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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Cardiff vs Sheffield Utd

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Saturday 17 April at 16:00, Italian time.

Cardiff21st in ChampionshipvsSheffield Utd18th in Championship
6Points9
1-3-3Won-drawn-lost2-3-3
0.9Points per match1.1
9Goals for9
11Goals against11
0Clean sheets2
WLDLLFormLLWLW
—Current run2 defeats in a row
1-2-0 · 5 ptsAt home (W-D-L)1-1-2 · 4 pts
0-1-3 · 1 ptsAway (W-D-L)1-2-1 · 5 pts
14.4 in 7Expected goals for (xG)7.7 in 8
10.8Expected goals against (xG)12.4
6.82Average player rating6.67
Jack Moylan (3)Top scorer—

This season's meetings

Sheffield Utd v Cardiff, Saturday 17 April at 16:00The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Sheffield Utd v Cardiff on Saturday 17 April
Sheffield Utd v CardiffArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Sheffield Utd 38%draw 25%Cardiff 37%
Most likely score1-112% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver53% over · 47% under
Both teams to scoreYes57% yes
Goals the model expects1.41 – 1.40Sheffield Utd – Cardiff

Poisson model on 8 matches for Sheffield Utd and 7 for Cardiff, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
5Cardiff wins
3draws
6Sheffield Utd wins

14 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Cardiff 19, Sheffield Utd 21 · 2.9 per match

  1. 29 Aug 2026Cardiff2-2Sheffield UtdChampionship
  2. 18 Apr 2025Sheffield Utd2-0CardiffChampionship
  3. 9 Jan 2025Sheffield Utd0-1CardiffFA Cup
  4. 21 Dec 2024Cardiff0-2Sheffield UtdChampionship
  5. 15 Apr 2023Sheffield Utd4-1CardiffChampionship
  6. 12 Nov 2022Cardiff0-1Sheffield UtdChampionship
  7. 23 Apr 2022Sheffield Utd1-0CardiffChampionship
  8. 4 Dec 2021Cardiff2-3Sheffield UtdChampionship
  9. 2 Apr 2018Sheffield Utd1-1CardiffChampionship
  10. 15 Aug 2017Cardiff2-0Sheffield UtdChampionship
  11. 12 Apr 2011Sheffield Utd0-2CardiffChampionship
  12. 8 Aug 2010Cardiff1-1Sheffield UtdChampionship

and 2 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.