Championship

Championship | Gameweek 40

Apr 5, 2021 at 5.30pm UK

Hillsborough Stadium

Sheff Weds
5 - 0
Cardiff

Borner (4'), Paterson (20'), Reach (23', 69'), Rhodes (65')

FT(HT: 3-0)

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The Match

Match Report

Three of the goals came in the first 23 minutes.

Preview

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

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 45.24%. A draw had a probability of 29.1% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 25.65%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.43%) and 1-2 (8.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.04%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 1-0 (10.45%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0% likelihood.

Result
Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Cardiff City
25.65%	29.12%	45.24%

Both teams to score 41.21%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

35.34%

64.67%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

16.35%

83.66%

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.81%

42.2%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.4%

78.61%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.3%

28.71%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.47%

64.53%

Score Analysis

Sheffield Wednesday 25.65%

Cardiff City 45.23%

Draw 29.11%

Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 10.45% 2-1 @ 5.63% 2-0 @ 4.51% 3-1 @ 1.62% 3-0 @ 1.3% 3-2 @ 1.01% Other @ 1.13% Total : 25.65%	1-1 @ 13.04% 0-0 @ 12.11% 2-2 @ 3.51% Other @ 0.45% Total : 29.11%	0-1 @ 15.11% 0-2 @ 9.43% 1-2 @ 8.14% 0-3 @ 3.93% 1-3 @ 3.39% 2-3 @ 1.46% 0-4 @ 1.23% 1-4 @ 1.06% Other @ 1.49% Total : 45.23%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Cardiff

Sheffield Wednesday

21.3%

Draw

23.4%

Cardiff City

55.3%