Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sheffield United FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sheffield United FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Fri 18 Apr 2025 · 16:30 UTC Bramall Lane 28,201 HT 45' · FT 45'
Gustavo Hamer 33' 1–0
Ben Brereton 87' 2–0
Y 25' Will Fish
Hamza Choudhury 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Assistant 1 Matt Wilkes (England)
  • Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

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

6
1
Sheffield United FC 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2025-01-09 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2024-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 2023-04-15 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC 2022-11-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
12 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L
08 Apr Millwall FC H 0–1 L
05 Apr Oxford United FC A 0–1 L
28 Mar Coventry City FC H 3–1 W
16 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
12 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
08 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
05 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D
29 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
15 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Bramall Lane that hosts another battle between Sheffield United FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' It’s high time Omer Riza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Rubin Colwill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Will Fish was booked on 25.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 33' GOAL! Gustavo Hamer scores on 33.
  • 38' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hamza Choudhury made 354 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Chris Willock has so much to prove this time. He replaces Will Alves on 46 minute.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Tyrese Campbell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 64' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Tyrese Campbell departs to be replaced by Kieffer Moore.
  • 65' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Rhian Brewster departs to be replaced by Callum O'Hare.
  • 67' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 67 minute. Alex Robertson leaves to be changed by David Turnbull.
  • 69' Sheffield United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 69.
  • 74' 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 Harrison Burrows suffering a number of foals already.
  • 76' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Sivert Mannsverk by Rubin Colwill on 76 minute.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Ben Brereton. He replaces Jesurun Rak-Sakyi on 77 minute.
  • 82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield United FC that had 366 games and scored 436 goals.
  • 84' Femi Seriki is replacing Gustavo Hamer for the Sheffield United FC side.
  • 85' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Rob Holding departs to be replaced by Jack Robinson.
  • 87' Goal! Ben Brereton scores his 61 goal in 382 matches.
  • 89' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 89 minute. Rubin Colwill leaves to be changed by Joel Bagan.
  • With this win, Sheffield United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kieffer Moore 2
Iliman Ndiaye 2
James McAtee 1
Sory Kaba 1
David McGoldrick 1
Billy Sharp 1
Cian Ashford 1
Morgan Gibbs-White 1

Head to Head

2025-04-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2025-01-09 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2024-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 2023-04-15 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC 2022-11-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC

Sheffield United FC Form

2025-04-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2025-04-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC L 2025-04-08 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2025-04-05 Oxford United FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2025-03-28 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC W 2025-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-04-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-04-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2025-03-29 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Sheffield United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC53% Draw27% Cardiff City FC20%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
47%
Sheffield United FC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield United FC35% Draw50% Cardiff City FC15%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.6%
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
12%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 25% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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