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Cardiff City v Sheffield United

English Championship
Cardiff City
2:2
Full time
Sheffield United

Cardiff City v Sheffield United in English Championship ended 2:2. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Cardiff City v Sheffield United

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Away win · Sheffield United at 40.5% - the match finished 2:2, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Cardiff City X 2 · Sheffield United Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 43.8% 27.1% 29.1% Home win · Cardiff City ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 35.7% 23.8% 40.5% Away win · Sheffield United ✘ Missed
Data Providers 10.0% 45.0% 45.0% Away win · Sheffield United ✘ Missed
Final score 2:2 Draw
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.71 on a Cardiff City win, 3.51 on the draw and 2.42 on a Sheffield United win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Cardiff City win 2.71 2.84 Pinnacle 36.9% 35.7%
Draw 3.51 3.68 Pinnacle 28.5% 23.8%
Sheffield United win 2.42 2.56 10Bet 41.3% 40.5%
Over 2.5 goals 1.70 1.75 Betano 58.8% 55.2%
Under 2.5 goals 2.13 2.22 Pinnacle 46.9% 44.8%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.56 1.60 Betfair 64.1% 55%
Both teams to score - No 2.30 2.34 1xBet 43.5% 45%
Updated: 29.08.2026 10:03 · Average odds across 13 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Cardiff City v Sheffield United

  1. 2′J. Moylan · Goal (assist: C. Ashford)
  2. 4′A. Robertson · Yellow card
  3. 4′T. Cannon · Penalty
  4. 7′C. O'Hare · Goal (assist: P. Bamford)
  5. 10′M. McGuinness · Yellow card
  6. 33′J. Moylan · Yellow card
  7. 38′C. Ashford · Goal
  8. 46′P. Bamford · Substitution (off: K. Phillips)
  9. 46′R. Donovan · Substitution (off: J. Shackleton)
  10. 58′J. Baptiste · Substitution (off: R. Norrington-Davies)
  11. 65′J. Rothwell · Substitution (off: J. Riedewald)
  12. 72′O. Tanner · Substitution (off: C. Willock)
  13. 75′S. Peck · Yellow card
  14. 84′T. Cannon · Substitution (off: B. Brereton Diaz)
  15. 85′J. Moylan · Substitution (off: J. Colwill)
  16. 85′C. Ashford · Substitution (off: I. Davies)
  17. 85′Y. Salech · Substitution (off: C. Robinson)
  18. 90′K. Bielik · Substitution (off: C. Scanlon)

Match statistics: Cardiff City v Sheffield United

Statistic Cardiff City Sheffield United
Possession 67% 33%
Shots on target 10 4
Total shots 28 6
Shots off target 9 1
Blocked shots 9 1
Corners 12 2
Fouls 12 12
Offsides 2 1
Yellow cards 2 2
Saves 2 8
Passes 513 259
Pass accuracy 83% 67%

Line-ups: Cardiff City v Sheffield United

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Nathan Trott 6.7
  2. 3 Joel Bagan 7.9
  3. 4 Gabriel Osho 7.0
  4. 5 Krystian Bielik 6.7
  5. 8 Jack Moylan 7.2
  6. 9 Yousef Salech 6.2
  7. 10 Rubin Colwill 6.6
  8. 11 Ollie Tanner 6.9
  9. 18 Alex Robertson 6.3
  10. 38 Perry Ng 7.0
  11. 45 Cian Ashford 7.6
Substitutes (9)
  1. 14 David Turnbull
  2. 16 Chris Willock 7.2
  3. 23 Calum Scanlon
  4. 27 Joel Colwill 6.3
  5. 30 Harry Tyrer
  6. 33 Rob Tankiewicz
  7. 39 Isaak Davies 6.3
  8. 44 Ronan Kpakio
  9. 47 Callum Robinson 6.3

Sheffield United 4-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 1 Michael Cooper 7.3
  2. 3 Sam McCallum 7.2
  3. 5 Japhet Tanganga 7.0
  4. 7 Joe Rothwell 6.5
  5. 9 Thomas Cannon 7.3
  6. 10 Callum O'Hare 7.9
  7. 11 Romelle Donovan 6.3
  8. 25 Mark McGuinness 6.5
  9. 33 Jamal Baptiste 6.7
  10. 42 Sydie Peck 5.9
  11. 45 Patrick Bamford 6.7
Substitutes (9)
  1. 2 Matt Doherty
  2. 16 Jamie Shackleton 6.7
  3. 17 Adam Davies
  4. 22 Ben Brereton Díaz 6.5
  5. 23 Tyrese Campbell
  6. 27 Kalvin Phillips 7.3
  7. 30 Rhys Norrington-Davies 6.7
  8. 34 Louie Marsh
  9. 44 Jaïro Riedewald 6.7

Form and head-to-head: Cardiff City v Sheffield United

Cardiff City

LDLLL

Sheffield United

LWLWW

English Championship standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 West Ham United 7 4 2 1 +11 14 WWWWD
2 Swansea City 7 4 2 1 +6 14 WLDWW
3 West Bromwich Albion 7 4 2 1 +3 14 DWWDL
4 Middlesbrough 6 4 1 1 +4 13 WWDWL
5 Queens Park Rangers 7 3 3 1 +3 12 DDLWW
6 Charlton Athletic 7 3 3 1 -1 12 DDLDW
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 +4 11 WDLWW
8 Southampton 7 4 2 1 +10 10 WWDDW
9 Birmingham City 7 2 4 1 +1 10 WLDDW
10 Stoke City 7 3 1 3 0 10 WDWWL
11 Bristol City 6 3 1 2 -1 10 LWWWD
12 Norwich City 7 3 0 4 0 9 LWWLW
13 Millwall 6 3 0 3 0 9 LWLLW
14 Sheffield United 7 2 3 2 -1 9 LWLWD
15 Blackburn Rovers 7 2 2 3 0 8 WLLDL
16 Lincoln City 6 2 2 2 -1 8 WDDWL
17 Watford 7 2 2 3 -2 8 LWLLD
18 Portsmouth 6 2 1 3 -1 7 DWLLW
19 Wrexham 7 1 4 2 -4 7 LDDWL
20 Bolton Wanderers 7 2 1 4 -5 7 WLLLL
21 Cardiff City 7 0 4 3 -4 4 LDLLD
22 Derby County 7 1 1 5 -7 4 LLLWL
23 Preston North End 7 1 0 6 -7 3 LLWLL
24 Burnley 7 0 3 4 -8 3 LDLDL

Managers: Cardiff City v Sheffield United

B. Barry-Murphy
Cardiff CityManagerB. Barry-Murphy
C. Wilder
Sheffield UnitedManagerC. Wilder

Match information: Cardiff City v Sheffield United

Kick-off
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Competition
English Championship
Round
3
City
Cardiff
Surface
grass
Capacity
33,280