Cardiff vs Sunderland

29 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Simpson

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Adil Aouchiche 12’ (pen)
  • Jobe Bellingham 27’

Match summary

Sunderland won 2-0 away at Cardiff. Sunderland led 2-0 at half-time.

Adil Aouchiche put Sunderland ahead from the penalty spot in the 12th minute and Jobe Bellingham made it 0-2 in the 27th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sunderland created 3.07 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Cardiff's 0.28 from 8.

Match stats

Cardiff Sunderland
8 Shots 18
3 Shots on Target 8
5 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.28 xG 3.07
0.28 Non-penalty xG 2.28

Key events

Cardiff Sunderland
Kick-off
12’
Adil Aouchiche
Penalty
0-1 (Sunderland)
27’
Jobe Bellingham0-2 (Sunderland)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Ryan Wintle
  • Josh Bowler
Sunderland
  • Callum Styles

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.28 3.07 12’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), 0-1 12’ 27’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), 0-2 27’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.28 3.07 12’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), 0-1 Aouchiche 12’ 27’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), 0-2 Bellingham 27’
Cardiff 0.28 xGSunderland 3.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Cardiff attacking 
12’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 27’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 90+3’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 90’ Luís Semedo (Sunderland), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 26’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 54’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 82’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 81’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Bradley Dack (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 90+7’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 27’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 90+3’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 90’ Luís Semedo (Sunderland), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 26’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 54’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 82’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 81’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Bradley Dack (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 88’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 90+7’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90+7’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Josh Wilson-Esbrand Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Wintle
90′ – – – – – –
Joe Ralls Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
Josh Bowler Taken off
77′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Rubin Colwill Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Aaron Ramsey Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Famara Diédhiou Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Yakou Méïté Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 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 37% Avg odds 2.59
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.01
Sunderland win 31% Avg odds 3.01

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.