Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadium of Light. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Sunderland AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 12' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 12.
  • 13' Danny Batth is having his name booked by the referee on 13.
  • 18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
  • 28' Sunderland AFC have won 478 goals from 363 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 32' That is a Yellow card for Sunderland AFC. Daniel Neil will be fuming at that decision.
  • 37' Bailey Wright has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' Jaden Philogene Bidace has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 355 appearances.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Luke O'Nien is booked for Sunderland AFC — Yellow card on 45.
  • 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mark Harris makes it 0-1.
  • 53' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Wintle argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Corry Evans is hanging Abdoullah Ba on the field on 57 minute.
  • 58' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Jaden Philogene Bidace is withdrawn and Romaine Sawyers gets his opportunity.
  • 63' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Abdoullah Ba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 67' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Patrick Roberts exits the field as Jewison Bennette enters on 67.
  • 72' Curtis Nelson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sheyi Ojo on 72 minute.
  • 73' Sunderland AFC ring the changes. Ellis Simms has done his job and it is now time for Elliot Embleton to step up.
  • 78' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 83' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 88' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Max Watters is withdrawn and Gavin Whyte gets his opportunity.
  • Full Time. Cardiff City FC beats 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
Isaak Davies 1
Chris Mepham 1
Eliezer Mayenda 1
Mark Harris 1
Mark McGuinness 1
Adil Aouchiche 1
Jobe Bellingham 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.