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Cardiff City v Sheffield United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

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Cardiff City are in Championship action on Saturday afternoon, as Brian Barry-Murphy aims to beat Chris Wilder and his Sheffield United side at the Cardiff City Stadium. Analysing both sides' last 20 Championship matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the stats, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside the best odds.

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Cardiff City's next match is v Portsmouth at 15:00 on Saturday 5th September
Sheffield United's next match is v Norwich at 15:00 on Saturday 5th September
The last English Championship meeting between Cardiff and Sheff Utd was on Saturday 29th August 2026
English Championship
August 29th 2026
Cardiff 2
2 Sheff Utd
 
J. Moylan 2'4' T. Cannon
C. Ashford 38'7' C. O'Hare
 
CAR
SHU
Shots On
10
4
Shots Off
9
1
Corners
13
2
Possession
67%
33%
Fouls
12
11
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
CardiffSheff Utd
 
N. Trott
J. Bagan
G. Osho
K. Bielik (C. Scanlon 90')
J. Moylanfootball icon (J. Colwill 85')
R. Colwill
Y. Salech (C. Robinson 85')
O. Tanner (C. Willock 72')
A. Robertson
P. Ng
C. Ashfordfootball icon (I. Davies 85')
M. Cooper
S. McCallum
J. Tanganga
(J. Riedewald 65') J. Rothwell
football iconC. O'Hare
(B. Brereton 84') football iconT. Cannon
(J. Shackleton 46') R. Donovan
M. McGuinness
(R. Norrington-Davies 58') J. Baptiste
S. Peck
(K. Phillips 46') P. Bamford

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Best Tip: Both teams to score

After looking at our match predictions, bookies' odds and relevant stats, there's one market that seems hard to ignore for this fixture: both teams to score. In Cardiff and Sheff Utd we have two sides going head-to-head that regularly score, but equally have trouble shutting the opposition out, and we expect them to maintain that reputation on Saturday afternoon. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.57.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cardiff are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.50.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
34%
17/10-
Draw
23%
13/5-
Sheff Utd
43%
11/8-
Draw 1-1
10%
6/1-
Sheff Utd 2-1
9%
17/2-
Cardiff 2-1
8%
10/1-
Sheff Utd 1-0
7%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1-
Cardiff 1-0
6%
12/1-
Sheff Utd 2-0
6%
14/1-
Sheff Utd 3-1
5%
16/1-
Cardiff 2-0
5%
16/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
16/1-
Cardiff 3-1
4%
18/1-
Sheff Utd 3-2
4%
20/1-
Cardiff 3-2
3%
22/1-
Sheff Utd 3-0
3%
22/1-
Cardiff 3-0
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
4/7-
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
11/8-
Home 1st Goal
48%
20/21-
Away 1st Goal
50%
5/6-
No 1st Goal
2%
16/1-
BTTS - Yes
64%
1/2-
BTTS - No
36%
6/4-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
7/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1-
BTTS - Away Win
24%
3/1-
Home/draw
57%
8/15-
Away/draw
66%
4/9-
Home/away
77%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
11/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
4/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
10/3-
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
2/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/12-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1-
Home DNB
50%
1/1-
Away DNB
59%
8/11-
Cardiff win to nil
14%
5/1-
Sheff Utd win to nil
18%
4/1-
Cardiff / Cardiff
19%
10/3-
Cardiff / Sheff Utd
4%
22/1-
Cardiff / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Cardiff
12%
6/1-
Draw / Sheff Utd
14%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Sheff Utd / Cardiff
4%
22/1-
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
22%
11/4-
Sheff Utd / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Cardiff
Sheff Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea5320611 
Mar 13
Nov 29
Mar 3
d
 
0-00-0
2
M'Boro5311310 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Dec 26
Mar 20
3
QPR5311310 
Apr 21
l
 
2-1A
Mar 13
Nov 28
4
Bristol C5311210 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Jan 16
Oct 17
5
West Brom5311210 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Apr 3
Dec 18
6
Charlton5311-110 
Sep 19
Feb 20
Jan 30
Nov 7
7
Millwall530229 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Apr 24
Dec 8
8
West Ham522148 
Nov 4
Jan 27
Dec 4
Mar 17
9
Wolves421137 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Sep 13
Feb 13
10
Wrexham513126 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 6
Oct 30
Jan 23
11
Birmingham413016 
Oct 24
Dec 29
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 6
12
Norwich520306 
Feb 6
Nov 21
l
 
1-3A
Apr 10
13
Stoke5203-16 
Sep 8
Apr 6
Feb 20
Sep 19
14
Portsmouth5203-16 
Apr 10
l
 
2-0A
Feb 16
Oct 14
15
Sheff Utd5131-16 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 17
-
-
16
Blackburn5122-15 
Feb 27
Oct 10
Apr 7
Sep 8
17
Lincoln5122-25 
Dec 5
Mar 16
Oct 10
Feb 27
18
Watford5122-25 
Oct 13
Feb 16
Nov 21
Feb 6
19
Southampton522154 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Nov 24
May 1
20
Derby5113-54 
Mar 2
d
 
2-2F
Oct 24
Dec 29
21
Bolton5113-54 
Feb 13
Sep 12
w
 
3-2A
Apr 20
22
Cardiff5032-33 
-
-
Apr 17
d
 
2-2A
23
Preston5104-53 
Nov 24
May 1
Jan 26
Nov 3
24
Burnley5023-62 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Dec 12
Jan 1
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cardiff 22ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
14
D
3
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff1 - 1Wrexham
Cardiff5 - 1Northampton
Cardiff1 - 0Port Vale
Cardiff2 - 0Bolton
Cardiff0 - 0Blackpool
Cardiff0 - 2Wycombe
Cardiff0 - 2Lincoln
Cardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
Cardiff3 - 1Luton
Cardiff4 - 0Barnsley
Cardiff1 - 1Stockport
Cardiff1 - 0Wigan
Cardiff2 - 1Stevenage
Cardiff1 - 0Exeter
Cardiff4 - 3Doncaster
Cardiff3 - 2Huddersfield
Cardiff3 - 0Mansfield
Cardiff2 - 1Reading
Cardiff4 - 3L Orient
Cardiff0 - 1Burton
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff2 - 2Derby
HCardiff1 - 1Wrexham
ACardiff4 - 5Mansfield
HCardiff5 - 1Northampton
HCardiff1 - 0Port Vale
ACardiff3 - 1Reading
ACardiff1 - 1Huddersfield
HCardiff2 - 0Bolton
ACardiff1 - 1Peterborough
HCardiff0 - 0Blackpool
HCardiff0 - 2Wycombe
ACardiff4 - 0Exeter
ACardiff1 - 1Barnsley
HCardiff0 - 2Lincoln
ACardiff4 - 0Doncaster
ACardiff2 - 5Plymouth
HCardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
HCardiff3 - 1Luton
ACardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff2 - 2Burton
Sheff Utd 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swansea0 - 0Sheff Utd
Derby1 - 2Sheff Utd
Watford0 - 2Sheff Utd
Bristol C1 - 0Sheff Utd
Birmingham1 - 1Sheff Utd
Norwich2 - 1Sheff Utd
QPR0 - 2Sheff Utd
Portsmouth0 - 1Sheff Utd
Millwall1 - 1Sheff Utd
Southampton1 - 0Sheff Utd
Charlton1 - 0Sheff Utd
Stoke1 - 2Sheff Utd
Wrexham5 - 3Sheff Utd
West Brom2 - 0Sheff Utd
Leicester2 - 3Sheff Utd
Sheff Wed0 - 3Sheff Utd
Coventry3 - 1Sheff Utd
Preston3 - 2Sheff Utd
Blackburn1 - 3Sheff Utd
Hull1 - 0Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Utd0 - 0Swansea
HSheff Utd0 - 0Birmingham
ASheff Utd2 - 1Derby
HSheff Utd2 - 3Preston
HSheff Utd1 - 3Blackburn
ASheff Utd2 - 0Watford
HSheff Utd2 - 1Hull
ASheff Utd0 - 1Bristol C
HSheff Utd3 - 3Swansea
HSheff Utd1 - 2Wrexham
ASheff Utd1 - 1Birmingham
ASheff Utd1 - 2Norwich
HSheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
ASheff Utd2 - 0QPR
HSheff Utd1 - 2Coventry
HSheff Utd2 - 1Sheff Wed
ASheff Utd1 - 0Portsmouth
HSheff Utd1 - 2M'Boro
HSheff Utd3 - 1Oxford Utd
ASheff Utd1 - 1Millwall
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Sheff Utd have beaten Cardiff in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Cardiff since 2004
Cardiff
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
10
13
Games: Scored
7 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
4 / 11
CAR
4
D
2
SHU
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
0 - 2Sheff Utd
0 - 1Sheff Utd
2 - 3Sheff Utd
Cardiff2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 3Sheff Utd
Cardiff1 - 0
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Cardiff1 - 0
Cardiff2 - 1
League games at Sheff Utd since 2003
Sheff Utd
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
21
15
Games: Scored
8 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
3 / 11
CAR
2
D
4
SHU
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
Sheff Utd2 - 0
Sheff Utd4 - 1
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Cardiff
3 - 4Cardiff
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Sheff Utd5 - 3
Goal Statistics

Cardiff City have been steady in front of goal of late, scoring in 9 consecutive Championship matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Sheffield United on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Cardiff 22nd Sheff Utd 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Sheff Utd will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Cardiff’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+10
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Utd
1.5
1.7
Attack rating
63%
better
CAR
SHU
view stats
Games scored2
0
Failed to score0
2
Scored first1
0
Goals scored3
0
Avg. goals scored1.5
0
Avg. shots per game10
6
Avg. shots per goal7
0
Conversion rate for15
0
Avg. XG for1.9
0.9
KickOff rating
+63%
Defence rating
CAR
SHU
66%
better
view stats
Games conceded2
0
Clean sheets0
2
Conceded first1
0
Goals conceded3
0
Avg. goals conceded1.5
0
Avg. shots/game conceded15
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
0
Conversion rate against10%
0%
Avg. XG against1.8
0.8
KickOff rating
+66%

Cardiff v Sheff Utd Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4212
N TrottC. AshfordO TannerA Robertson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Trott GLK4
-
P Ng DEF41
1
-
K Bielik DEF2
-
G Osho DEF3
-
J Bagan DEF4
-
A Robertson MID4
2
-
J Moylan MID41
1
-
O Tanner MID41
1
-
R Colwill MID411
1
-
C. Ashford MID421
-
Y Salech FWD41
-
Subs
H Tyrer GLK
-
C. Scanlon DEF4
-
R. Kpakio DEF21
-
D Turnbull MID1
-
C Willock MID4
-
J Colwill MID4
-
R. Tankiewicz MID
-
I Davies FWD4
-
C Robinson FWD3
-
Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4111
M CooperJ TangangaS McCallumJ Tanganga
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK4
-
J Tanganga DEF41
1
-
M McGuinness DEF4
1
-
J. Baptiste DEF1
-
S McCallum DEF41
-
R Donovan MID31
-
S. Peck MID41
1
-
J Rothwell MID3
-
C O'Hare MID
-
P Bamford FWD411
-
T Cannon FWD31
-
Subs
A Davies GLK
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF3
-
M Doherty DEF
-
J Shackleton DEF3
-
K Phillips MID21
-
J Riedewald MID3
-
B Díaz FWD2
-
T Campbell FWD3
-
L Marsh FWD
-