Cardiff v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Cardiff 2–2 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:00 BST · Cardiff City Stadium

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Cardiff · Sheffield Utd · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Cardiff 2–2 Sheffield Utd — this Championship match was drawn. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Over 2.5 goals

Best price: 1.73 at Betfair

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Over 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 68.3% of 515 landed (95% range 64.2–72.2%); it had given them 75.8% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Cardiff and Sheffield Utd drew 2–2 at Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship on Saturday 29 August. Cardiff have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 2–2 at half-time. The goals — Cardiff: Jack Moylan (2’, assisted by Cian Ashford) and Cian Ashford (38’); Sheffield Utd: Thomas Cannon (4’ pen) and C. O'Hare (7’, assisted by Patrick Bamford).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s four key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Cian Ashford’s goal on 38 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Cardiff out-shot Sheffield Utd 28 to 6 and created the better chances, 2.24 xG to 1.28 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Variance.

Discipline

John Busby, England showed four yellow cards — against 3.5 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Cardiff: Alexander Robertson (4’) and Jack Moylan (33’); Sheffield Utd: Mark McGuinness (10’) and Sydie Peck (75’).

What it changes

Cardiff move down from 11th to 14th (three league matches played).

Sheffield Utd stay 15th after this result (three league matches played).

Cardiff are winless in their last four matches in all competitions. Sheffield Utd are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Cian Ashford (Cardiff) 9.4, Thomas Cannon (Sheffield Utd) 8.6 and C. O'Hare (Sheffield Utd) 6.4 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 68.3% of the time in the last 90 days (352 of 515).

Next up

Cardiff next host Burnley on 7 November 2026.

Sheffield Utd next travel to Charlton on 7 November 2026.

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

Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Burnley, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Charlton v Sheffield Utd, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Cardiff 2–2 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium · Cardiff
Referee: John Busby, England
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Cardiff 1 · draws 0 · Sheffield Utd 5 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Cardiff 1W 2D 2L · Sheffield Utd 3W 2D 0L

Cardiff 2–2 Sheffield Utd (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.5 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.75 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.75

over 8 matches

6.63 / 4.13

Corners

against 5.38 / 6 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6 / 4

Shots on target

against 5.38 / 3.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.13 / 2.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.5 yellows

Referee · John Busby, England

21.5 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 10 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 25 August 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Cardiff for / against	Line	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	2.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.75our book	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.63 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.13 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.38 for · 10.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.25 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: John Busby, England — 3.5 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 21.5 fouls over 10 matches.

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Cardiff

Cardiff Goalkeeper

Cardiff — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
N. Trott	4	90360 min	123 /90	71.8 /90	00 /90

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Trott n 8	90	3.2 5/4

Cardiff Defensive

Cardiff — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Joel Bagan	4	90360 min	82 /90	10.3 /90	51.3 /90	153.8 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
P. Ng	4	90360 min	61.5 /90	10.3 /90	20.5 /90	194.8 /90	41 /90	10.3 /90
R. Kpakio	3	90270 min	51.7 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90	175.7 /90	62 /90	00 /90
G. Osho	2	90180 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	31.5 /90	31.5 /90	21 /90	00 /90
C. Scanlon	2	85170 min	10.5 /90	31.6 /90	00 /90	73.7 /90	21.1 /90	00 /90
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Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. 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
P. Ng n 8	90	1.3 6/3	1.1 5/3	M. McGuinness
Joel Bagan n 8	78.1	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0	M. McGuinness
N. Trott n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
A. Robertson n 8	68.4	0.7 4/0	2 6/5	C. O'Hare
Y. Salech n 8	67.3	1.3 5/2	0.2 1/0	—
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Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Joel Bagan n 8	78.1	2.3 8/6
P. Ng n 8	90	1.8 8/4
A. Robertson n 8	68.4	2 7/3
Y. Salech n 8	67.3	0.5 3/0
Cian Ashford n 8	76.4	1 5/2
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Cardiff Attacking

Cardiff — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Y. Salech	4	73293 min	41.2 /90	10.3 /90	92.8 /90	72.2 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90
C. Robinson	1	6868 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.3 /90	11.3 /90	00 /90	11.3 /90
A. Robertson	4	88350 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90	51.3 /90	30.8 /90
Cian Ashford	4	63251 min	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	51.8 /90	20.7 /90	31.1 /90	51.8 /90
C. Willock	4	54215 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90	52.1 /90	52.1 /90
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Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Ng n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
N. Trott n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Joel Bagan n 8	78.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Robertson n 8	68.4	0.8 4/1	0.5 2/1
Y. Salech n 8	67.3	2.5 7/4	1.7 6/2
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Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Ng n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
N. Trott n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Joel Bagan n 8	78.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Robertson n 8	68.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
Y. Salech n 8	67.3	1 5/1	0.2 1/0
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Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd Goalkeeper

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Cooper	3	90270 min	51.7 /90	00 /90	00 /90
A. Davies	1	9090 min	44 /90	11 /90	00 /90

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Cooper n 8	90	3 5/3
A. Davies n 8	90	2.5 7/4

Sheffield Utd Defensive

Sheffield Utd — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. McGuinness	4	90360 min	61.5 /90	71.8 /90	10.3 /90	235.8 /90	41 /90	00 /90
F. Seriki	4	72287 min	82.5 /90	41.3 /90	10.3 /90	185.6 /90	51.6 /90	10.3 /90
J. Tanganga	3	90270 min	00 /90	62 /90	20.7 /90	248 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90
S. McCallum	3	61182 min	31.5 /90	21 /90	10.5 /90	209.9 /90	00 /90	00 /90
R. Norrington-Davies	2	60120 min	32.3 /90	10.8 /90	00 /90	75.3 /90	21.5 /90	00 /90
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Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. 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
M. McGuinness n 8	84.4	0.8 4/2	0.7 4/1	Joel Bagan
C. O'Hare n 8	76.9	0.7 3/1	2.8 8/4	A. Robertson
F. Seriki n 8	69.3	1.3 5/2	2.3 8/5	—
J. Rothwell n 8	60.6	0.9 4/1	0.2 1/0	—
O. Arblaster n 8	47.9	0 0/0	1.2 5/0	—
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Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. McGuinness n 8	84.4	1.3 5/4
C. O'Hare n 8	76.9	1.9 7/4
F. Seriki n 8	69.3	2.4 7/5
J. Rothwell n 8	60.6	1.1 6/0
O. Arblaster n 8	47.9	1.6 5/1
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Sheffield Utd Attacking

Sheffield Utd — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. Cannon	3	80240 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	51.9 /90	20.8 /90	51.9 /90	00 /90
P. Bamford	3	75225 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	72.8 /90	20.8 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90
T. Campbell	2	60120 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.5 /90	00 /90	21.5 /90	10.8 /90
R. Oné	1	2020 min	00 /90	14.5 /90	14.5 /90	00 /90	29 /90	00 /90
C. O'Hare	4	75301 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90	41.2 /90	41.2 /90
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Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. McGuinness n 8	84.4	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
C. O'Hare n 8	76.9	0.9 5/1	0.3 2/0
F. Seriki n 8	69.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Rothwell n 8	60.6	0.9 2/2	0 0/0
O. Arblaster n 8	47.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. McGuinness n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
C. O'Hare n 8	76.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
F. Seriki n 8	69.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Rothwell n 8	60.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
O. Arblaster n 8	47.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cardiff		Sheffield Utd
67%	Possession	33%
2.24	Expected goals (xG)	1.28
28	Shots	6
10	Shots on target	4
9	Shots off target	1
9	Blocked shots	1
21	Shots inside the box	4
13	Corners	2
2	Offsides	1
12	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	8
511	Passes	262
85%	Pass accuracy	68%

Cardiff Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Trott	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Robertson	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	Y	6.9
G. Osho	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.3
P. Ng	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	7.2
R. Colwill	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
Joel Bagan	90	0	0	1	1	4	2	0	8.3
K. Bielik	89	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	6.6
Cian Ashford	85	1	1	2	2	4	1	0	7.7
Y. Salech	85	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	6.3
J. Moylan	85	1	0	4	2	2	1	Y	7.2
O. Tanner	72	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	6.9
C. Willock sub	18	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7
C. Robinson sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
I. Davies sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Colwill sub	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
C. Scanlon sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sheffield Utd Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Tanganga	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Sydie Peck	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	5.9
C. O'Hare	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.9
M. McGuinness	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
S. McCallum	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
T. Cannon	84	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.3
J. Rothwell	65	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Baptiste	58	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
R. Donovan	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
P. Bamford	45	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
K. Phillips sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Shackleton sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. Norrington-Davies sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Riedewald sub	25	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
B. Brereton sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

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

CardiffLWDDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 2.2 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdWWDDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Cardiff 1 · 0 draws · Sheffield Utd 5 · 2 goals/game

2025-04-18 Sheffield Utd 2–0 Cardiff
2025-01-09 Sheffield Utd 0–1 Cardiff
2024-12-21 Cardiff 0–2 Sheffield Utd
2023-04-15 Sheffield Utd 4–1 Cardiff
2022-11-12 Cardiff 0–1 Sheffield Utd
2022-04-23 Sheffield Utd 1–0 Cardiff

League standing · 2026/27

Cardiff#18 pos15 pts14 pl-1 GD

Sheffield Utd#9 pos22 pts14 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Cardiff scored1.57

Sheffield Utd scored1.43

Cardiff conceded1.64

Sheffield Utd conceded1.21

The Full Post-Match Picture

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Cardiff v Sheffield Utd?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Cardiff v Sheffield Utd was Over 2.5 goals (best price 1.73 at Betfair).
What is the head-to-head record between Cardiff and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 6 meetings, Cardiff won 1, Sheffield Utd won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Cardiff and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Cardiff 1W 2D 2L; Sheffield Utd 3W 2D 0L.

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