Cardiff v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Cardiff 2–0 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:45 BST

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Cardiff 2–0 Sheffield Utd — Cardiff won this Championship match.

Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Cardiff 2–0 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Referee: Lee Mason, England
Recent form: Cardiff 3W 0D 0L · Sheffield Utd 2W 0D 1L

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cardiff		Sheffield Utd
39%	Possession	61%
19	Shots	13
6	Shots on target	4
13	Shots off target	3
0	Blocked shots	6
12	Shots inside the box	8
7	Corners	6
3	Offsides	0
11	Fouls	8
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	4
291	Passes	445
66%	Pass accuracy	78%

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
N. Etheridge	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.7
B. Ecuele Manga	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.4
S. Morrison	90	1	0	1	1	3	0	8.2
S. Bamba	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.8
J. Richards	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	7.1
A. Gunnarsson	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	7.2
J. Ralls	90	0	1	1	1	5	0	8.2
N. Mendez-Laing	90	1	0	2	1	1	Y	7.3
K. Zohorè	89	0	0	6	2	0	0	7
J. Hoilett	79	0	0	2	1	2	0	7.3
L. Tomlin	69	0	0	3	0	1	0	7.2
L. Damour sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Ward sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
G. Halford sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
J. Blackman	90	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Basham	90	0	0	0	Y	6.5
J. O'Connell	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Freeman	90	0	0	4	0	7.4
P. Coutts	90	1	1	0	0	7.2
J. Fleck	90	3	1	4	0	7
B. Sharp	90	4	0	2	0	6.5
L. Clarke	90	2	0	0	0	6.6
Enda Stevens	73	0	0	1	0	6.2
S. Carruthers	63	0	0	0	0	6.4
J. Wright	55	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Stearman	35	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Evans	27	1	1	0	0	6.8
D. Brooks	17	2	1	1	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Cardiff v Sheffield Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CardiffWWW

Last 3: 3W 0D 0L · 2 scored / 0.33 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdWWL

Last 3: 2W 0D 1L · 1.33 scored / 1 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Cardiff#4 pos58 pts31 pl+20 GD

Sheffield Utd#8 pos49 pts31 pl+7 GD

Goals per game

Cardiff scored1.52

Sheffield Utd scored1.42

Cardiff conceded0.87

Sheffield Utd conceded1.19

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