Championship

Championship | Gameweek 42

Apr 15, 2023 at 12.30pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
4 - 1
Cardiff

McAtee (24'), Robinson (54'), Ndiaye (80'), Clark (85')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Kaba (19' pen.)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Burnley 2-0 Sheff Utd
Monday, April 10 at 8pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Cardiff City

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 0-1 Sunderland
Monday, April 10 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 United win with a probability of 62.16%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 16.14%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.57%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.31%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 0-1 (5.43%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Cardiff City
62.16% ( -0.02)	21.71% ( -0.01)	16.14% ( 0.04)

Both teams to score 48.59% (

0.12)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.78% (

0.12)

48.22% (

-0.11)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.63% (

0.11)

70.37% (

-0.1)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.04% (

0.03)

14.96% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

56.62% (

0.06)

43.38% (

-0.05)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.13% (

0.12)

42.87% (

-0.12)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.82% (

0.11)

79.18% (

-0.1)

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 62.15%

Cardiff City 16.14%

Draw 21.7%

Sheffield United	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 12.18% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 11.57% ( -0.03) 2-1 @ 9.8% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 7.33% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 6.21% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 3.48% ( -0) 4-1 @ 2.95% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 2.63% ( 0.01) 5-0 @ 1.32% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.25% ( 0.01) 5-1 @ 1.12% ( 0) Other @ 2.31% Total : 62.15%	1-1 @ 10.31% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 6.41% ( -0.03) 2-2 @ 4.15% ( 0.02) Other @ 0.82% Total : 21.7%	0-1 @ 5.43% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 4.37% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 2.3% ( 0) 1-3 @ 1.23% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 1.17% ( 0.01) Other @ 1.63% Total : 16.14%