Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Sheffield Wednesday FC

1 – 2

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'

Anthony Musaba 28' 1–0

1–1 74' Karlan Grant

1–2 88' Akin Famewo og

Will Vaulks 37' Y

Anthony Musaba 47' Y

Callum Paterson 67' Y

Y 90' Perry Ng

Y 90' Mark McGuinness

Overview

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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sam Barrott (England)
Assistant 1 Bhupinder Gill
Assistant 2

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-08-26 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-04-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC 2020-09-12 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
16 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
13 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–3	L
09 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W
02 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–1	W
29 Nov	Leicester City FC	H	1–1	D

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–1	W
16 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	0–3	L
13 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
09 Dec	Millwall FC	H	1–0	W
02 Dec	Southampton FC	A	0–2	L
28 Nov	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC		Cardiff City FC
#30	Position	#21
0	Points	0
46	Played	0
2 / 12 / 32	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
29	Scored	0
89	Conceded	0
-60	GD	+0
0.00	PPG	–
4%	Win %	–

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Hillsborough. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Cardiff City FC.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Röhl will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Jamilu Collins is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
15' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Ollie Tanner needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
28' What a moment for Anthony Musaba! That strike on 28 puts his side firmly in control.
33' 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.
37' The referee shows Sheffield Wednesday FC player a Yellow card on 37.
42' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
47' Anthony Musaba is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
52' Kion Etete is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
55' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Ryan Wintle comes on to replace Manolis Siopis.
60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
65' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Josh Bowler is replaced by Kion Etete on 65 minute.
67' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Callum Paterson on 67 minutes.
72' Over 72 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
73' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Djeidi Gassama is hanging Anthony Musaba on the field on 73 minute.
74' Against the run of play, Karlan Grant has scored! This game has turned on its head.
79' With 0 assists to his name this season, Manolis Siopis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
84' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 456 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
86' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Bambo Diaby departs to be replaced by Di'Shon Bernard.
88' GOAL! Kion Etete fires home to make it 1-2!
90' Perry Ng is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Yakou Meite is replaced by Ebou Adams on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Cardiff City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jordan Rhodes	2
Josh Windass	2
Adam Reach	2
Julian Borner	2
Liam Palmer	1
Mallik Wilks	1
Callum Paterson	1
Michael Ihiekwe	1

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-12-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-12-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-12-13 Norwich City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-12-09 Stoke City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-12-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-12-16 Hull City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-12-09 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2023-12-02 Southampton FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

0.98 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.59 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 79% + Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC42% Draw35% Cardiff City FC23%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes29% 0% No71%

Avg goals/match: 1.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	77%	23%
± 1.5	47%	53%
± 2.5	21%	79%
± 3.5	8%	92%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

58%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Cardiff City FC

65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC26% Draw61% Cardiff City FC13%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

23.5%

1 – 0

19%

1 – 1

12.9%

0 – 1

10.7%

2 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

5.9%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 0

3 – 1

2 – 2

1.9%

4 – 0

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	12%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	26%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	15%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

56% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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