Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Cardiff City FC and Sunderland AFC get this one started.
  • 5' David Turnbull has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Regis Le Bris will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 18' Sunderland AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Luke O'Nien on 18.
  • 23' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 28' Anthony Patterson, a England goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' Sunderland AFC have won 478 goals from 363 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Regis Le Bris might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 43' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 48' Aji Alese needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Trai Hume. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' It’s high time Regis Le Bris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Ollie Tanner as he leaves the pitch. Yakou Meite steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 67' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 68' Wilfride Kanga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum Robinson at the 68 minute mark.
  • 72' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Eliezer Mayenda exits the field as Nazarii Rusyn enters on 72.
  • 77' Sunderland AFC make a change. Patrick Roberts trudges off to be replaced by Chris Rigg on 77 minutes.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Chris Willock is replaced by Rubin Colwill on 78 minute.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Aji Alese argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 86' Over 86 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 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.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sunderland AFC take all three points.

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
Eliezer Mayenda 1
Mark Harris 1
Mark McGuinness 1
Adil Aouchiche 1
Jobe Bellingham 1
Luke O'Nien 1
Jack Clarke 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.