Thursday , 2 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' 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.

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
Mark McGuinness 1
Adil Aouchiche 1
Jobe Bellingham 1
Luke O'Nien 1
Jack Clarke 1
Isaak Davies 1
Chris Mepham 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.