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Championship | Gameweek 23
Dec 23, 2023 at 3pm UK
Hillsborough Stadium
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Sheff Weds
1 - 2
Cardiff

Musaba (28')
Vaulks (36'), Musaba (47'), Paterson (67')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Grant (74'), Famewo (88' og.)
Ng (90+2'), McGuinness (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sheff Weds 2-1 QPR
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Hull City 3-0 Cardiff
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Cardiff City

Sheffield Wednesday are quickly gaining momentum in their bid to defy all odds and climb out of the bottom three, and we back Danny Rohl's men to continue their impressive run with home advantage against a Cardiff side who are slipping down the Championship table. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 47.06%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 27.31% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.25%) and 2-0 (8.47%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.

Result
Sheffield WednesdayDrawCardiff City
47.06% (0.0039999999999978 0) 25.63% (-0.0019999999999989 -0) 27.31% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Both teams to score 51.89% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.41% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)51.59% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.62% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)73.38% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.08% (0.0049999999999955 0)21.92% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.81% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)55.19% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.45%33.54% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.81% (0.0010000000000012 0)70.18% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield Wednesday 47.05%
    Cardiff City 27.31%
    Draw 25.63%
Sheffield WednesdayDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 11.15% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.25% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 8.47%
3-1 @ 4.68% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-0 @ 4.29% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 2.56%
4-1 @ 1.78% (0.0010000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 1.63% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 0.97%
Other @ 2.29%
Total : 47.05%
1-1 @ 12.19%
0-0 @ 7.35% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-2 @ 5.05% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 0.93%
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 25.63%
0-1 @ 8.03% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
1-2 @ 6.66%
0-2 @ 4.39% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-3 @ 2.42%
2-3 @ 1.84% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 1.6%
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 27.31%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Cardiff

Sheffield Wednesday
50.0%
Draw
30.0%
Cardiff City
20.0%
40
Head to Head
Aug 26, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 4
Cardiff
2-1
Sheff Weds
Ugbo (48'), Wintle (90+8' pen.)
Bannan (76')
Bannan (42'), Bernard (66'), Delgado (80'), Paterson (90'), Windass (90+12')
Apr 5, 2021 5.30pm
Gameweek 40
Sheff Weds
5-0
Cardiff
Borner (4'), Paterson (20'), Reach (23', 69'), Rhodes (65')
Sep 12, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 1
Cardiff
0-2
Sheff Weds
Windass (4'), Rhodes (44')
Luongo (74')
Dec 29, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 25
Sheff Weds
1-2
Cardiff
Lees (18')
Harris (51')
Glatzel (5'), Hoilett (8')
Hoilett (61'), Richards (67')
Oct 18, 2019 7.45pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland129122391428
2Burnley126511751223
3Leeds UnitedLeeds126511981123
4Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd12732146822
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom12552137620
6Blackburn RoversBlackburn125431612419
7Watford126151619-319
8Norwich CityNorwich124622216618
9Middlesbrough125341412218
10Millwall124441512316
11Bristol City123721416-216
12Derby CountyDerby124351515015
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds124351318-515
14Oxford UnitedOxford Utd123541515014
15Hull City123541416-214
16Preston North EndPreston123541317-414
17Swansea CitySwansea1234588013
18Coventry CityCoventry123361417-312
19Stoke CityStoke123361317-412
20Cardiff CityCardiff123361118-712
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth123361322-912
22Luton TownLuton123271420-611
23Queens Park RangersQPR121651119-89
24Portsmouth121561225-138


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