Championship

Championship | Gameweek 43

Apr 18, 2025 at 5.30pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
2 - 0
Cardiff

Hamer (33'), Brereton Diaz (87')
Choudhury (69')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Fish (25')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

All competitions

Last Game: Plymouth 2-1 Sheff Utd
Saturday, April 12 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Cardiff City

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 0-1 Stoke
Saturday, April 12 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 55.39%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 20.92%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.09%) and 2-1 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.26%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 0-1 (6.5%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.1% 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
55.39% ( -0.43)	23.68% ( 0.32)	20.92% ( 0.11)

Both teams to score 51% (

-0.85)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.61% (

-1.2)

49.38% (

1.19)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.57% (

-1.09)

71.43% (

1.08)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.31% (

-0.6)

17.68% (

0.59)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.68% (

-1.04)

48.31% (

1.03)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.95% (

-0.58)

38.04% (

0.57)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.19% (

-0.56)

74.81% (

0.55)

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 55.38%

Cardiff City 20.92%

Draw 23.68%

Sheffield United	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 11.65% ( 0.34) 2-0 @ 10.09% ( 0.1) 2-1 @ 9.76% ( -0.05) 3-0 @ 5.83% ( -0.05) 3-1 @ 5.64% ( -0.14) 3-2 @ 2.72% ( -0.11) 4-0 @ 2.53% ( -0.07) 4-1 @ 2.44% ( -0.11) 4-2 @ 1.18% ( -0.07) Other @ 3.54% Total : 55.38%	1-1 @ 11.26% ( 0.16) 0-0 @ 6.73% ( 0.32) 2-2 @ 4.72% ( -0.1) Other @ 0.98% Total : 23.68%	0-1 @ 6.5% ( 0.21) 1-2 @ 5.44% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 3.14% ( 0.06) 1-3 @ 1.75% ( -0.03) 2-3 @ 1.52% ( -0.06) 0-3 @ 1.01% ( 0) Other @ 1.56% Total : 20.92%