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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (32702 seats)

Victory alone will please the Sheffield United followers in this Bramall Lane battle with Cardiff City, having a solid lead on the away side in the Championship standings.

Insights:
  • Sheffield United have the fewest conceded goals (15) at home in Championship
  • Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Championship

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sheffield United form and stats

Sheffield United have collected 38 points from their Championship home games so far after 11-5-5.

An away draw last time out for Sheffield United, facing Bristol City in a game that ended 1-1. Midfield player Fleck got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, the max score being 10. Fleck hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 66 successful passes (of 71 total).

Ahead of that match, Sheffield United lost 1-2 at home to Reading.

A decent goal production from Sheffield United in their home games so far, with 33 goals from 21 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sheffield are not conceding a lot of goals here at Bramall Lane in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 21 matches.

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Cardiff City form and stats

Playing away, Cardiff City have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 9 defeats in the Championship this season.

This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Luton Town with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Defender Ng was the best team player with a rating of 7.3. Ng won 7 of 9 duels.

A 1-2 defeat away at Hull City before that.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Middlesbrough.

Cardiff City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 27 away goals from 20 games (in the league). Cardiff City struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 36 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Cardiff has visited these top teams seven times, and 6 of 7 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other already this season, with the match result Cardiff City - Sheffield United 2-3 written in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sheffield United two wins, four draws and Cardiff City four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield UnitedB. Sharp
B. Sharp
14 goals
Sheffield UnitedM. Gibbs-White
M. Gibbs-White
10 goals
Cardiff CityA. Flint
A. Flint
6 goals

Sheffield United missing players

Cardiff City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield United Cardiff City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
43 21 7 Played P 7 20 42
18 11 4 Won W 2 7 14
12 5 1 Drew D 0 4 7
13 5 2 Lost L 5 9 21
55 33 12 Scored S 7 27 48
44 15 5 Conceded C 16 36 64
84% 86% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 98%
63% 62% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 74%
40% 38% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 86% 75% 57%
26% 19% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 25% 24%
12% 10% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 15% 10%
42% 38% 29% BTTS BTTS 71% 70% 52%
42% 52% 57% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 14%
33% 24% 29% Failed to Score F T 29% 20% 36%
 
5.7 6.4 8.9 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 4.4
3.9 3.9 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.8 5
2 2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.2 2.2
2 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12.7 14.5 17.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.2 11.3
4 4.3 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.8 3.9
32% 36% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 36% 30%
 
9.3 8.7 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14.6 11.9 11
3.3 3 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 3.8 3.5
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Championship
  • Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield United have the fewest conceded goals (15) at home in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 41 25 8 8 95 37 20 12 4 4 46 19 21 13 4 4 49 18 58 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 41 22 11 8 65 35 20 11 6 3 38 20 21 11 5 5 27 15 30 77
3 Huddersfield Town 43 20 13 10 58 45 21 11 6 4 31 22 22 9 7 6 27 23 13 73
4 Luton Town 43 20 11 12 61 47 21 11 6 4 35 21 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 71
5 Nottingham Forest 41 20 10 11 65 37 22 12 4 6 38 21 19 8 6 5 27 16 28 70
6 Sheffield United 43 18 12 13 55 44 21 11 5 5 33 15 22 7 7 8 22 29 11 66
7 Millwall 43 17 14 12 48 42 22 12 6 4 29 16 21 5 8 8 19 26 6 65
8 Blackburn Rovers 43 17 12 14 53 45 22 12 5 5 36 23 21 5 7 9 17 22 8 63
9 Middlesbrough 42 18 9 15 52 44 21 12 2 7 29 20 21 6 7 8 23 24 8 63
10 Queens Park Rangers 43 18 9 16 58 55 22 10 6 6 29 22 21 8 3 10 29 33 3 63
11 Coventry City 43 17 11 15 58 56 22 10 5 7 31 24 21 7 6 8 27 32 2 62
12 West Bromwich Albion 43 16 12 15 47 45 21 11 7 3 29 16 22 5 5 12 18 29 2 60
13 Swansea City 42 16 11 15 53 58 20 9 6 5 26 22 22 7 5 10 27 36 -5 59
14 Stoke City 43 16 10 17 54 48 21 9 4 8 28 22 22 7 6 9 26 26 6 58
15 Preston North End 42 14 16 12 44 47 21 8 10 3 28 23 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 58
16 Blackpool 42 15 11 16 51 50 22 11 3 8 29 24 20 4 8 8 22 26 1 56
17 Cardiff City 42 14 7 21 48 64 22 7 3 12 21 28 20 7 4 9 27 36 -16 49
18 Bristol City 43 13 10 20 54 74 22 7 8 7 28 29 21 6 2 13 26 45 -20 49
19 Hull City 43 13 8 22 37 48 21 6 3 12 18 27 22 7 5 10 19 21 -11 47
20 Birmingham City 43 11 12 20 46 70 21 7 5 9 24 29 22 4 7 11 22 41 -24 45
21 Reading 43 13 8 22 54 82 22 7 5 10 33 43 21 6 3 12 21 39 -28 41
22 Peterborough United 43 8 10 25 38 83 21 5 7 9 22 32 22 3 3 16 16 51 -45 34
23 Derby County 43 13 13 17 42 49 21 11 7 3 29 18 22 2 6 14 13 31 -7 31
24 Barnsley 42 6 12 24 31 62 21 5 7 9 17 24 21 1 5 15 14 38 -31 30

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 41 25 8 8 95 37 20 12 4 4 46 19 21 13 4 4 49 18 58 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 41 22 11 8 65 35 20 11 6 3 38 20 21 11 5 5 27 15 30 77
3 Huddersfield Town 43 20 13 10 58 45 21 11 6 4 31 22 22 9 7 6 27 23 13 73
4 Luton Town 43 20 11 12 61 47 21 11 6 4 35 21 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 71
5 Nottingham Forest 41 20 10 11 65 37 22 12 4 6 38 21 19 8 6 5 27 16 28 70
6 Sheffield United 43 18 12 13 55 44 21 11 5 5 33 15 22 7 7 8 22 29 11 66
7 Millwall 43 17 14 12 48 42 22 12 6 4 29 16 21 5 8 8 19 26 6 65
8 Blackburn Rovers 43 17 12 14 53 45 22 12 5 5 36 23 21 5 7 9 17 22 8 63
9 Middlesbrough 42 18 9 15 52 44 21 12 2 7 29 20 21 6 7 8 23 24 8 63
10 Queens Park Rangers 43 18 9 16 58 55 22 10 6 6 29 22 21 8 3 10 29 33 3 63
11 Coventry City 43 17 11 15 58 56 22 10 5 7 31 24 21 7 6 8 27 32 2 62
12 West Bromwich Albion 43 16 12 15 47 45 21 11 7 3 29 16 22 5 5 12 18 29 2 60
13 Swansea City 42 16 11 15 53 58 20 9 6 5 26 22 22 7 5 10 27 36 -5 59
14 Stoke City 43 16 10 17 54 48 21 9 4 8 28 22 22 7 6 9 26 26 6 58
15 Preston North End 42 14 16 12 44 47 21 8 10 3 28 23 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 58
16 Blackpool 42 15 11 16 51 50 22 11 3 8 29 24 20 4 8 8 22 26 1 56
17 Cardiff City 42 14 7 21 48 64 22 7 3 12 21 28 20 7 4 9 27 36 -16 49
18 Bristol City 43 13 10 20 54 74 22 7 8 7 28 29 21 6 2 13 26 45 -20 49
19 Hull City 43 13 8 22 37 48 21 6 3 12 18 27 22 7 5 10 19 21 -11 47
20 Birmingham City 43 11 12 20 46 70 21 7 5 9 24 29 22 4 7 11 22 41 -24 45
21 Reading 43 13 8 22 54 82 22 7 5 10 33 43 21 6 3 12 21 39 -28 41
22 Peterborough United 43 8 10 25 38 83 21 5 7 9 22 32 22 3 3 16 16 51 -45 34
23 Derby County 43 13 13 17 42 49 21 11 7 3 29 18 22 2 6 14 13 31 -7 31
24 Barnsley 42 6 12 24 31 62 21 5 7 9 17 24 21 1 5 15 14 38 -31 30

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