Cardiff v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Cardiff 0–2 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Sat, 21 Dec 2024 15:00 GMT · Cardiff City Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sheffield Utd won 2–0 at Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship on Saturday 21 December. Sheffield Utd have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Sheffield Utd: Kieffer Moore (65’, assisted by Alfie Gilchrist; 73’, assisted by T. Davies).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Cardiff 0.24, Sheffield Utd 0.78, from 8 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Cardiff: M. Siopis (27’), Y. Meïté (45+1’) and Joel Bagan (61’); Sheffield Utd: Sydie Peck (50’).

What it changes

Sheffield Utd recorded the only away win among the 12 finished matches of round 22. Cardiff are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions. Sheffield Utd are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions. Sheffield Utd have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Kieffer Moore (Sheffield Utd) 9.1, T. Davies (Sheffield Utd) 6.2 and Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield Utd) 4.4 led the match.

Next up

Cardiff next host Birmingham on 24 October 2026.

Sheffield Utd next host Derby on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

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 0–2 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium · Caerdydd
Referee: D. Bond
Head-to-head (last 6): Cardiff 1 · draws 1 · Sheffield Utd 4 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Cardiff 0W 3D 2L · Sheffield Utd 4W 1D 0L

Cardiff 0–2 Sheffield Utd (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.75 / 0.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.67 / 4.8

Corners

against 4 / 5.6 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 3 matches

5 / 3.8

Shots on target

against 4 / 2.4 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1 / 2

Cards

against 2 / 1.4 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 December 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Cardiff for / against	Line	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.67 for · 4 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	4.8 for · 5.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	15.33 for · 13.33 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	10.8 for · 10.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 4 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	3.8 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 9.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	11.4 for · 11 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 2 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
W. Kanga n 8	14.8	3.8 4/1	0.8 1/0	—
J. Ralls n 8	68.1	2.1 7/5	0.8 4/1	—
O. Tanner n 8	66.8	1.9 6/3	0.2 1/0	—
Y. Meïté n 8	52	1.9 6/2	1.5 5/2	G. Hamer
Joel Bagan n 8	51.4	1.8 6/2	0.4 2/0	T. Davies

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Meïté n 8	52	3.2 6/3	1.3 5/1
D. Turnbull n 8	65.6	2.1 5/3	1.7 5/3
C. Robinson n 8	69.5	1.8 6/4	0.8 4/1
C. Willock n 8	44.9	1.8 6/1	0.5 2/0
A. El Ghazi n 8	61.8	1.6 7/2	1.1 5/1

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Reindorf n 4	42.8	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
A. Robertson n 8	73	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. El Ghazi n 8	61.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Cian Ashford n 8	53.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Robinson n 8	69.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Collins n 8	67.6	3.8 7/4
A. Rinomhota n 8	37.6	3.6 4/3
P. Ng n 8	90	3 8/5
Joel Bagan n 8	51.4	2.8 6/5
O. Tanner n 8	66.8	2.7 7/5

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Moore n 8	63	2.1 6/4	1.3 4/3	—
G. Hamer n 8	85.9	2 7/4	1.3 6/2	Y. Meïté
J. Rak-Sakyi n 8	59	1.9 6/3	1 4/1	—
A. Brooks n 8	31.6	1.8 5/0	0.4 1/0	—
T. Davies n 8	31.3	1.8 4/1	2.5 4/2	Joel Bagan

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Campbell n 8	59	2.1 7/3	1.9 7/3
A. Brooks n 8	31.6	2.1 5/1	1.1 2/1
G. Hamer n 8	85.9	1.8 6/5	0.8 3/2
K. Moore n 8	63	1.8 4/3	1.1 4/1
J. Rak-Sakyi n 8	59	1.3 5/2	0.6 3/0

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Campbell n 8	59	1.1 6/0	0.2 1/0
J. Rak-Sakyi n 8	59	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
G. Hamer n 8	85.9	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
R. Brewster n 8	42.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
R. Oné n 8	24.8	0.5 1/0	0 0/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Burrows n 8	80.8	3.1 8/6
F. Seriki n 8	43.3	3.1 5/3
Vinicius Souza n 8	85.5	3 8/6
J. Shackleton n 8	23.5	2.4 2/1
A. Gilchrist n 8	82.6	1.9 5/3

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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%
0.24	Expected goals (xG)	0.78
8	Shots	12
2	Shots on target	5
5	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	3
3	Shots inside the box	7
3	Corners	5
2	Offsides	2
13	Fouls	11
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
377	Passes	608
83%	Pass accuracy	90%

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Alnwick	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Goutas	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. Chambers	90	0	0	2	1	0	7.2
A. Rinomhota	90	0	0	2	2	0	6.3
M. Siopis	90	1	1	0	3	Y	7.2
Joel Bagan	90	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
J. Daland	83	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
A. Robertson	83	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Y. Meïté	83	2	1	0	1	Y	6.9
A. El Ghazi	72	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. Willock	48	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
R. Colwill sub	42	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
C. Robinson sub	18	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
R. Kpakio sub	13	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Cian Ashford sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
W. Kanga sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
H. Souttar	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
H. Burrows	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.5
T. Davies	90	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	7.5
Sydie Peck	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	Y	7.2
C. O'Hare	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
G. Hamer	90	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	7
A. Gilchrist	84	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
J. Robinson	84	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
K. Moore	74	2	0	3	2	1	0	0	8.7
J. Rak-Sakyi	62	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
R. Brewster sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
S. McCallum sub	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
J. Baptiste sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. Norrington-Davies sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

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

CardiffDLDLD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 1 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdWWDWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Cardiff 1 · 1 draw · Sheffield Utd 4 · 2.67 goals/game

2023-04-15 Sheffield Utd 4–1 Cardiff
2022-11-12 Cardiff 0–1 Sheffield Utd
2022-04-23 Sheffield Utd 1–0 Cardiff
2021-12-04 Cardiff 2–3 Sheffield Utd
2018-04-02 Sheffield Utd 1–1 Cardiff
2017-08-15 Cardiff 2–0 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Cardiff#24 pos44 pts46 pl-25 GD

Sheffield Utd#3 pos90 pts46 pl+27 GD

Goals per game

Cardiff scored1.04

Sheffield Utd scored1.37

Cardiff conceded1.59

Sheffield Utd conceded0.78

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What is the head-to-head record between Cardiff and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 6 meetings, Cardiff won 1, Sheffield Utd won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Cardiff and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Cardiff 0W 3D 2L; Sheffield Utd 4W 1D 0L.

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