23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 48' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Jobe Bellingham has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' Trai Hume picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Ralls, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 8 goals in the last 6 games.
  • 62' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Ollie Tanner by Yakou Meite on 62 minute.
  • 67' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 68' The whistle greets Callum Robinson as he departs to be replaced by Wilfride Kanga.
  • 72' The whistle greets Eliezer Mayenda as he departs to be replaced by Nazarii Rusyn.
  • 77' The Sunderland AFC bench stirs into life. Patrick Roberts is withdrawn and Chris Rigg gets his opportunity.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Chris Willock as he leaves the pitch. Rubin Colwill steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Aji Alese on 81 minutes earns him a card. Sunderland AFC will be frustrated.
  • 86' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • 89' Jack Clarke does the damage! The net is bulging and Sunderland AFC surge ahead!
  • 90' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Jack Clarke exits the field as Romaine Mundle enters on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dennis Cirken 2
Mark Harris 1
Mark McGuinness 1
Adil Aouchiche 1
Jobe Bellingham 1
Luke O'Nien 1
Jack Clarke 1
Isaak Davies 1

Head to Head

2024-08-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2024-03-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2023-09-24 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-04-10 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-11-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-08-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC L 2024-05-04 Rotherham United FC 5–2 Cardiff City FC L 2024-04-27 Cardiff City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-04-20 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2024-04-13 Millwall FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-08-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC W 2024-05-04 Sunderland AFC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-04-27 Watford FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-04-20 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2024-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-04-09 Leeds United FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.91 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC28% Draw31% Sunderland AFC41%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
72%
Cardiff City FC or Sunderland AFC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC18% Draw52% Sunderland AFC30%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
13.9%
0 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 3
3.6%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 16% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 23% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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