Cardiff vs Sheffield United

21 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Darren Bond

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Kieffer Moore 65’, 73’

Match summary

Sheffield United took a 2-0 win at Cardiff. It was goalless at half-time.

Kieffer Moore put Sheffield United ahead in the 65th minute and Moore made it 0-2 in the 73rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 0.78 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Cardiff's 0.33 from 8.

Match stats

Cardiff Sheffield United
8 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.24 xG 0.78
0.24 Non-penalty xG 0.78

Key events

Cardiff Sheffield United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
65’
Kieffer Moore0-1 (Sheffield United)
73’
Kieffer Moore0-2 (Sheffield United)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cardiff
  • Manolis Siopis
  • Joel Bagan
  • Yakou Méïté
Sheffield United
  • Sydie Peck

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.33 0.78 65’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), 0-1 65’ 73’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), 0-2 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.33 0.78 65’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), 0-1 Moore 65’ 73’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), 0-2 Moore 73’
Cardiff 0.33 xGSheffield United 0.78 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Cardiff attacking 
65’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 55’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 58’ Tom Davies (Sheffield United), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 79’ Sam McCallum (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 28’ Tom Davies (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Tom Davies (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Tom Davies (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 23’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 55’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 58’ Tom Davies (Sheffield United), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 79’ Sam McCallum (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 28’ Tom Davies (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Tom Davies (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Tom Davies (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 23’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Jak Alnwick
90′ – – – – – – –
Jesper Daland Taken off
83′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Andy Rinomhota
90′ – – – – – – –
Manolis Siopis
90′ – – 2 0.04 – –
Alex Robertson Taken off
83′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Anwar El Ghazi Taken off
72′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Yakou Méïté Taken off
83′ – – 2 0.06 – –
Chris Willock Taken off
48′ – – – – – – –
Rubin Colwill Came on as a substitute
42′ – – 2 0.19 – – –
Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Ronan Kpakio Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Cian Ashford Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Wilfried Kanga Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 30% Avg odds 3.11
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.25
Sheffield United win 41% Avg odds 2.33

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.