Cardiff vs Sheffield Utd

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🕒 Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Lee Mason 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 2 · Sheffield Utd 10
Referee Stats
4 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 25%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (19-13).
  • Sheffield Utd controlled possession (61%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 16-4-3

Goals For / Against

40 / 16
Avg: 1.74 / 0.70

Points

52
Avg: 2.26

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

5
Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-4-11

Goals For / Against

29 / 35
Avg: 1.26 / 1.52

Points

28
Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.26
PPG
1.22
1.74
GF
1.26
0.70
GA
1.52
48%
O2.5
61%
43%
BTTS
61%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Cardiff rank2nd
Sheffield Utd rank10th
Cardiff points90
Sheffield Utd points69
Cardiff: #2 · 90 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 47 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sheffield Utd: #10 · 69 pts · GD +7
21 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

D W L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

W L L D D
Points5/15
Weighted index40
Goals7-8
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 0%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home78%
Cardiff clean sheet at home48%
Sheffield Utd score away65%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first0%
Cardiff win after scoring first0%
Sheffield Utd score first0%
Sheffield Utd win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 0% · Sheffield Utd 0%

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home1.74 vs 1.41
Cardiff concede at home0.70 vs 1.14
Sheffield Utd score away1.26 vs 1.14
Sheffield Utd concede away1.52 vs 1.41
Cardiff score 23% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 10% above league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 39% below league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Cardiff goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
4
Total Shots
19
13
Shots off Goal
13
3
Blocked Shots
0
6
Shots Inside Box
12
8
Shots Outside Box
7
5
Ball Possession
39%
61%
Corner Kicks
7
6
Fouls
11
8
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
4
4
Total Passes
291
445
Passes Accurate
191
347
Passes %
66%
78%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games9
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals3 (33.3%)
BTTS4 (44.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)

Cardiff vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season