Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff

Sheffield Wednesday

1 - 2

Cardiff

🕒 Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Hillsborough 🧑‍⚖️ Samuel Barrott 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Sheffield Wednesday 20 · Cardiff 12

Referee Stats

Samuel Barrott

22 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	32%
Draws	32%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Sheffield Wednesday outshot their opponent (18-7).
Sheffield Wednesday controlled possession (58%).
Sheffield Wednesday had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sheffield Wednesday (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 27

Avg: 1.17 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-2-12

Goals For / Against

26 / 38

Avg: 1.13 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

1.26

1.17

1.13

1.17

1.65

48%

O2.5

57%

52%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sheffield Wednesday rank20th

Cardiff rank12th

Sheffield Wednesday points53

Cardiff points62

Sheffield Wednesday: #20 · 53 pts · GD -24

43 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cardiff: #12 · 62 pts · GD -17

34 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sheffield Wednesday last 5 home

W D D D L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals7-6

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Cardiff last 5 away

L L W W L

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals6-11

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sheffield Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 4%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Sheffield Wednesday score at home70%

Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet at home26%

Cardiff score away70%

Cardiff clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Sheffield Wednesday score first0%

Sheffield Wednesday win after scoring first0%

Cardiff score first0%

Cardiff win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sheffield Wednesday 0% · Cardiff 0%

Vs league average

Sheffield Wednesday score at home1.17 vs 1.48

Sheffield Wednesday concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Cardiff score away1.13 vs 1.20

Cardiff concede away1.65 vs 1.48

Sheffield Wednesday score 21% below league average, while Cardiff score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Sheffield Wednesday are 2% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Sheffield Wednesday goal timing (home)

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

Cardiff goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

458

337

Passes Accurate

349

241

Passes %

76%

72%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	14
Home Wins	4
Draws	7
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (42.9%)
BTTS	9 (64.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (57.1%)
BTTS	3 (42.9%)

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

2024-2025 Season

29 Mar 2025 Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1 23 Nov 2024 Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff 1 - 1

2023-2024 Season

23 Dec 2023 Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff 1 - 2 26 Aug 2023 Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1

2020-2021 Season

05 Apr 2021 Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff 5 - 0 12 Sep 2020 Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 2

2019-2020 Season

29 Dec 2019 Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff 1 - 2 18 Oct 2019 Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1

2017-2018 Season

20 Jan 2018 Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff 0 - 0 16 Sep 2017 Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1

2016-2017 Season

14 Apr 2017 Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff 1 - 0 19 Oct 2016 Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1

2015-2016 Season

30 Apr 2016 Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff 3 - 0 12 Dec 2015 Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 2