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Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
2 - 1
Sheff Weds

Ugbo (48'), Wintle (90+8' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-0)
Bannan (76')
Bannan (42'), Bernard (66'), Delgado (80'), Paterson (90'), Windass (90+12')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Cardiff City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Cardiff City have arguably been better than their results so far this season suggest, while the visiting Owls are yet to find their form on their return to the Championship, and we envisage a first league win of the season for Bulut's side as a result. 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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 40.29%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 31.1% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.05%) and 2-0 (7.81%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (10.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Cardiff City would win this match.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawSheffield Wednesday
40.29% (0.012999999999998 0.01) 28.62% (-0.004999999999999 -0) 31.1% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Both teams to score 45.24% (0.014000000000003 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.95% (0.018000000000001 0.02)61.05% (-0.013999999999996 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.97% (0.015000000000001 0.02)81.03% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.33% (0.016999999999996 0.02)29.67% (-0.013000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.28% (0.018000000000001 0.02)65.72% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.32% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)35.68% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.55% (0.004999999999999 0)72.45% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 40.28%
    Sheffield Wednesday 31.1%
    Draw 28.6%
Cardiff CityDrawSheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 12.86%
2-1 @ 8.05% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-0 @ 7.81% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-1 @ 3.26% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 3.17% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-2 @ 1.68% (0.002 0)
4-1 @ 0.99% (0.001 0)
4-0 @ 0.96% (0.001 0)
Other @ 1.5%
Total : 40.28%
1-1 @ 13.25%
0-0 @ 10.58% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.15% (0.0020000000000007 0)
Other @ 0.62%
Total : 28.6%
0-1 @ 10.91%
1-2 @ 6.83%
0-2 @ 5.62% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 2.35% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 1.93% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 1.43% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.03%
Total : 31.1%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Sheff Weds

Cardiff City
55.6%
Draw
33.3%
Sheffield Wednesday
11.1%
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Head to Head
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Sheff Weds
5-0
Cardiff
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Gameweek 1
Cardiff
0-2
Sheff Weds
Windass (4'), Rhodes (44')
Luongo (74')
Dec 29, 2019 3pm
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Glatzel (5'), Hoilett (8')
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2Leeds UnitedLeeds45279980413990
3Ipswich TownIpswich432611685533289
4Southampton442591085612484
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4420121267442372
6Norwich CityNorwich442191477611672
7Hull City441912136556969
8Coventry CityCoventry4317121468551363
9Middlesbrough44189176460463
10Preston North EndPreston44189175661-563
11Cardiff CityCardiff44195205061-1162
12Bristol City441611175147459
13Sunderland44168205251156
14Swansea CitySwansea441511185762-556
15Watford441217155958153
16Queens Park RangersQPR451411204557-1253
17Millwall441411194355-1253
18Stoke CityStoke441311204460-1650
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn441310215874-1649
20Plymouth ArgylePlymouth441212205869-1148
21Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds44138233968-2947
22Birmingham CityBirmingham441210224864-1646
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield44917184774-2744
RRotherham UnitedRotherham44412283285-5324


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