Sheffield United vs Cardiff

18 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Tony Harrington

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Gustavo Hamer 33’
  • Ben Brereton Díaz 87’

Match summary

Sheffield United saw off Cardiff 2-0. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

Gustavo Hamer put Sheffield United ahead in the 33rd minute and Ben Brereton Díaz made it 2-0 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 1.34 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Cardiff's 0.70 from 11.

Match stats

Sheffield United Cardiff
15 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.34 xG 0.83
1.34 Non-penalty xG 0.83

Key events

Sheffield United Cardiff
Kick-off
Gustavo Hamer1-0 (Sheffield United)
33’
Half-time1-0
Ben Brereton Díaz2-0 (Sheffield United)
87’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Hamza Choudhury
Cardiff
  • William Fish

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.34 0.70 33’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), 1-0 33’ 87’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), 2-0 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.34 0.70 33’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), 1-0 Hamer 33’ 87’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), 2-0 Díaz 87’
Sheffield United 1.34 xGCardiff 0.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Sheffield United attacking 
87’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 33’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 18’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 56’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 42’ Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 72’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 38’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 18’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 70’ William Fish (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+7’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Vinícius Souza (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 33’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 18’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 56’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 42’ Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 72’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 38’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 73’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ William Fish (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+7’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Vinícius Souza (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.11 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Rob Holding Taken off
85′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.16 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.12 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Taken off
78′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Rhian Brewster Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
Gustavo Hamer Taken off
85′ 1 – 2 0.27 – – –
Tyrese Campbell Taken off
65′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Callum O'Hare Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Kieffer Moore Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 2 0.15 – – –
Ben Brereton Díaz Came on as a substitute
12′ 1 – 2 0.44 – – –
Femi Seriki Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Jack Robinson Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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

Sheffield United win 62% Avg odds 1.52
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.37
Cardiff win 16% Avg odds 5.91

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.