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by Nella Wagah in Championship Predictions
Sheffield United will hope to reignite their automatic promotion hopes when they host struggling Cardiff City. With four matches to go, the Blades have dropped to third ahead of this fixture against the team third from bottom. Read on for our prediction of the match.
Sheffield United are having their toughest period of the season, placing their promotion hopes under threat. They suffered a third straight loss in the 2-1 defeat at Plymouth last week, leaving them five points behind the league leaders.
October 2022 was the last time they experienced what they are going through at the moment in the Championship. Back then, they collected just three points from a possible 18.
Like Sheffield, Cardiff City are also coming into this game on a winless run. The Bluebirds lost their last outing 1-0 at home to Stoke City. That left them without victory for four matches, though the first three were draws.
The visitors are just a point below safety and will hope for an away win that could see them get off the bottom three. An inferior goal difference means a draw can’t get them off the relegation places.
Another drawback for Cardiff is their away form in the Championship. They arrive for this match with only two wins in 21 league outings on the road.
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The Best Betting Odds for Sheffield United v Cardiff Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1.53 | 4.33 | 5.75 |
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1.53 | 4.2 | 6 |
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1.83 | 2.7 | 5 |
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1.43 | 3.95 | 5.4 |
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1.57 | 4.44 | 5.9 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Sheffield United and Cardiff?
Our prediction for the Sheffield United vs Cardiff match is: both teams to score.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 18/04/2025 between Sheffield United and Cardiff in Championship :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 47.78% for a win of Sheffield United against Cardiff with odds of 1.83 at Ladbrokes.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Sheffield United vs Cardiff is 28.57% with odds of 4.45 at Betsson.
- Our prediction model gives a 23.65% chance ⭐ for a win of Cardiff vs Sheffield United with odds of 6.2 at Tonybet.
Sheffield United - Cardiff Prediction and Best Odds:
| Sheffield United Cardiff Prediction | Probability | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United wins | 47.78% | 1.83 at Ladbrokes |
| Under 2.5 | 54.38% | 2.21 at 1xbet |
| Both Team To Score | 61.25% | 1.91 at Ladbrokes |
| Half-time: Draw / Full-time: Sheffield United | 25.83% | 4.5 at Betsson |
Sheffield United vs Cardiff Form
Sheffield United and Cardiff's standings in the Championship
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3
|
89 | 45 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
|
24
|
44 | 45 | 9 | 17 | 19 | -23 |
Sheffield United and Cardiff Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
12 Apr 2025 - Championship
8 Apr 2025 - Championship
5 Apr 2025 - Championship
28 Mar 2025 - Championship
16 Mar 2025 - Championship
11 Mar 2025 - Championship
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Apr 2025 - Championship
28 Mar 2025 - Championship
11 Mar 2025 - Championship
8 Mar 2025 - Championship
24 Feb 2025 - Championship
12 Feb 2025 - Championship
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
12 Apr 2025 - Championship
5 Apr 2025 - Championship
16 Mar 2025 - Championship
1 Mar 2025 - Championship
15 Feb 2025 - Championship
1 Feb 2025 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
12 Apr 2025 - Championship
8 Apr 2025 - Championship
5 Apr 2025 - Championship
29 Mar 2025 - Championship
15 Mar 2025 - Championship
11 Mar 2025 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
12 Apr 2025 - Championship
29 Mar 2025 - Championship
11 Mar 2025 - Championship
4 Mar 2025 - Championship
25 Feb 2025 - Championship
15 Feb 2025 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Apr 2025 - Championship
5 Apr 2025 - Championship
15 Mar 2025 - Championship
8 Mar 2025 - Championship
28 Feb 2025 - FA Cup
22 Feb 2025 - Championship
Sheffield United vs Cardiff Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
60 %
20 %
20 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
9 Jan 2025 - FA Cup
21 Dec 2024 - Championship
15 Apr 2023 - Championship
12 Nov 2022 - Championship
2 Apr 2018 - Championship
Sheffield United against Cardiff Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Most goals and assists
Sheffield United
Cardiff
T. Cannon
(10 Goals)
, 
T. Campbell
(10 Goals)
C. Robinson
(12 Goals)
C. O`Hare
(6 Assists)
, 
G. Hamer
(6 Assists)
R. Colwill
(4 Assists)
Sheffield United - Cardiff Key Points
- Three of these teams’ last six meetings had both score.
- In three of Cardiff’s last five matches, both teams scored.
- In Cardiff’s last eight away league matches, both teams scored.
- Both teams scored in three of Sheffield United’s last five home matches.
- Cardiff have one clean sheet in five away matches and failed to score once.
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Our Sheffield United vs Cardiff Prediction
These two sides are in desperate need of three points from this match. They face off for the third time this season, and in the latest meeting, an FA Cup game, Cardiff City won. It makes this a possibly tight affair, accentuated by their individual positions in the league.
We expect an end-to-end battle here, and as neither team can afford defeat, the possibility of both scoring is high. That is why our prediction for Sheffield United v Cardiff City is for both teams to score.
Last Minute: Pre-match odds analysis Sheffield United Cardiff
| Sheffield United vs Cardiff | Opening odds | Pre-match odds | Odds Movements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United wins | 1.55 | 1.53 | -1.3% |
| Draw | 3.8 | 4.33 | +13.9% |
| Cardiff wins | 6.25 | 5.75 | -8.0% |
After kick-off, the latest odds movements show that:
- Sheffield United is most likely to win
- The odds for this bet have decreased by 1.3% since opening
- The probability of this result was 64.5% and is now 65.4% (0.8%)
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