Sheffield Utd v Cardiff result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 2–0 Cardiff

Championship · Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:30 BST · Bramall Lane

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

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sheffield Utd beat Cardiff 2–0 at Bramall Lane in the Championship on Friday 18 April. Cardiff are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sheffield Utd led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Sheffield Utd: Gustavo Hamer (33’) and B. Brereton (87’).

What it changes

Sheffield Utd have scored 70 goals, the fourth-most of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 49 games, ranked per game). Sheffield Utd have conceded 38 goals, the third-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Cardiff have scored 48 goals, the seventh-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 46 games, ranked per game). Cardiff have conceded 73 goals, the second-most of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield Utd) 8.3, C. O'Dowda (Cardiff) 6.3 and Vinicius Souza (Sheffield Utd) 5.6 led the match.

Next up

Sheffield Utd next host Watford on 21 November 2026.

Cardiff next travel to Norwich on 21 November 2026.

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

Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Watford, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Cardiff: Norwich v Cardiff, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Sheffield Utd 2–0 Cardiff · Championship
Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
Referee: T. Harrington
Head-to-head (last 6): Sheffield Utd 5 · draws 0 · Cardiff 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 2W 0D 3L · Cardiff 1W 3D 1L

Sheffield Utd 2–0 Cardiff (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

1.13 / 1

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.57 / 4.43

Corners

against 3.43 / 3.43 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.29 / 3.71

Shots on target

against 3.29 / 3.71 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.43 / 1.29

Cards

against 2.29 / 1.29 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 April 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 12 April 2025. 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. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sheffield Utd for / against	Line	Cardiff for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.57 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.43 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.71 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.57 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.29 for · 3.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.71 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.14 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.86 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.43 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.29 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: T. Harrington.

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd Defensive

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 12 April 2025. 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
H. Burrows n 8	90	0.6 4/1	1.3 5/4	C. O'Dowda
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
G. Hamer n 8	77.3	0.7 3/2	1.7 7/4	—
C. O'Hare n 8	66.5	1.2 3/3	1.2 4/2	—
Sydie Peck n 8	87.5	1 5/2	1.5 7/4	—
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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 12 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Burrows n 8	90	1.9 6/6
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0
G. Hamer n 8	77.3	1 5/2
C. O'Hare n 8	66.5	0.8 5/0
Sydie Peck n 8	87.5	1.3 7/3
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Sheffield Utd Attacking

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 12 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Burrows n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.5 4/0
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Hamer n 8	77.3	0.9 4/1	0.4 3/0
C. O'Hare n 8	66.5	1 5/1	0.3 2/0
Sydie Peck n 8	87.5	0.9 5/2	0.3 2/0
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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 12 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Burrows n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Hamer n 8	77.3	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
C. O'Hare n 8	66.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Sydie Peck n 8	87.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Cardiff

Cardiff Defensive

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 12 April 2025. 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
C. O'Dowda n 8	90	1.1 6/3	0.9 5/1	H. Burrows
C. Chambers n 8	84.6	1.5 7/3	0.4 3/0	—
R. Colwill n 8	72.9	1.1 4/1	1.2 5/2	—
D. Goutas n 8	79	1.3 5/2	0 0/0	—
C. Robinson n 8	43.9	0 0/0	0.8 3/0	—
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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 12 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. O'Dowda n 8	90	1.5 7/3
C. Chambers n 8	84.6	3.6 8/7
R. Colwill n 8	72.9	3.4 6/6
D. Goutas n 8	79	2.3 7/6
C. Robinson n 8	43.9	0.5 1/1
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Cardiff Attacking

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 12 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. O'Dowda n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
C. Chambers n 8	84.6	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
R. Colwill n 8	72.9	0.8 3/1	0.3 1/1
D. Goutas n 8	79	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
C. Robinson n 8	43.9	1 4/0	0.3 1/0
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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 12 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. O'Dowda n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Chambers n 8	84.6	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
R. Colwill n 8	72.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Goutas n 8	79	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Robinson n 8	43.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Sheffield Utd Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
H. Choudhury	90	0	0	0	1	4	Y	7.5
A. Ahmedhodžić	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
H. Burrows	90	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
Sydie Peck	90	0	3	2	1	1	0	7.3
Vinicius Souza	90	0	1	0	0	7	0	7.2
R. Holding	85	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.5
G. Hamer	85	1	2	1	2	3	0	8
J. Rak-Sakyi	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. Brewster	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Campbell	65	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
C. O'Hare sub	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
K. Moore sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Brereton sub	12	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
F. Seriki sub	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Robinson sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Cardiff Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ethan Horvath	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Rinomhota	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
W. Fish	90	1	0	0	1	Y	6.5
C. Chambers	90	0	0	0	1	0	7
C. O'Dowda	90	0	0	2	7	0	7.2
Y. Meïté	90	3	1	0	0	0	6.9
Y. Salech	90	2	2	2	1	0	6.9
S. Mannsverk	76	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
A. Robertson	67	0	0	2	3	0	7.2
O. Tanner	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
W. Alves	45	1	0	0	5	0	6.9
Cian Ashford sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
C. Willock sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Turnbull sub	23	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
R. Colwill sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Joel Bagan sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

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

Recent form

Sheffield UtdWWLLL

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

CardiffWDDDL

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

Head-to-head last 6

Sheffield Utd 5 · 0 draws · Cardiff 1 · 2.5 goals/game

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
2021-12-04 Cardiff 2–3 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Utd#3 pos90 pts46 pl+27 GD

Cardiff#24 pos44 pts46 pl-25 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored1.37

Cardiff scored1.04

Sheffield Utd conceded0.78

Cardiff conceded1.59

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