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 4 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	4	10
2	Queens Park Rangers FC	4	10
3	Charlton Athletic FC	4	10
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	4	7
5	Middlesbrough FC	4	7
6	Bristol City FC	4	7
7	West Bromwich Albion FC	4	7
8	Sheffield United FC	4	6
9	Birmingham City FC	4	6
10	Millwall FC	4	6
11	Wrexham AFC	4	5
12	West Ham United FC	4	5
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	4	5
14	Watford FC	4	5
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	4	4
16	Derby County FC	4	4
17	Lincoln City FC	4	4
18	Southampton FC	4	3
19	Cardiff City FC	4	3
20	Norwich City FC	4	3
21	Portsmouth FC	4	3
22	Stoke City FC	4	3
23	Burnley FC	4	2
24	Preston North End FC	4	0

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
#8	Position	#19
6	Points	3
4	Played	4
1 / 3 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 1
5	Scored	6
4	Conceded	7
+1	GD	-1
1.50	PPG	0.75
25%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 8th (6 pts). Cardiff City FC are 19th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cardiff City FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A
Yousef Salech	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Sheffield United FC have kicked off against Cardiff City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Omer Riza might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' David Turnbull has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Sheffield United FC have won 436 goals from 368 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' 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.
25' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
33' Gustavo Hamer makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sheffield United FC are in front.
38' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
43' It’s high time Omer Riza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' The whistle greets Will Alves as he departs to be replaced by Chris Willock.
51' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
56' 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.
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
64' A tactical swap from Sheffield United FC — Kieffer Moore on, Tyrese Campbell off on 64 minutes.
65' Sheffield United FC ring the changes. Rhian Brewster has done his job and it is now time for Callum O'Hare to step up.
67' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! David Turnbull comes on to replace Alex Robertson.
69' Sheffield United FC player sees a card in front of him.
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 Sivert Mannsverk suffering a number of foals already.
76' Rubin Colwill gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Sivert Mannsverk and will look to change the dynamic.
77' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 77 minute. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi leaves to be changed by Ben Brereton.
82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hamza Choudhury made 356 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
84' Sheffield United FC ring the changes. Gustavo Hamer has done his job and it is now time for Femi Seriki to step up.
85' Sheffield United FC make a change. Rob Holding trudges off to be replaced by Jack Robinson on 85 minutes.
87' Ben Brereton has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 87 minutes.
89' Joel Bagan gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Rubin Colwill and will look to change the dynamic.
The points are shared — Sheffield United FC 2-0 Cardiff City FC. Honours even.

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

1.69 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC to win 58% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC58% Draw25% Cardiff City FC17%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.49

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

42%

Sheffield United FC or Cardiff City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC40% Draw47% Cardiff City FC13%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.2%

1 – 1

12%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

6.4%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

2.7%

0 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	25%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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