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

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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

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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)

Match Details

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

6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sheffield United FC and Cardiff City FC get this one started.
5' Tyrese Campbell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
10' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' A moment of madness from Will Fish on 25 minutes earns him a card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
30' Sheffield United FC currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
33' Gustavo Hamer doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield United FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Will Alves departs to be replaced by Chris Willock.
51' 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.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
64' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Tyrese Campbell departs to be replaced by Kieffer Moore.
65' Fresh legs for Sheffield United FC! Callum O'Hare comes on to replace Rhian Brewster.
67' David Turnbull gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Alex Robertson and will look to change the dynamic.
69' That is a card for Sheffield United FC. Hamza Choudhury will be fuming at that decision.
74' Sheffield United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
76' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Sivert Mannsverk exits the field as Rubin Colwill enters on 76.
77' Fresh legs for Sheffield United FC! Ben Brereton comes on to replace Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
82' Cardiff City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
84' Sheffield United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Femi Seriki is hanging Gustavo Hamer on the field on 84 minute.
85' Fresh legs for Sheffield United FC! Jack Robinson comes on to replace Rob Holding.
87' The deadlock is broken! Ben Brereton gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
89' The whistle greets Rubin Colwill as he departs to be replaced 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

19
Jack Robinson ↑ 85'
17
Adam Davies
9
Kieffer Moore ↑ 64'
10
Callum O'Hare ↑ 65'
20
Ben Brereton ↑ 77'
3
Sam McCallum
38
Femi Seriki ↑ 84'
35
Andre Brooks
28
Thomas Cannon

Coach Chris Wilder

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Iliman Ndiaye	2
Kieffer Moore	2
Cian Ashford	2
Thomas Cannon	1
George Baldock	1
Jack Moylan	1
Ciaran Clark	1
Jack Robinson	1

Head to Head

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

1.5 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC53% Draw27% Cardiff City FC20%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

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

80%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

47%

Sheffield United FC or Cardiff City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC35% Draw49% Cardiff City FC16%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

13%

0 – 0

11.4%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

3 – 1

4.5%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

2.1%

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%	24%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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