Sunderland vs Cardiff

Sunderland

0 - 1

Cardiff

🕒 Sun, 24 Sep 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadium of Light 🧑‍⚖️ Stephen Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Sunderland 16 · Cardiff 12

Referee Stats

Stephen Martin

21 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	52%
Draws	29%
Away wins	19%

How the match was won

Sunderland outshot their opponent (16-7).
Sunderland controlled possession (66%).
Sunderland had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sunderland (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-2-11

Goals For / Against

30 / 30

Avg: 1.30 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.39

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

1.39

PPG

1.26

1.30

1.13

1.30

1.65

57%

O2.5

57%

43%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sunderland rank16th

Cardiff rank12th

Sunderland points56

Cardiff points62

Sunderland: #16 · 56 pts · GD -2

40 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 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.

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

Sunderland last 5 home

L L D L D

Points2/15

Weighted index9

Goals1-8

Record0-2-3

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.

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.

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

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

Sunderland score at home61%

Sunderland clean sheet at home26%

Cardiff score away70%

Cardiff clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Sunderland score first0%

Sunderland win after scoring first0%

Cardiff score first0%

Cardiff win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sunderland 0% · Cardiff 0%

Vs league average

Sunderland score at home1.30 vs 1.48

Sunderland concede at home1.30 vs 1.20

Cardiff score away1.13 vs 1.20

Cardiff concede away1.65 vs 1.48

Sunderland score 12% below league average, while Cardiff score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Sunderland are 9% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Sunderland 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

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

665

344

Passes Accurate

586

265

Passes %

88%

77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	4
Draws	0
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (37.5%)
BTTS	2 (25.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Sunderland vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season

2024-2025 Season

08 Mar 2025 Sunderland vs Cardiff 2 - 1 10 Aug 2024 Cardiff vs Sunderland 0 - 2

2023-2024 Season

29 Mar 2024 Cardiff vs Sunderland 0 - 2 24 Sep 2023 Sunderland vs Cardiff 0 - 1

2022-2023 Season

10 Apr 2023 Cardiff vs Sunderland 0 - 1 05 Nov 2022 Sunderland vs Cardiff 0 - 1

2017-2018 Season

13 Jan 2018 Cardiff vs Sunderland 4 - 0 23 Sep 2017 Sunderland vs Cardiff 1 - 2