Cardiff City welcome Sheffield Wednesday to Wales in desperate of three points in their quest to maintain Championship status next season and with the Owls still casting one eye on a potential playoff challenge.
EFL Championship
Our 3 Predictions For Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday:
- 1st Prediction For Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday: Match Result Sheffield Wednesday – 29/20
- 2nd Prediction For Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday: Over 2.5 Goals – 11/10
- 3rd Prediction For Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday: Both Teams To Score Yes 5/6
1st Prediction For Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday: Match Result Sheffield Wednesday – 29/20
Sheffield Wednesday has an excellent away record this season and have taken 29 points from 19 matches, the fifth best return in the league. Cardiff, on the other hand, have the third worst home record in the division and have won just seven of their 19 games at the Cardiff City Stadium.
2nd Prediction For Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday: Over 2.5 Goals – 11/10
Both of these have found it difficult to keep their opponents out having conceded over 120 goals between them already this season. Wednesday are also one of the highest scorers in the division and average 1.6 goals a game. Four of Cardiff’s last five games have produced three or more goals, the same statistic as their visitors.
3rd Prediction For Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday: Both Teams To Score Yes – 5/6
Neither of these sides have been prolific in keeping clean sheets this season and have managed only 15 between them. Both Cardiff and Wednesday allow an average of 1.6 goals against them per match. Four of Cardiff’s last five outings have seen both teams score and just two of the Owls’ last five have seen both sides fail to find the net.
Best Odds For Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday:
| Bookmaker | Cardiff City | Draw | Sheffield Wednesday |
| MyriadPlay | 7/4 | 11/5 | 137/100 |
| Gentleman Jim | 19/10 | 11/5 | 29/20 |
| Betarno | 9/5 | 85/40 | 7/5 |
Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results And Head-To-Head:
Cardiff City welcome Sheffield Wednesday to the Cardiff City Stadium in desperate need of points to keep their heads above the Championship drop zone. The Bluebirds have won just two of their last nine league outings, with one of those victories coming two weeks ago before the international break against Blackburn Rovers.
The Welsh club left Lancashire with all three points thanks to goals from Yousef Salech and Yakou Meite. That victory was only the second time Omer Riza’s side have won on the road this season, the other away success coming before the turn of the year at Watford.
Prior to victory at Ewood Park, had lost three on the bounce at home to at home to Burnley, away at Sunderland and at home to Luton Town in a vitally important relegation clash. Calum Chambers had given Cardiff the lead before goals from Jordan Clark and Thelo Aasgaard gave the Hatters all three points.
The Bluebirds currently occupy 21st place in the Championship table with 39 points from 38 games with nine victories and 17 defeats. Cardiff have scored 42 goals this season at an average of 1.1 per game with top scorer Callum Robinson helping himself to 12 and Yousef Salech has five. Rubin Colwill and Cian Ashford lead the assist charts with four and three respectively.
City’s defence has been easily broken down this season and they have conceded the second most goals in the league with 62 at an average of 1.6 per match.
Sheffield Wednesday come into this fixture off the back of a Steel City Derby defeat to bitter rivals Sheffield United, going down to a 64th minute Rhian Brewster strike. The Owls’ form has been inconsistent all season and their last 10 games have produced four wins and five defeats.
Before losing the derby, Danny Rohl’s side had managed two impressive victories on their travels at Plymouth Argyle and Norwich City. The win at Carrow Road saw Wednesday come from two goals behind to claim the points. Goals from Michael Ihiekwe, Josh Windass and Djeidi Gassama completed the second half turnaround.
The Owls are 12th in the league table and will still be holding out hopes a challenging for a spot in the playoffs as they are six points behind 6th place West Bromwich Albion with eight games remaining. Rohl’s side has amassed 51 points from 38 games, winning 14 and losing 15 of those.
They have hit the net 53 times this season at an average of 1.4 goals per game and with 11 being scored by top scorer Josh Windass. Michael Smith and Djeidi Gassama are chasing Windass and have eight and six goals to their names respectively. Windass, Shea Charles and Anthony Musaba have all got five assists to their name.
Like their opponents, Wednesday have been leaky in defence, conceding 59 goals at an average of 1.6 per game and have kept nine clean sheets.
Cardiff City have won six to Sheffield Wednesday’s five of the last 18 meetings between these two sides, with the pair drawing seven times. The fixture earlier this season produced one of those draws as Ollie Tanner netted for Cardiff before Di’Shon Bernard levelled the score two minutes later.
The clubs met three times during the 2023-24 season with Cardiff claiming a league double but went out of the FA Cup to the Yorkshire side. A 98th minute Ryan Wintle penalty handed the Bluebirds a 2-1 win at the Cardiff City Stadium before the Welsh side again claimed a late 2-1 win at Hillsborough thanks to an Akin Famewo own goal with two minutes to go.
In January of 2024, the FA Cup 3rd round meeting was far more one sided as Josh Windass, Liam Palmer, Mallik Wilks and an own goal sent the Owls through to the next round.
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Where can I watch the game, either on TV or in person?Where To Watch Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday:
- Location: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
- Date: 29th March, 2025
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Probable Lineups For Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday:
What sort of lineups can we expect from both sides for this crucial Championship encounter?
Cardiff City Lineup:
- Lineup: E. Horvath, P. Ng, W. Fish, J. Bagan, C. Chambers, A. Rinomhota, S. Mannsverk, J. Ralls, C. O’Dowda, Y. Selech, C. Robinson
- Suspended/injury: A. Ramsey, J. Alnwick, O. Tanner
- Coach: Omer Riza
Sheffield Wednesday Lineup:
- Lineup: J. Beadle, D. Iorfa, M. Ihiekwe, P. Valentin, R. Hatsuse, D. Gassama, B. Bannan, S. Charles, J, Windass, M. Smith, C. Paterson
- Suspended/injured: A. Famewo, D. Bernard, M. Lowe, S. Armstrong, Y. Valery
- Coach: Danny Rohl
