Sunderland vs Cardiff

8 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Darren Bond

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Eliezer Mayenda 2’
  • Chris Mepham 77’
  • Isaak Davies 41’

Match summary

Sunderland saw off Cardiff 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Eliezer Mayenda put Sunderland ahead in the 2nd minute, Isaak Davies equalised in the 41st minute, and Chris Mepham won it in the 77th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sunderland created 2.45 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Cardiff's 0.57 from 6.

Match stats

Sunderland Cardiff
19 Shots 6
4 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.45 xG 0.50
2.45 Non-penalty xG 0.50

Key events

Sunderland Cardiff
Kick-off
Eliezer Mayenda1-0 (Sunderland)
2’
41’
Isaak Davies1-1 (Cardiff)
Half-time1-1
Chris Mepham2-1 (Sunderland)
77’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Sunderland
  • Leo Fuhr Hjelde
Cardiff
  • Joel Bagan
  • Calum Chambers

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 0.57 2’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), 1-0 2’ 41’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), 1-1 41’ 77’ Chris Mepham (Sunderland), 2-1 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 0.57 2’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), 1-0 Mayenda 2’ 41’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), 1-1 Davies 41’ 77’ Chris Mepham (Sunderland), 2-1 Mepham 77’
Sunderland 2.45 xGCardiff 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Sunderland attacking 
77’ Chris Mepham (Sunderland), set piece, 0.86 xG, goal 45’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 41’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 52’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 2’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 18’ Alan Browne (Sunderland), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 77’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Tom Watson (Sunderland), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 21’ Alan Browne (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 14’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90’ Tom Watson (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Tom Watson (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Chris Mepham (Sunderland), set piece, 0.86 xG, goal 45’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 41’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 52’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 2’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 18’ Alan Browne (Sunderland), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 77’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Tom Watson (Sunderland), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 21’ Alan Browne (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 8’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 52’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90’ Tom Watson (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Tom Watson (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.86 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Leo Fuhr Hjelde Taken off
56′ – – – – – –
Patrick Roberts Taken off
24′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.19 – – –
Alan Browne Taken off
56′ – – 2 0.20 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.49 – – –
Romaine Mundle Taken off
72′ – – 4 0.29 – – –
Chris Rigg Came on as a substitute
66′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
Dennis Cirkin Came on as a substitute
34′ – – – – – – –
Wilson Isidor Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Tom Watson Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 3 0.18 – – –
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

Sunderland win 62% Avg odds 1.53
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.24
Cardiff win 16% Avg odds 6.10

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.