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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
2Leeds UnitedLeeds45279980413990
3Ipswich TownIpswich432611685533289
4Southampton452591185622384
5Norwich CityNorwich4521101479631673
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4520121367472072
7Hull City441912136556969
8Middlesbrough45199176861766
9Coventry CityCoventry4417131468551364
10Preston North EndPreston44189175661-563
11Bristol City451711175347662
12Cardiff CityCardiff45195215165-1462
13Swansea CitySwansea451512185964-557
14Watford451317156058256
15Sunderland45168215252056
16Millwall451511194455-1156
17Queens Park RangersQPR451411204557-1253
18Stoke CityStoke451411204560-1553
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn451311215874-1650
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds45148234268-2650
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451212215870-1248
22Birmingham CityBirmingham451211224965-1647
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield45918184875-2745
RRotherham UnitedRotherham45412293287-5524


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