Sunderland AFC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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' In just a few seconds Stadium of Light will turn into a battlefield for Sunderland AFC and Cardiff City FC.
- 2' What a strike from Eliezer Mayenda! The score is 1-0.
- 7' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
- 12' It’s high time Omer Riza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 17' Alan Browne has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 24' The supporters are chanting for Chris Rigg. He replaces Patrick Roberts on 24 minute.
- 29' 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.
- 34' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 39' Sunderland AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 41' What an equalizer from Isaak Davies!
- 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
- 51' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Jobe Bellingham has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' The referee calls foul for Leo Hjelde. He receives a card.
- 56' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Leo Hjelde departs to be replaced by Dennis Cirkin.
- 59' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Isaak Davies is replaced by Will Alves on 59 minute.
- 63' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Calum Chambers gets a card.
- 68' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joel Bagan on 69.
- 72' Will Fish is replacing Callum Robinson for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 77' Goal! Chris Mepham scores his 7 goal in 344 matches.
- 82' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Sivert Mannsverk is replaced by Cian Ashford on 82 minute.
- 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- Another three points for Sunderland AFC.
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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8
Alan Browne ↓ Wilson Isidor 56'
- 26
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10
Patrick Roberts ↓ Chris Rigg 24'
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- 32
- 4
- 7
- 12
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14
Romaine Mundle ↓ Tom Watson 72'
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33
Leo Hjelde ↓ Dennis Cirkin 56'
Bench
- 21
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18
Wilson Isidor ↑ 56'
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3
Dennis Cirkin ↑ 56'
- 23
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11
Chris Rigg ↑ 24'
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40
Tom Watson ↑ 72'
- 45
- 50
- 30
Coach Regis Le BrisCardiff City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 11
- 1
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12
Calum Chambers ↓ Alex Robertson 72'
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47
Callum Robinson ↓ Will Fish 72'
- 38
- 4
- 23
- 27
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39
Isaak Davies ↓ Will Alves 59'
- 22
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15
Sivert Mannsverk ↓ Cian Ashford 82'
Bench
- 16
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18
Alex Robertson ↑ 72'
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29
Will Alves ↑ 59'
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2
Will Fish ↑ 72'
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45
Cian Ashford ↑ 82'
- 41
- 49
- 48
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Coach Omer Riza -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Dennis Cirken 2 Jack Clarke 1 Isaak Davies 1 Chris Mepham 1 Eliezer Mayenda 1 Mark Harris 1 Mark McGuinness 1 Adil Aouchiche 1 Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
Cardiff City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.44 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.87 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sunderland AFC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.31Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.3%1 – 0 13.2%0 – 0 12.1%2 – 0 10%2 – 1 Actual0 – 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.