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Cardiff 2-2 Sheffield Utd: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 3
FT
Cardiff crest
Cardiff
2 : 2
Sheffield Utd crest
Sheffield Utd
  • J. Moylan2'
  • C. Ashford38'
  • 4' (pen)T. Cannon
  • 7'C. O'Hare
Cardiff City StadiumJohn BusbySat, 29 Aug 202616:00
Cardiff crest4-2-3-1
Line ups
4-4-2Sheffield Utd crest
Referee
Busby
N. Trott6.3
Trott
J. Bagan8.3
Bagan
G. Osho7.3
Osho
K. Bielik6.6
Bielik
P. Ng7.2
Ng
C. Ashford7.7A
Ashford
A. Robertson6.9
Robertson
J. Moylan7.2
Moylan
R. Colwill6.3
Colwill
O. Tanner6.9
Tanner
Y. Salech6.3
Salech
M. Cooper7.3
Cooper
S. McCallum7.2
McCallum
M. McGuinness6.9
McGuinness
J. Tanganga7.2
Tanganga
J. Baptiste6.7
Baptiste
C. O'Hare7.9
O'Hare
S. Peck5.9
Peck
J. Rothwell6.2
Rothwell
R. Donovan6.3
Donovan
T. Cannon7.3
Cannon
P. Bamford6.3A
Bamford

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  • T. Chong portraitSheffield Utd crest
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Player of the match
Joel Matthew Bagan headshot
Joel Matthew Bagan
Defender · Cardiff
8.3
This match
Shooting1.1Finishing0.0Creativity9.3Passing8.4Involvement8.0Defending10.0Physical6.5Dribbling2.9
Attacking
Goals0
Assists0
Shots1
Shots on target1
Shot accuracy100%
Build-up
Passes71
Key passes4
Pass accuracy79%
Defending
Tackles2
Duels won7 · 70%
Fouls won/made1 / 0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Bagan8.3Ashford7.7Osho7.3Cannon7.3Cooper7.3O'Hare7.9
Player
Michael CooperMichael CooperG8215/43
Nathan TrottNathan TrottG2224/32
Cardiff crestLive statsSheffield Utd crest

Possession & Passing

67%Possession33%
511Total passes262
85%Pass accuracy68%
13Corners2

Attack

28Shots6
10On target4
9Off target1
9Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

21Shots in box4
7Shots out box2
2.3xG1.5
-0.7Goals prevented-0.7

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves8
2Offsides1
12Fouls11
2Yellow cards2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Cardiff crestCardiff
2.30281067%
Sheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd
1.536433%

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

34 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,61,31,92,60'15'30'45'60'75'90'Thomas Cannon 4'Callum O'Hare 7'Jack Moylan 2'Cian Ashford 38'Cardiff2,30 xGSheffield U…1,53 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Cardiff crestCardiff2,30 xG · 2 scoredSheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd1,53 xG · 2 scored

Momentum

11 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Cian Ashford 38'Callum O'Hare 7'Thomas Cannon 4'Jack Moylan 2'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'CardiffSheffield U…
Cardiff crestCardiff87% pressureSheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd13% pressure

Match replay

91'
2-2
0%Draw 100%0%
2.30xG1.53
28Shots6
10On target4
Momentum
Jack Moylan portrait2' Goal Jack Moylan 0.03 xG

Shot map

28 v 6

Cardiff shoot right, Sheffield Utd left. Bigger dot = better chance.

CARSUgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

14 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

CardiffSheffield Utdgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right.

Cardiff
45Salech117Bielik47Ashford113Bagan64Ng46Moylan100Robertson60Trott83Osho43Tanner68Colwill
Sheffield Utd
17Donovan31Tanganga28McGuinness40Cannon15Bamford50O'Hare22Rothwell40Baptiste73McCallum68Peck78Cooper

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

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More match stats

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Attack

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46Touches in box15
65Final third entries65
1Big chances2
1,83xG on target1,78
50Dangerous attacks31
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Passing

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6/30 (20%)Crosses1/6 (17%)
32/54 (59%)Long balls23/63 (37%)
15Throw-ins11
11Free kicks11
4Goal kicks9
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Duels

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53Total47
32/61 (52%)Ground29/61 (48%)
23/42 (55%)Aerial19/42 (45%)
9/10 (90%)Dribbles5/12 (42%)
11Dispossessed5
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Defending

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49Recoveries46
9Interceptions5
12Tackles12
100%Tackles won50%
15Clearances45
1Big chances scored2
0Big saves1
0Errors led to goal1
0Errors led to shot1
7,55Average rating7,12

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

Cardiff crestShare of their matchesSheffield Utd crest

They score

80%1+ goal70%
40%2+ goals50%
20%3+ goals20%

They concede

100%1+ goal70%
50%2+ goals50%

Heaviest results

Cardiff crestbest 5-1 (H)·worst 0-2 (A)

Sheffield Utd crestbest 3-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

Match summary

Cardiff and Sheffield Utd drew 2-2 at Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship. It was 2-2 at half-time. Scorers: J. Moylan (2'), C. Ashford (38') for Cardiff; T. Cannon (4' pen), C. O'Hare (7') for Sheffield Utd. In their last 10 meetings, Cardiff have won 2, Sheffield Utd 6, with 2 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 45%
CAR10%
X45%
SU45%

→ Double chance: draw or Sheffield Utd & under 3.5 goals

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Cardiff crestShare per factorSheffield Utd crest
50%Form50%
100%Attack0%
0%Defence100%
20%Head-to-head80%
18%Goals82%
29%Overall71%
Last 2 matches
Scored 3, conceded 3
Last 2 matches
Scored 0, conceded 0

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