Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Sunderland AFC
0 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 5 Nov 2022 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Danny Batth 12' Y
Danny Batth 13' Y
Daniel Neil 32' Y
Luke O'Nien 45' Y
Y 53' Ryan Wintle
Y 65' Niels Nkounkou

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
2
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
02 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
29 Oct Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
22 Oct Burnley FC H 2–4 L
18 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L
15 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Sunderland AFC A 1–0 W
02 Nov Watford FC H 1–2 L
29 Oct Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
23 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
19 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–3 L
15 Oct Coventry City FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' And we are off! Sunderland AFC vs Cardiff City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 12' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Danny Batth.
  • 13' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Danny Batth.
  • 18' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Sunderland AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 32' Poor challenge from Daniel Neil. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 37' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Luke O'Nien. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 49' Against the run of play, Mark Harris has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 53' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Wintle argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Abdoullah Ba by Corry Evans on 57 minute.
  • 58' Romaine Sawyers is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jaden Philogene Bidace at the 58 minute mark.
  • 63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Niels Nkounkou. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 67' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Patrick Roberts departs to be replaced by Jewison Bennette.
  • 72' Sheyi Ojo makes way for Curtis Nelson at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 73' The whistle greets Ellis Simms as he departs to be replaced by Elliot Embleton.
  • 78' Anthony Patterson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 4 cards already picked up this season.
  • 83' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Max Watters has done his job and it is now time for Gavin Whyte to step up.
  • Cardiff City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2022-11-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2022-11-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2022-11-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Sunderland AFC W 2022-10-29 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2022-10-22 Sunderland AFC 2–4 Burnley FC L 2022-10-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L 2022-10-15 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-11-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2022-11-02 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2022-10-29 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2022-10-23 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-10-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-10-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.03 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Cardiff City FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC34% Draw32% Cardiff City FC34%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
65%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
66%
Sunderland AFC or Cardiff City FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC22% Draw53% Cardiff City FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
14.2%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.9%
1 – 2
7.2%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
2.7%
0 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 21% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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