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 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sheffield United FC and Cardiff City FC is underway.
4' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jack Simpson.
9' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
14' Oliver Norwood has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 60 cards already picked up this season.
17' Sheffield United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
18' The referee has no hesitation. Max Lowe is booked for Sheffield United FC — Yellow card on 18.
19' Cardiff City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sory Kaba on 19.
24' Goal! James McAtee scores his 21 goal in 438 matches.
29' Cardiff City FC have won 404 goals from 376 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' Cardiff City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sander Berge.
39' The referee shows Sheffield United FC player a Yellow card on 39.
44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Wintle, as he is very good at scoring at Bramall Lane with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
46' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 46 minute. Jack Simpson leaves to be changed by Callum O'Dowda.
51' Cedric Kipre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
52' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Callum O'Dowda will be fuming at that decision.
54' Jack Robinson adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield United FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for George Baldock.
61' The whistle greets Kion Etete as he departs to be replaced by Connor Wickham.
66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' The crowd applauds James McAtee as he leaves the pitch. John Fleck steps in for Sheffield United FC.
79' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 79 minute. Jayden Bogle leaves to be changed by Ciaran Clark.
80' Iliman Ndiaye is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the forward.
81' Fresh legs for Sheffield United FC! Billy Sharp comes on to replace Oliver McBurnie.
82' Sheffield United FC make a change. Iliman Ndiaye trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Jebbison on 82 minutes.
85' Ciaran Clark has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
90' Sheffield United FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
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
Iliman Ndiaye	2
Kieffer Moore	2
Cian Ashford	2
Ben Brereton	1
Mark Harris	1
Gustavo Hamer	1
Mark McGuinness	1
Callum O'Hare	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

4 / 4

1.97 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC60% Draw22% Cardiff City FC18%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

40%

Sheffield United FC or Cardiff City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC41% Draw42% Cardiff City FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

8.5%

0 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

5.8%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	22%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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