Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sheffield United FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Sheffield United FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 23 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 56' Joel Bagan
Y 60' Mark McGuinness
Oliver Norwood 67' Y
Y 71' Perry Ng

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield United FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Bramall Lane.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

6
1
1
Sheffield United FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2021-12-04 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–0 W
18 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
15 Apr Reading FC H 1–2 L
09 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 0–0 D
05 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
02 Apr Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
18 Apr Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
15 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–2 L
09 Apr Reading FC A 2–1 W
02 Apr Swansea City AFC H 0–4 L
16 Mar Stoke City FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC Cardiff City FC
#18 Position #21
9 Points 7
8 Played 8
2 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 3
9 Scored 10
11 Conceded 12
-2 GD -2
1.13 PPG 0.88
25% Win % 13%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield United FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC
Patrick Bamford 2 G 1 A
Thomas Cannon 2 G
Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sheffield United FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Sheffield United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
  • 10' Cody Drameh is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield United FC so far.
  • 15' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield United FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield United FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' 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 Chris Basham suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 46 minute. Cody Drameh leaves to be changed by Mark McGuinness.
  • 48' Iliman Ndiaye puts Sheffield United FC on the lead.
  • 53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Morison will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joel Bagan.
  • 60' The referee has no hesitation. Mark McGuinness is booked for Cardiff City FC — Yellow card on 60.
  • 65' Sheffield United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Rubin Colwill. He replaces Max Watters on 66 minute.
  • 67' The referee shows Sheffield United FC player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 70' Billy Sharp is ready to make an impact after coming on for Iliman Ndiaye at the 70 minute mark.
  • 71' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 71.
  • 76' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 81' Sheffield United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 86' Cardiff City FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Cian Ashford scoring 1 goals.
  • Full Time. Sheffield United FC beats Cardiff City FC

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kieffer Moore 2
Cian Ashford 2
Iliman Ndiaye 2
George Baldock 1
Jack Moylan 1
Ciaran Clark 1
Jack Robinson 1
James McAtee 1

Head to Head

2022-04-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2021-12-04 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Sheffield United FC

Sheffield United FC Form

2022-04-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W 2022-04-18 Bristol City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2022-04-15 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Reading FC L 2022-04-09 Sheffield United FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2022-04-05 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-04-02 Stoke City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-04-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2022-04-15 Hull City AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-09 Reading FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2022-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–4 Swansea City AFC L 2022-03-16 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.4 Sheffield United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC49% Draw27% Cardiff City FC24%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
51%
Sheffield United FC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC31% Draw50% Cardiff City FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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