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Championship · Regular Season - 3 August 29, 2026 16:00
Cardiff
#21 · 4 pts
2 – 2
Final score
Sheffield Utd
#11 · 9 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 West Ham West Ham 7 14
2 West Brom West Brom 7 14
3 QPR QPR 7 12
4 Swansea Swansea 6 11
5 Charlton Charlton 6 11
6 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 5 10
7 Bristol City Bristol City 5 10
8 Birmingham Birmingham 7 10
9 Millwall Millwall 5 9
10 Norwich Norwich 6 9
11 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 6 9
12 Wolves Wolves 5 8
13 Watford Watford 6 8
14 Southampton Southampton 6 7
15 Stoke City Stoke City 6 7
16 Wrexham Wrexham 7 7
17 Bolton Bolton 7 7
18 Portsmouth Portsmouth 5 6
19 Blackburn Blackburn 6 5
20 Lincoln Lincoln 5 5
21 Cardiff Cardiff 7 4
22 Derby Derby 7 4
23 Burnley Burnley 6 3
24 Preston Preston 6 3
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.