Sunderland vs Cardiff — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 9

Sunderland

1–2Full-time

Cardiff

WLWWWLGoals 15-15

WDWDDLGoals 23-15

Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Capacity 49,000 · grass · Referee: Peter Bankes

Match events

7'C. Bryson (N. Mendez-Laing)
11'L. Cattermole
19'A. Richards
53'Lynden Gooch
60'George Honeyman (Aiden McGeady)
60'Aron Gunnarsson
68'L. Feeney (D. Hoilett)
70'T. Browning
73'L. Koné
73'J. Ralls
79'D. Ndong (Joel Asoro)
79'Bryan Oviedo (Ethan Robson)
81'J. Ralls
85'Kenneth Zohore (Omar Bogle)
90'Aron Gunnarsson (S. Bamba)

Lineups

Sunderland

Cardiff

3-4-1-2

4-3-3

S. GraysonCoach

N. Warnock

Bench (7)

Match trends

Sunderland have averaged 1.5 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Cardiff have averaged 2.3 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 1 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

5Sunderland wins

0Draws

3Cardiff wins

11-7Goals

Sunderland

2–1Mar 8, 2025, 3:00 PM

Cardiff

0–2Aug 10, 2024, 11:30 AM

Sunderland

Cardiff

0–2Mar 29, 2024, 3:00 PM

Sunderland

0–1Sep 24, 2023, 2:00 PM

Cardiff

0–1Apr 10, 2023, 2:00 PM

Sunderland

0–1Nov 5, 2022, 3:00 PM

Cardiff

4–0Jan 13, 2018, 12:30 PM

Sunderland

4–0Apr 27, 2014, 11:00 AM

Cardiff

Pre-match comparison

1.5Goals scored per game2.3

1.5Goals conceded per game1.5

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Peter Bankes

4.22Yellow cards / game

0.04Red cards / game

0.19Penalties scored / game

Based on 27 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Sunderland

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

66.7%

76-90+'

0%

Cardiff

0-15'

0%

16-30'

25%

31-45'

25%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

50%

Match statistics

52%Possession48%

—Expected goals (xG)—

4Shots on target7

11Total shots21

3Shots off target6

4Blocked shots8

4Shots inside the box13

7Shots outside the box8

1Corners8

0Offsides2

18Fouls19

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

5Goalkeeper saves3

360Total passes319

248Accurate passes211

69%Pass accuracy66%

Player ratings

1J. RallsCardiff⚽ 1🟨8.3
2N. Mendez-LaingCardiff🅰️ 17.9
3A. MatthewsSunderland7.7
4J. BennettCardiff7.7
5C. BrysonCardiff⚽ 17.6
6B. Écuélé MangaCardiff7.6

Box score

Sunderland

25

25R. RuiterG · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes55%

Tackles—

Duels100%

36

36M. WilsonD · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels44%

26George HoneymanM · 60'

6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels0%

23

23L. KonéD · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes68%

Tackles—

Duels81%

17

17D. NdongM · 79'

6.6

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes77%

Tackles—

Duels29%

27Lynden GoochM · 90'

⚽ 17.2

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Shots3/3 on target

Passes85%

Tackles—

Duels31%

18

18T. BrowningD · 90'

🟨7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels57%

3Bryan OviedoD · 79'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels50%

21

21A. MatthewsD · 90'

7.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels80%

6

6L. Cattermole (C)M · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels33%

9James VaughanF · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes43%

Tackles—

Duels44%

Bench (7)

19Aiden McGeadyM · 30'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes46%

Tackles—

Duels100%

16

16J. O'SheaD

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1

1J. SteeleG

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28Ethan RobsonM · 11'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels—

29Joel AsoroF · 11'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels67%

15

15B. GallowayD

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24

24D. GibsonM

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Cardiff

21

21C. BrysonM · 90'

⚽ 17.6

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Shots2/6 on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels45%

6

6A. RichardsD · 90'

🟨6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes68%

Tackles—

Duels44%

17Aron GunnarssonM · 89'

🟨7.0

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes68%

Tackles—

Duels36%

5

5B. Écuélé MangaD · 90'

7.6

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels54%

25

25N. EtheridgeG · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes28%

Tackles—

Duels—

4

4S. Morrison (C)D · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes45%

Tackles—

Duels55%

3

3J. BennettD · 90'

7.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes62%

Tackles—

Duels89%

19

19N. Mendez-LaingF · 90'

🅰️ 17.9

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels62%

10Kenneth ZohoreF · 85'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes52%

Tackles—

Duels33%

12

12L. FeeneyM · 68'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes86%

Tackles—

Duels38%

8

8J. RallsM · 90'

⚽ 1🟨8.3

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes82%

Tackles—

Duels67%

Bench (7)

33

33D. HoilettF · 22'

6.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels20%

30Omar BogleF · 5'

6.8

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes33%

Tackles—

Duels75%

28

28B. MurphyG

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14

14S. BambaD · 1'

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes0%

Tackles—

Duels—

20Loïc DamourM

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7

7L. TomlinM

—

15

15G. HalfordM

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Sunderland vs Cardiff played?+

The match is played at Stadium of Light, Sunderland (capacity 49,000).

What time does Sunderland vs Cardiff kick off?+

Kickoff is at Sep 23, 2017, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).