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

Hillsborough, Sheffield

Erol Bulut pays counterpart Danny Röhl a visit on Saturday lunch time in the Championship, as their Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday teams face each other at the Hillsborough. Statistics drive the predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and changing between them shows bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Click on the tabs below to find out more.

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Sheffield Wednesday's next match is v Preston at 12:30 on Saturday 7th December
Cardiff City's next match is v Watford at 15:00 on Saturday 7th December
The last English Championship meeting between Sheff Wed and Cardiff was on Saturday 23rd November 2024
English Championship
November 23rd 2024
Sheff Wed 1
1 Cardiff
 
D. Bernard 36'34' O. Tanner
 
SHW
CAR
Shots On
3
4
Shots Off
5
5
Corners
6
2
Possession
61%
39%
Fouls
8
13
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
Sheff WedCardiff
 
J. Beadle
M. Lowe
Y. Valery (L. Palmer 75')
D. Bernardfootball icon
B. Bannan
J. Windass (C. Paterson 83')
M. Johnson
S. Charles
I. Ugbo (P. Valentín Sancho 76')
M. Smith (J. Lowe 82')
D. Gassama (A. Musaba 82')
J. Alnwick
P. Ng
D. Goutas
J. Daland
C. O'Dowda
(E. Siopis 71') D. Turnbull
(J. Bagan 60') A. Robertson
R. Colwill
(J. Ralls 60') Y. Meïté
football iconO. Tanner
(A. Kanga 84') C. Robinson

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Sheff Wed or Cardiff are in the sort of form that would have us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The stats show that both have form in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 76% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
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 Sheff Wed are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Wed
51%
1/1
2%
21/20
Draw
25%
12/512/5
3%
Cardiff
24%
27/10
6%
27/10
6%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
8%
Sheff Wed 1-0
11%
13/2
12%
11/2
7%
Sheff Wed 2-1
10%
8/17/1
Sheff Wed 2-0
9%
17/2
5%
15/2
6%
Cardiff 1-0
7%
10/1
8%
8/1
5%
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1
9%
15/2
6%
Cardiff 2-1
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
10%
Sheff Wed 3-1
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Sheff Wed 3-0
5%
16/1
11%
14/1
Cardiff 2-0
4%
18/114/1
Sheff Wed 3-2
3%
28/1
26%
20/1
11%
Cardiff 3-1
2%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
Sheff Wed 4-1
2%
33/125/1
13%
Sheff Wed 4-0
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
1/1
11%
19/20
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
4/5
10%
4/5
3%
Home 1st Goal
53%
8/13-
Away 1st Goal
43%
6/4
4%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1
9%
-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/5
8%
4/5
4%
BTTS - No
47%
10/11
9%
10/11
5%
BTTS - Home Win
23%
10/3
8%
3/1
3%
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
4%
7/2
2%
BTTS - Away Win
12%
6/1
8%
11/2
8%
Home/draw
76%
2/72/7
1%
Away/draw
49%
4/5
4%
3/4
1%
Home/away
75%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1/3
6%
3/10
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
12/5
15%
11/5
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
5/2
9%
23/10
10%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
3/10
4%
3/10
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
11/2
18%
11/2
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/9
3%
1/10
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1
36%
11/1
9%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33
2%
1/40
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/16
1%
1/16
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/1
9%
15/2
6%
Home DNB
68%
4/9
4%
4/9
3%
Away DNB
42%
13/8
5%
8/5
6%
Sheff Wed win to nil
28%
12/5
9%
-
Cardiff win to nil
13%
11/2-
Sheff Wed / Sheff Wed
25%
9/4
4%
11/5
Sheff Wed / Cardiff
3%
33/1
17%
28/1
Sheff Wed / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
Draw / Sheff Wed
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
4%
Draw / Cardiff
10%
7/1
7%
13/2
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
4%
Cardiff / Sheff Wed
4%
22/120/1
Cardiff / Cardiff
14%
5/1
9%
19/4
5%
Cardiff / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Wed have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 15th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 match. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have scored in every game. Sheff Wed have outscored their opponents by 17 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Sheff Wed have played 8 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 13 goals at home.

Cardiff are in 22nd position in the Championship on 15 points having played 15 matches so far this season. Cardiff are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 4 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 13 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 3 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Cardiff have conceded 23 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Wed
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd1812421638 
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
Dec 21
Apr 18
2
Burnley1810621736 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
Mar 1
l
 
5-0A
3
Leeds1810531835 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 19
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
4
Sunderland189631333 
Mar 1
l
 
4-0A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
5
M'Boro189361130 
Apr 21
Dec 26
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
6
Watford18936230 
l
 
2-6A
May 3
Dec 7
Dec 29
7
West Brom186102728 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 8
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
8
Blackburn17845428 
Dec 10
Apr 8
l
 
1-3A
Mar 15
9
Norwich18675825 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 12
w
 
2-1A
May 3
10
Millwall17674525 
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 21
11
Bristol C18675325 
Jan 22
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
12
Sheff Wed 18747-525 
-
-
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
13
Swansea18657123 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 12
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
14
Stoke18567-321 
Dec 21
Apr 18
Apr 12
Dec 14
15
Derby18558-220 
Jan 1
w
 
1-2A
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
16
Coventry18468-318 
Feb 15
w
 
1-2A
Jan 1
d
 
2-2F
17
Oxford Utd18468-818 
Apr 12
Dec 14
Apr 21
Dec 26
18
Preston18396-818 
Dec 7
Dec 29
Dec 11
Apr 8
19
Luton185310-1318 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
Mar 11
l
 
1-0A
20
Cardiff 18459-1117 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 29
-
-
21
Plymouth18459-2017 
w
 
4-0F
Mar 8
w
 
5-0F
Feb 22
22
Hull18369-915 
Apr 5
w
 
0-2F
Feb 8
l
 
4-1F
23
QPR18297-1115 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
24
Portsmouth16277-1213 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
Feb 11
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Sheff Wed 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Wed2 - 0Norwich
Sheff Wed2 - 6Watford
Sheff Wed0 - 0Swansea
Sheff Wed0 - 2Burnley
Sheff Wed3 - 2West Brom
Sheff Wed1 - 1QPR
Sheff Wed0 - 2Leeds
Sheff Wed4 - 0Plymouth
Sheff Wed3 - 0West Brom
Sheff Wed1 - 1Stoke
Sheff Wed2 - 2Norwich
Sheff Wed1 - 1Swansea
Sheff Wed0 - 2Leeds
Sheff Wed1 - 0Plymouth
Sheff Wed2 - 1Bristol C
Sheff Wed2 - 0Birmingham
Sheff Wed0 - 0Watford
Sheff Wed1 - 2Coventry
Sheff Wed3 - 1Hull
Sheff Wed1 - 2Cardiff
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Wed0 - 1Sheff Utd
HSheff Wed2 - 0Norwich
HSheff Wed2 - 6Watford
ASheff Wed2 - 1Portsmouth
HSheff Wed0 - 0Swansea
HSheff Wed0 - 2Burnley
ASheff Wed2 - 1Coventry
ASheff Wed0 - 0Bristol C
HSheff Wed3 - 2West Brom
ASheff Wed1 - 2Luton
HSheff Wed1 - 1QPR
ASheff Wed0 - 3Millwall
HSheff Wed0 - 2Leeds
ASheff Wed0 - 4Sunderland
HSheff Wed4 - 0Plymouth
ASheff Wed2 - 0Sunderland
HSheff Wed3 - 0West Brom
ASheff Wed3 - 1Blackburn
HSheff Wed1 - 1Stoke
HSheff Wed2 - 2Norwich
Cardiff 20TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Luton1 - 0Cardiff
West Brom0 - 0Cardiff
Bristol C1 - 1Cardiff
Hull4 - 1Cardiff
Derby1 - 0Cardiff
Swansea1 - 1Cardiff
Burnley5 - 0Cardiff
Rotherham5 - 2Cardiff
Millwall3 - 1Cardiff
Birmingham0 - 1Cardiff
Coventry1 - 2Cardiff
Swansea2 - 0Cardiff
Bristol C0 - 1Cardiff
Norwich4 - 1Cardiff
West Brom2 - 0Cardiff
Watford0 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth3 - 1Cardiff
QPR1 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Wed1 - 2Cardiff
Hull3 - 0Cardiff
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCardiff1 - 3Blackburn
ACardiff0 - 1Luton
HCardiff2 - 1Norwich
ACardiff0 - 0West Brom
HCardiff2 - 0Portsmouth
HCardiff5 - 0Plymouth
ACardiff1 - 1Bristol C
HCardiff1 - 0Millwall
ACardiff1 - 4Hull
HCardiff0 - 2Leeds
ACardiff0 - 1Derby
HCardiff0 - 2M'Boro
ACardiff1 - 1Swansea
ACardiff0 - 5Burnley
HCardiff0 - 2Sunderland
ACardiff2 - 5Rotherham
HCardiff1 - 4M'Boro
HCardiff2 - 1Southampton
ACardiff1 - 3Millwall
ACardiff1 - 0Birmingham
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sheff Wed since 2005
Sheff Wed
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
18
11
Games: Scored
10 / 13
6 / 13
Clean sheets
7 / 13
3 / 13
SHW
6
D
3
CAR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Wed
1 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Wed5 - 0
1 - 2Cardiff
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sheff Wed1 - 0
Sheff Wed3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Wed3 - 1
Sheff Wed1 - 0
Sheff Wed1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 3Cardiff
League games at Cardiff since 2006
Cardiff
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
18
13
Games: Scored
12 / 13
9 / 13
Clean sheets
4 / 13
1 / 13
SHW
2
D
4
CAR
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Cardiff2 - 1
0 - 2Sheff Wed
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Cardiff2 - 1
Cardiff1 - 0
Cardiff3 - 2
Cardiff2 - 0
Cardiff1 - 0
1 - 2Sheff Wed
Cardiff1 - 0
Goal Statistics
Sheff Wed 12th Cardiff 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 81% probability that Sheff Wed will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Sheff Wed’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-20
Cardiff have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Sheff Wed
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
9%
better
SHW
CAR
view stats
Games scored8
8
Failed to score7
7
Scored first5
5
Goals scored17
14
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.9
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal8
10
Conversion rate for13
10
Avg. XG for1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
SHW
CAR
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
11
Clean sheets4
4
Conceded first8
9
Goals conceded25
23
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against20%
17%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18536
J BeadleJ WindassM JohnsonD Bernard
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beadle GLK18
1
-
Y Valery DEF182
4
-
D Bernard DEF151
5
1
M Lowe DEF14
-
M Johnson DEF163
-
J Windass MID1651
2
-
S Charles MID1511
3
-
B Bannan MID1831
3
-
D Gassama MID151
-
I Ugbo FWD16
1
-
M Smith FWD1642
1
-
Subs
P Charles GLK
-
L Palmer DEF14
2
-
D Iorfa DEF91
2
-
P Valentín DEF161
-
S Ingelsson MID121
2
-
A Musaba FWD1613
-
J Lowe FWD1322
2
-
C Paterson FWD61
-
C McNeill FWD
-
Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17544
P NgC RobinsonR ColwillP Ng
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Alnwick GLK14
1
-
P Ng DEF171
4
-
J Daland DEF6
1
-
D Goutas DEF151
1
-
C O'Dowda DEF1711
3
-
A Robertson MID1321
3
-
D Turnbull MID121
2
-
O Tanner MID1821
1
-
R Colwill MID1814
2
-
Y Méïté MID121
-
C Robinson FWD145
1
-
Subs
E Horvath GLK4
-
W Fish DEF3
2
-
J Collins DEF3
1
-
J Bagan DEF9
1
1
M Siopis MID13
3
-
J Ralls MID91
2
-
C Willock MID1411
-
A Rinomhota MID7
2
-
W Kanga FWD13
-