Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 23 · Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield · Ref S. Barrott

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Sheffield Wednesday lost to Cardiff 1–2 in the Championship on 23 December 2023. Expected goals finished 0.84–0.67. Sheffield Wednesday had 58% of the ball.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff match statistics

Sheffield WednesdayCardiff

58% Ball possession 42%
0.84 Expected goals (xG) 0.67
18 Total shots 7
5 Shots on target 3
7 Shots off target 2
6 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 5
10 Corners 3
10 Fouls 12
3 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 2
458 Passes 337
76% Pass accuracy 72%
2 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

28' Goal A. Musaba (assist M. Johnson) Sheffield Wednesday
36' Yellow card W. Vaulks Sheffield Wednesday
47' Yellow card A. Musaba Sheffield Wednesday
67' Yellow card Callum Paterson Sheffield Wednesday
74' Goal K. Ahearne-Grant (assist P. Ng) Cardiff
88' Own goal A. Famewo Cardiff
90+2' Yellow card P. Ng Cardiff
90+5' Yellow card M. McGuinness Cardiff

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sheffield Wednesday

Confirmed 4-3-3 N. Thompson

1 C. Dawson

18 M. Johnson 23 A. Famewo 5 Bambo Diaby 2 L. Palmer

10 B. Bannan 4 W. Vaulks 8 G. Byers

45 A. Musaba 42 B. Cadamarteri 13 Callum Paterson

Bench D. Gassama , Pol Valentín , D. Bernard , A. Fletcher , Lee Gregory , T. Bakinson , J. Phuthi , Michael Ihiekwe , D. Vásquez

Cardiff

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 E. Bulut

21 J. Alnwick

17 Jamilu Collins 5 M. McGuinness 4 Dimitris Goutas 38 P. Ng

23 M. Siopis 8 Joe Ralls

16 K. Ahearne-Grant 47 C. Robinson 14 J. Bowler

22 Y. Meite

Bench O. Tanner , R. Wintle , K. Etete , E. Adams , Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson , J. Panzo , R. Sawyers , Mahlon Romeo , R. Colwill

Form guide

Sheffield Wednesday at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.9 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cardiff away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 6.9 per game
Shots on target: 5.6 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
26 Aug 23	Cardiff v Sheffield Wednesday	2–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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