Cardiff City vs Sheffield United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 21st, 2024

Cardiff City and Sheffield United will face each other in a Championship game in England on Saturday, December 21st, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Cardiff City vs Sheffield United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cardiff City vs Sheffield United will occur

The game will be played in the small Cardiff City Stadium stadium, in the city of Cardiff, with a capacity for 26828 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Cardiff City vs Sheffield United betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.46 goals per match played.

Cardiff City last match

Cardiff City comes from a draw in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Stoke City, in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 2-2. Coach Ö. Riza's team lined up with this formation: 3-4-3.

For this match the rival team had all the favoritism, so considering that factor, the draw (odd 3.50) ended up being a good result.

Although the overall performance of Cardiff City fell short of the pre-match expectations, the good performance of some players should be noted. For example, Anwar El Ghazi played an excellent match and showed himself to be a solid point for his teammates to rely on even in times of difficulty.

Sheffield United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Sheffield United, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Plymouth Argyle team with a final score of 2-0.

The odds of 1.33 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Cardiff City vs Sheffield United h2h

The last time Cardiff City went up against Sheffield United, it was in Championship. Cardiff City, ranked 21st place, started with a 3-4-3 tactic, while Sheffield United, then in 2nd place, was charged with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 15-04-2023, in the 2022/2023 season of the Championship, which ended with a 4-1 win for Sheffield United.

The performance of the Sheffield United team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Cardiff City team.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

Cardiff City

Championship leaderboard now

However, Cardiff City enters this game with 18 points and ranking in 21st place in the Championship, the team has a negative balance of 10 lost games, won 4, and drawing in 6.

In the 22nd round, Oxford United, that is in the 20th place, has the same score.

Cardiff City analysis

Cardiff City after 21 matchdays have scored 19 goals and conceded 32 goals, and therefore shows a negative goal difference.

The performances of Cardiff City in recent matches suggest that they are having difficulty scoring goals, with a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This indicates that their attacking play is not creating enough quality chances and needs improvement.

Cardiff City has a ball possession average of 49.25% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Cardiff City vs Sheffield United 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Best goalscorer from Cardiff City

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Callum Robinson. The Attacker has already scored 5 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Cardiff City, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Sheffield United

Championship leaderboard now

The Sheffield United team with 45 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 14 wins, 5 draws, and 2 losses.

Sheffield United analysis

We have reached matchday 21 in Championship and at the moment Sheffield United has made 30 goals and conceded 11.

Sheffield United with 2 wins in the Championship, is in that enviable position of being the favorite.

This is a top 5 team in the Championship that wants to keep up with the good performances!

With an away balance of 5 wins, 2 losses, and 4 draws in the Championship, Sheffield United usually leaves little room for opponents to win.

Optimistic this will be a good game for them, Sheffield United comes into this match with 2 wins streak in the Championship even if they are playing away from home. Sheffield United has been known to have only lost twice in 11 games.

Sheffield United is a more offensive team than Cardiff City, having 1852 attacks vs. 1831 from Cardiff City, having scored 30 times, in comparison, Cardiff City converted into goal 19 times.

Sheffield United may struggle to maintain their level of play when facing a grueling schedule featuring multiple games in quick succession. Despite both teams having odds of over 2 to win, Sheffield United busy schedule could play a significant role in the final outcome against Cardiff City.

Best goalscorer from Sheffield United

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Tyrese Campbell. The Attacker has scored 6 times in the current season and has helped Sheffield United come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Cardiff City is Callum Robinson, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Sheffield United is Tyrese Campbell, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

Sheffield United has conceded 9 away goals in 11 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Sheffield United will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 4-1, something to take into consideration.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Seeing that Sheffield United has an average of 1.27 goals per match outside their domains, the option under 2.5 goals is an appealing one. This market makes much sense since the team usually doesn't concede goals playing as a visitor.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.52 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.14 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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