Sunderland vs Cardiff — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 8

Sunderland

0–1Full-time

Cardiff

WLWWWLGoals 15-15

WDWDDLGoals 23-15

Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Capacity 49,000 · grass · Referee: S. Martin

Match events

9'Abdoullah Ba
46'K. Ahearne-Grant (Ollie Tanner)
55'E. Siopis
58'M. Burstow
62'Jobe Bellingham (Adil Aouchiche)
62'Abdoullah Ba (P. Roberts)
63'M. Burstow (Luís Semedo)
63'I. Ugbo (K. Etete)
64'Yakou Meite (Rubin Colwill)
77'Rubin Colwill
78'J. Ralls (E. Adams)
87'Mark McGuinness (Ryan Wintle)
88'Niall Huggins (N. Rusyn)
90+5'Ryan Wintle (M. Romeo)

Lineups

Sunderland

Cardiff

4-1-4-1

4-3-3

T. MowbrayCoach

E. Bulut

Bench (9)

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 4 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 2 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

5Sunderland wins

0Draws

3Cardiff wins

12-8Goals

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

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

1–2Sep 23, 2017, 2:00 PM

Cardiff

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

S. Martin

3.7Yellow cards / game

0.13Red cards / game

0.22Penalties scored / game

Based on 23 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

66%Possession34%

1.19Expected goals (xG)1.67

6Shots on target2

16Total shots7

3Shots off target3

7Blocked shots2

9Shots inside the box5

7Shots outside the box2

4Corners4

1Offsides0

6Fouls14

2Yellow cards2

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves7

665Total passes344

586Accurate passes265

88%Pass accuracy77%

Player ratings

1Jak AlnwickCardiff9.0
2Mark McGuinnessCardiff⚽ 18.5
3Dimitris GoutasCardiff7.9
4D. NeilSunderland7.7
5Perry NgCardiff7.6
6Alex PritchardSunderland7.5

Box score

Sunderland

24

24D. NeilM · 90'

7.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes91%

Tackles4

Duels56%

5Daniel BallardD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes66%

Tackles3

Duels90%

21Alex PritchardM · 90'

7.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes39%

Tackles3

Duels63%

1

1A. PattersonG · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes21%

Tackles—

Duels—

13Luke O'Nien (C)D · 90'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels10%

2Niall HugginsD · 88'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes47%

Tackles5

Duels47%

20Jack ClarkeM · 90'

7.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes45%

Tackles2

Duels50%

32

32T. HumeD · 90'

7.5

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Shots— on target

Passes80%

Tackles5

Duels50%

7Jobe BellinghamM · 63'

7.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes28%

Tackles2

Duels40%

17Abdoullah BaM · 62'

🟨7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes28%

Tackles2

Duels57%

11

11M. BurstowF · 63'

🟨6.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels17%

Bench (9)

22Adil AouchicheM · 27'

6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes17%

Tackles—

Duels0%

18

18E. TaylorM

—

10

10P. RobertsM · 28'

6.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes32%

Tackles—

Duels20%

15

15N. RusynF · 9'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels100%

30

30N. BishopG

—

23Jenson SeeltD

—

31Chris RiggM

—

9Luís SemedoF · 27'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels—

25Nectarios TriantisD

—

Cardiff

23

23E. SiopisM · 90'

🟨6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes24%

Tackles—

Duels13%

21Jak AlnwickG · 90'

9.0

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Shots— on target

Passes21%

Tackles—

Duels100%

22Yakou MeiteF · 64'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes7%

Tackles3

Duels45%

6Ryan WintleM · 89'

🅰️ 17.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes24%

Tackles—

Duels67%

5Mark McGuinnessD · 90'

⚽ 18.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes42%

Tackles2

Duels67%

12

12I. UgboF · 63'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes17%

Tackles1

Duels50%

38Perry NgD · 90'

7.6

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Shots— on target

Passes23%

Tackles6

Duels60%

4Dimitris GoutasD · 90'

7.9

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Shots— on target

Passes24%

Tackles1

Duels33%

8

8J. Ralls (C)M · 78'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles4

Duels100%

16

16K. Ahearne-GrantF · 45'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes12%

Tackles—

Duels25%

17Jamilu CollinsD · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles5

Duels56%

Bench (9)

9

9K. EteteF · 27'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels50%

13

13R. RúnarssonG

—

2

2M. RomeoD · 1'

—

47Callum RobinsonF

—

35Andy RinomhotaM

—

18

18E. AdamsM · 12'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels—

24Jonathan PanzoD

—

32Ollie TannerF · 45'

7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes7%

Tackles4

Duels60%

27Rubin ColwillM · 26'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes9%

Tackles1

Duels54%

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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 24, 2023, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).