Match summary
Sheffield United had gone 11 matches unbeaten before this one.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield UnitedResult, Lineups & H2H
Cardiff City Stadium
Cardiff City vs Sheffield United in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Cardiff City2W 2D 1L
Cardiff CitySheffield United
8Pointsof 159
11Goals scored5
8Goals conceded1
0Clean sheets4
7Scored in a row1
0Unbeaten in a row11
3Without a win0
10Conceded in a row1
Head to head13 meetings · Oct 2009 – Apr 2025
- Cardiff City wins
- 4
- Draws
- 3
- Sheffield United wins
- 6
2.62goals per meeting
46%both teams scored
23%3+ goals
31%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsCardiff City 1W 0D 4L · 2.2 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipSheffield United2-0Cardiff City
- FA CupSheffield United0-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-2Sheffield United
- ChampionshipSheffield United4-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-1Sheffield United
Show all 13 meetings
- ChampionshipSheffield United1-0Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City2-3Sheffield United
- ChampionshipSheffield United1-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City2-0Sheffield United
- ChampionshipSheffield United0-2Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-1Sheffield United
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-1Sheffield United
- ChampionshipSheffield United3-4Cardiff City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 28 earlier results
Cardiff CitySheffield United
#14Position#15
2Points2 v 2 games2
0Goal difference0
1.5Scored per gameleague avg 1.50
1.5Conceded per game0
#14Form table position#14
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Cardiff CitySheffield United
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Calum Scanlon · InOut: Krystian Bielik90'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Joel Colwill · InOut: Jack Moylan85'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Isaak Davies · InOut: Cian Ashford85'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Callum Robinson · InOut: Yousef Salech85'
- 84'Substitution · Sheffield United · Ben Brereton Díaz · InOut: Tom Cannon
- 75'Yellow Card · Sheffield United · Sydie Peck
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Chris Willock · InOut: Ollie Tanner72'
- 65'Substitution · Sheffield United · Jaïro Riedewald · InOut: Joe Rothwell
- 58'Substitution · Sheffield United · Rhys Norrington-Davies · InOut: Jamal Baptiste
- 46'Substitution · Sheffield United · Kalvin Phillips · InOut: Patrick Bamford
- 46'Substitution · Sheffield United · Jamie Shackleton · InOut: Romelle Donovan
- Goal · Cardiff City · Cian Ashford2-238'
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Jack Moylan33'
- 10'Yellow Card · Sheffield United · Mark McGuinness
- 7'Goal · Sheffield United · Callum O'Hare1-2
- 4'Penalty · Sheffield United · Tom Cannon1-1 · Penalty
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Alex Robertson4'
- Goal · Cardiff City · Jack Moylan1-02'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Cardiff CitySheffield United
67%Ball Possession33%
28Shots Total6
10Shots On Target4
13Corners2
12Fouls11
2Yellow Cards2
2Offsides1
2Saves8
522Passes263
9Shots Off Target1
89Attacks79
72Dangerous Attacks30
21Shots Inside Box4
7Shots Outside Box2
2Goals2
11Free Kicks11
9Shots Blocked1
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
13Tackles12
435Accurate Passes176
30Total Crosses6
6Accurate Crosses1
9Interceptions5
52Duels Won48
2Big Chances Created2
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-4-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | 85' | 1 | 1 | 2/2 | 34(97%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 71(79%) | 2 | 7/10 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 80(90%) | 2 | 10/18 | |
| 7.3 | 85' | 1 | 0 | 2/6 | 24(79%) | 1 | 3/9 | |
| 7.2 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 20(55%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 7.1 | 85' | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | 10(80%) | - | 6/14 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 66(94%) | 2 | 7/10 | |
| 7.0 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(86%) | - | 3/3 | |
Perry Ng DF | 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 53(85%) | 1 | 3/3 |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 39(74%) | - | 3/9 | |
| 6.6 | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 6.6 | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 72(92%) | 3 | 4/6 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(75%) | - | - | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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