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Championship · Regular Season - 3 August 29, 2026 16:00
Cardiff
#16 · 14 pts
2 – 2
Final score
Sheffield Utd
#12 · 16 pts
Jack Moylan (ast. C. Ashford) 2'
C. Ashford 38'
(pen.) 4' Thomas Cannon
7' (ast. Patrick Bamford) Callum O'Hare
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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Cardiff a 37% win probability (draw 30%, Sheffield Utd 31%). The final result was Cardiff 2–2 Sheffield Utd.

Match statistics
28
Total shots
6
10
Shots on target
4
2
Saves
8
68%
Possession
32%
13
Corners
2
12
Tackles
12
2
🟨 Yellow cards
2
Match Events
⚽Jack Moylan · ast. C. Ashford
2'
Alexander Sean Pablo Robertson
4'
4'
(pen.) Thomas Cannon⚽
7'
ast. Patrick Bamford · Callum O'Hare⚽
10'
Mark McGuinness
Jack Moylan
33'
⚽C. Ashford
38'
45'
Kalvin Phillips / Patrick Bamford ↕
45'
Jamie Shackleton / Romelle Donovan ↕
58'
Rhys Norrington-Davies / Jamal Baptiste ↕
65'
Jaïro Riedewald / Joe Rothwell ↕
↕ Ollie·Tanner / Christopher Willock
72'
75'
Sydie Peck
84'
Ben Brereton / Thomas Cannon ↕
↕ Jack Moylan / Joel Colwill
85'
↕ C. Ashford / Isaak Davies
85'
↕ Yousef Salech / Callum Robinson
85'
↕ Krystian Bielik / Calum Scanlon
90'
Pre-match prediction
37.62%
Cardiff
30.77%
X ←
31.61%
Sheffield
we assigned to the actual result (Draw) 30.77% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Cardiff
2.82
—
—
Sheffield
1.21
—
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League Table
#Team GPts
1 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 12 25
2 Swansea Swansea 12 23
3 West Ham West Ham 12 22
4 Wolves Wolves 12 21
5 West Brom West Brom 12 21
6 Southampton Southampton 12 20
7 Birmingham Birmingham 12 20
8 QPR QPR 12 20
9 Stoke City Stoke City 12 20
10 Blackburn Blackburn 12 18
11 Portsmouth Portsmouth 12 18
12 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 12 16
13 Millwall Millwall 12 15
14 Bristol City Bristol City 12 15
15 Lincoln Lincoln 12 15
16 Cardiff Cardiff 12 14
17 Wrexham Wrexham 12 14
18 Bolton Bolton 12 14
19 Charlton Charlton 12 14
20 Norwich Norwich 12 12
21 Watford Watford 12 11
22 Burnley Burnley 12 8
23 Derby Derby 12 7
24 Preston Preston 12 5
Lineups
Cardiff Cardiff 4-2-3-1
1 N. Trott N. Trott G 6.14
3 J. Bagan J. Bagan D 7.13
4 G. Osho G. Osho D 7.16
5 K. Bielik K. Bielik 89' D 6.73
38 P. Ng P. Ng D 6.75
8 J. Moylan J. Moylan 1 ⚽ 85' M 6.96
18 A. Robertson A. Robertson M 6.85
45 Cian Ashford Cian Ashford 1 ⚽ 1 👟 85' M 9.00
10 R. Colwill R. Colwill M 6.26
11 O. Tanner O. Tanner 72' M 6.43
9 Y. Salech Y. Salech 85' F 6.31
Bench
47 C. Robinson C. Robinson 5' F 6.49
23 C. Scanlon C. Scanlon 1' D 5.77
16 C. Willock C. Willock 18' M 6.12
14 D. Turnbull D. Turnbull M 0.00
30 H. Tyrer H. Tyrer G 0.00
39 I. Davies I. Davies 5' F 6.54
27 J. Colwill J. Colwill 5' M 6.00
44 R. Kpakio R. Kpakio D 0.00
33 R. Tankiewicz R. Tankiewicz M 0.00
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 4-4-2
1 M. Cooper M. Cooper G 7.56
3 S. McCallum S. McCallum D 5.78
25 M. McGuinness M. McGuinness D 5.93
5 J. Tanganga J. Tanganga D 6.09
33 J. Baptiste J. Baptiste 58' D 6.51
10 C. O'Hare C. O'Hare 1 ⚽ M 7.13
42 Sydie Peck Sydie Peck M 6.29
7 J. Rothwell J. Rothwell 65' M 6.10
11 R. Donovan R. Donovan 45' M 5.92
9 T. Cannon T. Cannon 1 ⚽ 84' F 7.14
45 P. Bamford P. Bamford 1 👟 45' F 7.17
Bench
17 A. Davies A. Davies G 0.00
22 B. Brereton B. Brereton 6' F 6.44
44 J. Riedewald J. Riedewald 25' M 6.20
16 J. Shackleton J. Shackleton 45' D 6.03
27 K. Phillips K. Phillips 45' M 5.61
34 L. Marsh L. Marsh F 0.00
2 M. Doherty M. Doherty D 0.00
30 R. Norrington-Davies R. Norrington-Davies 32' D 6.19
23 T. Campbell T. Campbell F 0.00
Best on the pitch
Cian Ashford
Cian Ashford
M · Cardiff
9.00
1 ⚽ 1 👟
2 shots · 33 pass
M. Cooper
M. Cooper
G · Sheffield
7.56
· 43 pass
P. Bamford
P. Bamford
F · Sheffield
7.17
1 👟
· 12 pass
G. Osho
G. Osho
D · Cardiff
7.16
· 65 pass
T. Cannon
T. Cannon
F · Sheffield
7.14
1 ⚽
2 shots · 10 pass
J. Bagan
J. Bagan
D · Cardiff
7.13
2 shots · 76 pass
Cardiff Cardiff — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
N. Trott G 90 6.14 — — 1 31 24% 0 — —
J. Bagan D 90 7.13 — — 2 76 59% 2 — —
G. Osho D 90 7.16 — — 0 65 59% 2 — —
K. Bielik D 89 6.73 — — 2 82 70% 2 — —
P. Ng D 90 6.75 — — 1 49 44% 1 — —
J. Moylan M 85 6.96 1 — 6 24 17% 0 1 —
A. Robertson M 90 6.85 — — 2 71 64% 2 1 —
Cian Ashford M 85 9.00 1 1 2 33 30% 1 — —
R. Colwill M 90 6.26 — — 3 41 33% 1 — —
O. Tanner M 72 6.43 — — 2 19 12% 0 — —
Y. Salech F 85 6.31 — — 7 13 9% 0 — —
C. Robinson F 5 6.49 — — 0 0 0% 0 — —
C. Scanlon D 1 5.77 — — 0 0 0% 0 — —
C. Willock M 18 6.12 — — 0 8 7% 1 — —
I. Davies F 5 6.54 — — 0 1 1% 0 — —
J. Colwill M 5 6.00 — — 0 1 0% 0 — —
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
M. Cooper G 90 7.56 — — 0 43 15% 0 — —
S. McCallum D 90 5.78 — — 0 24 16% 1 — —
M. McGuinness D 90 5.93 — — 0 11 8% 0 1 —
J. Tanganga D 90 6.09 — — 0 14 12% 0 — —
J. Baptiste D 58 6.51 — — 0 21 16% 4 — —
C. O'Hare M 90 7.13 1 — 1 22 16% 3 — —
Sydie Peck M 90 6.29 — — 1 35 25% 0 1 —
J. Rothwell M 65 6.10 — — 1 13 11% 1 — —
R. Donovan M 45 5.92 — — 0 7 5% 1 — —
T. Cannon F 84 7.14 1 — 2 10 6% 0 — —
P. Bamford F 45 7.17 — 1 0 12 9% 0 — —
B. Brereton F 6 6.44 — — 0 0 0% 0 — —
J. Riedewald M 25 6.20 — — 1 9 7% 0 — —
J. Shackleton D 45 6.03 — — 0 7 5% 0 — —
K. Phillips M 45 5.61 — — 0 21 14% 2 — —
R. Norrington-Davies D 32 6.19 — — 0 10 8% 0 — —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Cardiff vs Sheffield Utd?
The final score was Cardiff 2–2 Sheffield Utd.
What did the model predict before Cardiff vs Sheffield Utd?
The model assigned 37% probability to a Cardiff win, 30% to a draw, and 31% to an Sheffield Utd win.