Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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

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 Sunderland AFC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Chris Rigg needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' Luke O'Nien puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
  • 23' It’s high time Regis Le Bris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Callum O'Dowda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Romaine Mundle made 385 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 43' Cardiff City 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.
  • 48' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 48 minutes.
  • 51' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a card on 51.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Aji Alese has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 62' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Ollie Tanner departs to be replaced by Yakou Meite.
  • 67' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 68 minute. Callum Robinson leaves to be changed by Wilfride Kanga.
  • 72' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Eliezer Mayenda departs to be replaced by Nazarii Rusyn.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Patrick Roberts is replaced by Chris Rigg on 77 minute.
  • 78' Rubin Colwill has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Willock on 78 minute.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Aji Alese. He receives a card.
  • 86' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 89' What a strike from Jack Clarke! The score is 0-2.
  • 90' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Jack Clarke by Romaine Mundle on 90 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Cardiff City FC and Sunderland AFC (для сухой ничьи).

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
Isaak Davies 1
Chris Mepham 1
Eliezer Mayenda 1
Mark Harris 1
Mark McGuinness 1
Adil Aouchiche 1
Jobe Bellingham 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.