Tuesday , 21 July 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sunderland AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light 40,066 HT 45' · FT 45'
Eliezer Mayenda 2' 1–0
1–1 41' Isaak Davies
Chris Mepham 77' 2–1
Leo Hjelde 56' Y
Y 63' Calum Chambers
Y 69' Joel Bagan

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Assistant 1 James Mainwaring
  • Assistant 2

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

4
2
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2024-08-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2024-03-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2023-09-24 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-04-10 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Cardiff City FC H 2–1 W
28 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
22 Feb Hull City AFC H 0–1 L
17 Feb Leeds United FC A 1–2 L
12 Feb Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
08 Feb Watford FC H 2–2 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
04 Mar Burnley FC H 1–2 L
28 Feb Aston Villa FC A 0–2 L
25 Feb Hull City AFC H 1–0 W
22 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–1 D
15 Feb Bristol City FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Cardiff City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 2' Eliezer Mayenda puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
  • 7' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 12' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 17' Sunderland AFC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 22' Callum Robinson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 24' Patrick Roberts makes way for Chris Rigg at the 24 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sunderland AFC.
  • 29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Luke O'Nien is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
  • 34' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 41' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Isaak Davies makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Regis Le Bris will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Sunderland AFC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 56' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Leo Hjelde is replaced by Dennis Cirkin.
  • 59' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Isaak Davies by Will Alves on 59 minute.
  • 63' Calum Chambers picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 68' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Sivert Mannsverk has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joel Bagan.
  • 72' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Callum Robinson by Will Fish on 72 minute.
  • 77' Chris Mepham adds to his 0 season tally! Sunderland AFC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 82' The whistle greets Sivert Mannsverk as he departs to be replaced by Cian Ashford.
  • 87' Cian Ashford has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sunderland AFC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dennis Cirken 2
Adil Aouchiche 1
Jobe Bellingham 1
Luke O'Nien 1
Jack Clarke 1
Isaak Davies 1
Chris Mepham 1
Eliezer Mayenda 1

Head to Head

2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2024-08-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2024-03-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2023-09-24 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-04-10 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-02-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2025-02-22 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2025-02-17 Leeds United FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-02-12 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2025-02-08 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2025-03-04 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2025-02-28 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-02-25 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2025-02-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2025-02-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.44 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC53% Draw27% Cardiff City FC20%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
80%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
47%
Sunderland AFC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC34% Draw50% Cardiff City FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
13.2%
0 – 0
12.1%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 24% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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