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.
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.
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.