Sheffield United FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Sheffield United FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Cardiff City FC

Sat 15 Apr 2023 · 11:30 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 4' Jack Simpson

Max Lowe 17' Y

Max Lowe 18' Y

Sander Berge 38' Y

Sander Berge 39' Y

Y 52' Callum O'Dowda

George Baldock 57' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Sheffield United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

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

Sheffield United FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-15 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC 2022-11-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	4–1	W
10 Apr	Burnley FC	A	0–2	L
07 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–0	W
01 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	1–0	W
19 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–2	W
15 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	2–1	W

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	1–4	L
10 Apr	Sunderland AFC	H	0–1	L
07 Apr	Blackpool FC	A	3–1	W
01 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	2–3	L
15 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
11 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC		Cardiff City FC
#10	Position	#14
22	Points	18
15	Played	15
6 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 6 / 5
21	Scored	27
19	Conceded	27
+2	GD	+0
1.47	PPG	1.20
40%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 10th (22 pts). Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

4/1

31-45

5/4

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/2

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	5 G	1 A
Sydie Peck	4 G	2 A
Thomas Cannon	3 G

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…
4' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jack Simpson.
9' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cedric Kipre made 394 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
14' 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.
17' Max Lowe is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Max Lowe.
19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sory Kaba makes it 0-1.
24' James McAtee makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Sheffield United FC are in front.
29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield United FC that had 380 games and scored 456 goals.
38' A moment of madness from Sander Berge on 38 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sheffield United FC will be frustrated.
39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sander Berge on 39.
44' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
46' The supporters are chanting for Callum O'Dowda. He replaces Jack Simpson on 46 minute.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
52' Callum O'Dowda was booked on 52.
54' Jack Robinson puts Sheffield United FC on the lead.
57' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield United FC. George Baldock will be fuming at that decision.
61' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Kion Etete exits the field as Connor Wickham enters on 61.
66' Sheffield United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
71' Connor Wickham is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield United FC so far.
75' Sheffield United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. John Fleck is hanging James McAtee on the field on 75 minute.
79' It is a substitution in Sheffield United FC team. Jayden Bogle is replaced by Ciaran Clark on 79 minute.
80' Iliman Ndiaye does the damage! The net is bulging and Sheffield United FC surge ahead!
81' The crowd applauds Oliver McBurnie as he leaves the pitch. Billy Sharp steps in for Sheffield United FC.
82' Sheffield United FC make a change. Iliman Ndiaye trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Jebbison on 82 minutes.
85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ciaran Clark makes it 4-1.
90' The -year-old Jaden Philogene Bidace has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

26
Ciaran Clark ↑ 79'
16
Oliver Norwood ↑ 79'
4
John Fleck ↑ 75'
10
Billy Sharp ↑ 81'
36
Daniel Jebbison ↑ 82'
30
Ollie Arblaster

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kieffer Moore	2
Cian Ashford	2
Iliman Ndiaye	2
Billy Sharp	1
Morgan Gibbs-White	1
Ben Brereton	1
Mark Harris	1
Gustavo Hamer	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2023-04-15 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC W 2023-04-10 Burnley FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC L 2023-04-07 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2023-04-01 Norwich City FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2023-03-19 Sheffield United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-03-15 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-04-15 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC L 2023-04-10 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2023-04-07 Blackpool FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC W 2023-04-01 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC L 2023-03-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-03-11 Preston North End FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.29 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.27 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC62% Draw20% Cardiff City FC18%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.56

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

38%

Sheffield United FC or Cardiff City FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC44% Draw39% Cardiff City FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	21%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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