Saturday , 14 November 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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
9/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
5/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 10 G 3 A
Yousef Salech 5 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 2 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sunderland AFC welcome Cardiff City FC for this crunch clash at Stadium of Light.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 12' Danny Batth catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 12.
  • 13' A moment of madness from Danny Batth on 13 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sunderland AFC will be frustrated.
  • 18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Neil.
  • 37' Saint Kitts and Nevis international Romaine Sawyers has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luke O'Nien on 45 minutes.
  • 49' Magnificent from Mark Harris! That is 38 goals in 23 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 53' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ryan Wintle on 53 minutes.
  • 57' Corry Evans gets the nod from Sunderland AFC. He replaces Abdoullah Ba and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 58' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Romaine Sawyers is hanging Jaden Philogene Bidace on the field on 58 minute.
  • 63' Luke O'Nien needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 65' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Patrick Roberts is replaced by Jewison Bennette.
  • 72' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Sheyi Ojo departs to be replaced by Curtis Nelson.
  • 73' Sunderland AFC make a change. Ellis Simms trudges off to be replaced by Elliot Embleton on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Callum O'Dowda, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 83' Sheyi Ojo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Gavin Whyte. He replaces Max Watters on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sunderland AFC.

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
Eliezer Mayenda 1
Mark Harris 1
Mark McGuinness 1
Adil Aouchiche 1
Jobe Bellingham 1
Luke O'Nien 1
Jack Clarke 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.