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Cardiff

Vs

Sheffield United

Since 04/12/2021

CAR wins

Draws

SHU wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

6 Cardiff · 15 Sheffiel…

Goals per game

2.62

both sides combined

Over 1.5

62%

of meetings

Over 2.5

38%

of meetings

BTTS

38%

of meetings

Last meeting

2-2

29 Aug 2026

Next game

17 Apr

Saturday, Championship

Cardiff vs Sheffield United: the head-to-head

Since 2021 Cardiff’s encounters with Sheffield United have been markedly one-sided, the Blues having won only once and drawn once in eight meetings, while United have claimed six victories. The aggregate tally of 21 goals gives an average of 2.62 goals per game, with 62% of matches producing at least two goals, 38% seeing three or more, and both sides scoring together in 38% of the fixtures. The latest clash, a 2-2 draw on 29 August 2026, saw Cardiff net six goals and Sheffield United fifteen across the series. At home Cardiff have yet to win, recording one draw and three defeats in four games, whereas away they have secured one win, no draws, and three losses in four outings. The next meeting is scheduled for 17 April 2027 in the Championship.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Sheffield United vs Cardiff

Saturday 17 April 2027 · Championship

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Cardiff

Sheffield United

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 8 games between these two clubs

12%

win %

75%

2.62

avg goals

2.62

62%

over 1.5 %

62%

38%

over 2.5 %

38%

over 3.5 %

38%

0.75

scored

1.88

conceded

0.75

38%

btts

38%

12%

clean sheet

50%

9.57

corners

9.57

3.29

cards

3.29

Top three rows are this fixture: 8 meetings, 1 to Cardiff, 1 drawn, 6 to Sheffield United, at 2.62 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Cardiff

Won at home

0 of 4 home meetings

Won away

25%

1 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

12%

1 of 8 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Sheffield United

Won at home

75%

3 of 4 home meetings

Won away

75%

3 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

12%

1 of 8 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Cardiff
29 Aug 2026	Championship	Cardiff	2-2	Sheffield United	D	view
18 Apr 2025	Championship	Sheffield United	2-0	Cardiff	L	view
09 Jan 2025	England - FA Cup	Sheffield United	0-1	Cardiff	W	view
21 Dec 2024	Championship	Cardiff	0-2	Sheffield United	L	view
15 Apr 2023	Championship	Sheffield United	4-1	Cardiff	L	view
12 Nov 2022	Championship	Cardiff	0-1	Sheffield United	L	view
23 Apr 2022	Championship	Sheffield United	1-0	Cardiff	L	view
04 Dec 2021	Championship	Cardiff	2-3	Sheffield United	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Cardiff · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

4.1

Avg scored

2.3

Avg conceded

1.8

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	2.00	1.27	1.87	1.00	2.13	1.53
vs Stronger (1)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	-	-
vs Similar (21)	1.57	1.48	1.40	1.00	1.73	1.91
vs Weaker (8)	3.25	0.75	3.25	1.00	3.25	0.50
Clean sheet %	27% (-2pp vs league)

Sheffield United · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.9

Avg scored

1.7

Avg conceded

1.2

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.60	1.30	1.93	1.80	1.27	0.80
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (27)	1.48	1.26	1.85	1.69	1.14	0.86
vs Weaker (3)	2.67	1.67	2.50	2.50	3.00	0.00
Clean sheet %	20% (-9pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Cardiff

WWWLWDDLDL

Last 10: 23 scored, 18 conceded.

Sheffield United

WLLWWDDWDW

Last 10: 17 scored, 12 conceded.

Cardiff

Home · last 10

LLDWWWWDLD

4 won · 15 scored, 12 conceded

Away · last 10

LWDWDDWLDL

3 won · 23 scored, 18 conceded

Sheffield United

Home · last 10

WLDLDWLLDW

3 won · 16 scored, 18 conceded

Away · last 10

WLDLWWWDWD

5 won · 15 scored, 8 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Cardiff

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 1 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 1 of 8 meetings have goal timings on record. See Cardiff's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Sheffield United

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 1 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 1 of 8 meetings have goal timings on record. See Sheffield United's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Swansea	4	10	75%	2.5	7	1	+6	2.0	75%	50%	0%	9.2	25%	4.2	100%	22.2	75%	91	56	9	26	1.8	0.2	55%
2	QPR	4	10	75%	2.5	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	75%	25%	8.5	50%	2.8	25%	18.8	25%	71	29	15	27	1.8	0.8	46%
3	Charlton	4	10	75%	2.5	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	50%	0%	10.5	75%	3.0	25%	24.5	75%	31	18	3	10	1.5	0.8	42%
4	Southampton	4	7	50%	1.8	10	5	+5	3.8	100%	75%	50%	11.2	50%	6.5	75%	22.0	25%	205	72	53	79	2.5	1.2	56%
5	Wolves	4	7	50%	1.8	11	8	+3	4.8	100%	100%	100%	10.0	50%	4.2	75%	23.2	50%	273	79	79	116	2.8	2.0	-
6	Middlesbrough	4	7	50%	1.8	7	5	+2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	10.2	75%	3.0	50%	21.0	25%	142	74	27	41	1.8	1.2	59%
7	Bristol City	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	3.2	25%	22.5	50%	66	29	19	18	1.8	1.5	49%
8	West Brom	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	2.0	0%	21.8	25%	52	15	22	15	1.8	1.5	52%
9	Birmingham	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	25%	9.2	50%	3.7	33%	23.0	75%	93	46	12	35	1.2	1.0	54%
10	Sheffield United	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	50%	50%	50%	10.8	75%	3.3	67%	23.2	75%	110	29	32	49	1.2	1.0	52%
11	Millwall	4	6	50%	1.5	6	8	-2	3.5	100%	75%	25%	11.2	75%	4.0	50%	20.8	50%	85	30	29	25	1.5	2.0	48%
12	Wrexham	4	5	25%	1.2	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	10.8	50%	2.5	0%	23.5	100%	77	15	23	39	1.5	1.0	48%
13	West Ham	4	5	25%	1.2	8	7	+1	3.8	100%	75%	50%	12.5	100%	4.0	75%	20.0	25%	274	84	48	141	2.0	1.8	-
14	Blackburn	4	5	25%	1.2	5	5	+0	2.5	75%	75%	25%	10.0	75%	4.5	100%	21.8	50%	36	15	7	14	1.2	1.2	48%
15	Watford	4	5	25%	1.2	4	5	-1	2.2	100%	25%	0%	11.8	75%	4.8	75%	20.2	25%	88	28	38	22	1.0	1.2	51%
16	Bolton	4	4	25%	1.0	4	5	-1	2.2	50%	50%	25%	11.0	75%	3.2	25%	19.8	25%	17	4	4	9	1.0	1.2	-
17	Derby	4	4	25%	1.0	5	7	-2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	11.8	75%	4.2	50%	23.5	100%	57	25	14	18	1.2	1.8	44%
18	Lincoln	4	4	25%	1.0	3	5	-2	2.0	50%	50%	25%	12.2	100%	3.2	50%	25.0	75%	12	3	2	6	0.8	1.2	-
19	Cardiff	4	3	0%	0.8	6	7	-1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	13.2	75%	3.5	50%	22.5	100%	29	15	4	10	1.5	1.8	-
20	Norwich	4	3	25%	0.8	5	7	-2	3.0	75%	75%	25%	9.2	50%	4.8	75%	23.0	75%	107	46	31	29	1.2	1.8	54%
21	Portsmouth	4	3	25%	0.8	5	8	-3	3.2	100%	75%	50%	11.8	100%	2.8	25%	25.0	50%	32	13	5	14	1.2	2.0	50%
22	Stoke	4	3	25%	0.8	4	9	-5	3.2	75%	75%	50%	7.8	0%	5.5	100%	26.8	100%	79	35	11	32	1.0	2.2	52%
23	Burnley	4	2	0%	0.5	5	10	-5	3.8	100%	75%	75%	8.5	25%	4.8	75%	20.0	0%	115	70	8	37	1.2	2.5	-
24	Preston	4	0	0%	0.0	3	9	-6	3.0	75%	75%	50%	8.5	25%	3.5	50%	25.0	75%	43	17	3	22	0.8	2.2	46%

Championship 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Championship stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

CardiffSheffield United

€29.1m

squad value

€110.0m

€50.9m

attack

€107.0m

€14.4m

midfield

€102.8m

€54.6m

defence

€217.9m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Sheffield United carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Cardiff

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	@ Reading	3-1	W
22 Apr	vs Port Vale	1-0	W
25 Apr	vs Northampton	5-1	W
02 May	@ Mansfield	4-5	L
08 Aug	vs Swindon	3-2	W
17 Aug	vs Wrexham	1-1	D
22 Aug	@ Derby	2-2	D
25 Aug	vs Norwich	1-2	L
29 Aug	vs Sheffield United	2-2	D
02 Sep	@ QPR	1-2	L

Sheffield United

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	@ Watford	2-0	W
22 Apr	vs Blackburn	1-3	L
25 Apr	vs Preston	2-3	L
02 May	@ Derby	2-1	W
09 Aug	@ Mansfield	3-0	W
15 Aug	vs Birmingham	0-0	D
22 Aug	@ Swansea	0-0	D
25 Aug	@ Blackburn	2-1	W
29 Aug	@ Cardiff	2-2	D
01 Sep	vs Bolton	3-2	W