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Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 29th Mar, 15:00 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Sheffield Wednesday pay Championship rivals Cardiff City a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Danny Röhl leads his side into an away clash with Metin Diyadin & co. at the Cardiff City Stadium. All stats, including 20-game form for both teams and head to head (H2H) records, will update as you click through each of the betting markets via the tabs below. Odds and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our best tip on this one, meaning that the sides will score at least two goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Cardiff and Sheff Wed's latest form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 39% chance of Sheff Wed coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
36%
2/1
4%
19/10
Draw
25%
23/10
6%
12/5
Sheff Wed
39%
11/8
3%
11/8
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Sheff Wed 1-0
9%
7/1
16%
6/1
Sheff Wed 2-1
9%
17/215/2
Cardiff 1-0
8%
8/1
18%
7/1
Cardiff 2-1
8%
10/117/2
Sheff Wed 2-0
6%
10/1
8%
9/1
Draw 0-0
6%
17/2
21%
15/2
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Cardiff 2-0
6%
14/111/1
Sheff Wed 3-1
4%
18/1
12%
14/1
Cardiff 3-1
4%
22/1
10%
18/1
Sheff Wed 3-0
3%
22/116/1
Sheff Wed 3-2
3%
28/1
26%
20/1
Cardiff 3-2
3%
33/1
17%
22/1
Cardiff 3-0
3%
28/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
1/1
11%
19/20
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
4/5
10%
3/4
Home 1st Goal
48%
5/4
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
4/5
4%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
17/2
21%
-
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/5
11%
4/5
BTTS - No
43%
10/11
13%
10/11
BTTS - Home Win
18%
5/1
20%
9/2
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
4%
17/5
BTTS - Away Win
20%
4/1
15%
18/5
Home/draw
61%
4/74/7
Away/draw
64%
4/11
3%
2/5
Home/away
75%
1/3
3%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/3
6%
1/3
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
12/5
15%
21/10
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
5/2
17%
12/5
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
3/10
7%
2/7
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
6/1
27%
11/2
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/10
4%
1/11
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
14/1
36%
12/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/33
2%
1/50
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/16
2%
1/18
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
17/2
21%
15/2
Home DNB
54%
11/1021/20
Away DNB
56%
4/67/10
Cardiff win to nil
18%
4/1
9%
-
Sheff Wed win to nil
19%
3/1
8%
-
Cardiff / Cardiff
17%
15/47/2
Cardiff / Sheff Wed
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
Cardiff / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw / Cardiff
13%
11/211/2
Draw / Sheff Wed
15%
9/2
8%
9/2
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
Sheff Wed / Cardiff
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
Sheff Wed / Sheff Wed
21%
3/1
7%
27/10
Sheff Wed / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Win / draw / win Championship table

Cardiff have played 38 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

32 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 11 and won 7. Cardiff have conceded 56 goals, scored 33, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cardiff have played 19 games at home, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 24 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Sheff Wed lay in 12th place on 51 points in the Championship league table having played 38 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored 36 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sheff Wed have conceded 16 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Sheff Wed have played 19 away games, winning 9, drawing 2 and losing 8 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cardiff
Sheff Wed
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds38231145180 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
7-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
2
Sheff Utd3825762580 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
3
Burnley38211524178 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-0A
4
Sunderland38191271869 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
5
Coventry3817813759 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2A
6
West Brom38131871457 
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1A
7
Bristol C3814159857 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
8
M'Boro3815914954 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
d
 
3-3A
9
Blackburn3815716252 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 8
10
Watford3815716-452 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
2-6A
May 3
11
Millwall38131213-251 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
12
Sheff Wed Away3814915-651 
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
-
-
13
Norwich38121313649 
w
 
2-1A
May 3
w
 
2-0F
w
 
2-3A
14
Preston38101711-547 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 8
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
15
QPR38111215-645 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
16
Swansea3812818-1144 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
17
Portsmouth3811918-1542 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
Apr 26
w
 
1-2A
18
Oxford Utd38101216-1642 
Apr 21
l
 
3-2A
Apr 12
w
 
1-3A
19
Hull38101117-841 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
Apr 5
w
 
0-2F
20
Stoke3891217-1439 
Apr 12
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
21
Cardiff Home3891217-2039 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Mar 29
22
Derby3810820-1138 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-2F
w
 
1-2A
23
Luton389821-2635 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
24
Plymouth3871219-3733 
w
 
5-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cardiff 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Sheff Wed 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cardiff since 2006
Cardiff
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
18
13
Games: Scored
12 / 13
9 / 13
Clean sheets
4 / 13
1 / 13
CAR
7
D
4
SHW
2
League games at Sheff Wed since 2005
Sheff Wed
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
19
12
Games: Scored
11 / 14
7 / 14
Clean sheets
7 / 14
3 / 14
CAR
4
D
4
SHW
6
Goal Statistics
Cardiff 21st Sheff Wed 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Sheff Wed will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Cardiff’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+23
Sheff Wed have scored 23% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280546/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Wed
1.4
1.4
Attack rating
CAR
SHW
8%
better
view stats
Games scored27
27
Failed to score11
10
Scored first16
13
Goals scored42
53
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
CAR
SHW
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded32
28
Clean sheets6
9
Conceded first21
22
Goals conceded62
58
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate against19%
20%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+8%

Cardiff v Sheff Wed Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
341249
C ChambersC RobinsonR ColwillC Chambers
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Colwill MID3514
2
-
C Chambers DEF3421
9
-
C O'Dowda MID3422
6
-
D Goutas DEF3311
3
1
P Ng DEF3111
9
-
C Robinson FWD31121
1
2
J Alnwick GLK29
2
-
A Robertson MID2932
6
-
C Willock MID2821
-
Y Méïté FWD282
2
-
J Bagan DEF271
4
1
A Rinomhota MID251
7
-
A Ghazi FWD2431
-
O Tanner FWD2322
1
-
C. Ashford MID2023
-
J Ralls MID191
6
-
J Daland DEF16
3
-
W Fish DEF13
2
-
D Turnbull MID131
2
-
Y Salech FWD125
1
-
E Horvath GLK9
-
S Mannsverk MID91
3
-
A Ramsey MID8
1
-
W Alves MID62
-
I Davies FWD51
-
J Collins DEF3
1
-
R. Kpakio DEF21
-
Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3811512
J BeadleJ WindassJ WindassD Bernard
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beadle GLK38
1
-
J Windass MID36115
6
-
S Charles MID3515
10
-
B Bannan MID3544
5
-
D Gassama FWD3561
5
-
M Lowe DEF34
3
-
M Smith FWD3484
1
-
Y Valery DEF3324
7
-
M Johnson MID333
3
-
I Ugbo FWD31
1
-
P Valentín DEF291
4
-
D Bernard DEF272
9
3
S Ingelsson MID2714
2
-
A Musaba FWD2425
-
J Lowe FWD2332
2
-
L Palmer DEF20
3
-
D Iorfa DEF1911
2
-
C Paterson FWD1951
1
-
M Ihiekwe DEF161
2
-
N Chalobah MID12
3
-
O Kobacki FWD10
1
-
A Famewo DEF81
2
-
S Armstrong MID5
-
R Hatsuse DEF4
1
-
I Cissoko FWD4
1
-
C McNeill FWD2
-