Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday

26 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Darren Bond

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ike Ugbo 48’
  • Ryan Wintle 90+8’ (pen)
  • Barry Bannan 76’

Match summary

Cardiff saw off Sheffield Wednesday 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Ike Ugbo put Cardiff ahead in the 48th minute, Barry Bannan equalised in the 76th minute, and Ryan Wintle won it from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 1.87 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 0.86 from 12.

Match stats

Cardiff Sheffield Wednesday
12 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 10
0 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.87 xG 0.86
1.08 Non-penalty xG 0.86

Key events

Cardiff Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ike Ugbo1-0 (Cardiff)
48’
76’
Barry Bannan1-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
Ryan Wintle
Penalty
2-1 (Cardiff)
90+8’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Callum Paterson
  • Di'Shon Bernard
  • Juan Delgado
  • Josh Windass
  • Barry Bannan

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 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.87 0.86 48’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), 1-0 48’ 76’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-1 76’ 90+8’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), 2-1 90+8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.87 0.86 48’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), 1-0 Ugbo 48’ 76’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-1 Bannan 76’ 90+8’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), 2-1 Wintle 90+8’
Cardiff 1.87 xGSheffield Wednesday 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Cardiff attacking 
90+8’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 52’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 48’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 11’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 68’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 29’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 79’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 76’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 36’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+11’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+8’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 52’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 48’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 11’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 68’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 29’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 79’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 76’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 36’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+11’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday), 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′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jamilu Collins Taken off
81′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Manolis Siopis
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Joe Ralls Taken off
81′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Ike Ugbo Taken off
73′ 1 – 1 0.27 – – –
Aaron Ramsey Taken off
81′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.40 – – –
Yakou Méïté Taken off
88′ – – 4 0.28 – – –
Ollie Tanner Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Karlan Grant Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Wintle Came on as a substitute
9′ 1 – 1 0.79 – – –
Rubin Colwill Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Kion Etete Came on as a substitute
2′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
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 43% Avg odds 2.20
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.27
Sheffield Wednesday win 28% Avg odds 3.43

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

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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.