Cardiff City 2:2 Sheffield United: xG & match report · Championship

Saturday, 29/08/2026 at 16:00

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Match report · Championship

Cardiff City Home 2.24 xG · 28 shots

Sheffield United Away 1.28 xG · 6 shots

22 Cardiff City had the better chances, but it finished level

Goals

2' Jack Moylan Cardiff City · 0.03 xG chance 1–0
4' Thomas Cannon (pen.) Sheffield United · 0.82 xG chance 1–1
7' Callum O'Hare Sheffield United · 0.55 xG chance 1–2
38' Cian Ashford Cardiff City · 0.24 xG chance 2–2

The shots behind it

Cardiff City Sheffield United

Shots: 28; 6
On target: 10; 4
Inside the box: 21; 4
xG per shot: 0.08; 0.26
Open play xG: 1.73; 0.67
Set-piece xG: 0.59; 0.08
Penalties: 0; 1

Shot-level xG may differ from the published match total

The provider publishes the match total separately from its shot-by-shot values. Those values are rounded to two decimals and, leaving out penalties and own goals, add up to its non-penalty xG: 2.30 for Cardiff City and 0.74 for Sheffield United.

Shot map

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All shots

34 shots · 3.89 xG

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Dot area = xG (the smallest chances drawn at a minimum size)

Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match

Cardiff City

1.44 xG created 1.53 xGA

D 0.90 created, 1.43 conceded against Wrexham
D 1.98 created, 1.62 conceded against Derby County

Sheffield United

1.50 xG created 1.55 xGA

W 0.81 created, 1.29 conceded against Watford
L 1.51 created, 1.58 conceded against Blackburn Rovers
L 3.05 created, 2.98 conceded against Preston North End
W 1.85 created, 2.11 conceded against Derby County
D 0.29 created, 0.77 conceded against Birmingham City
D 1.46 created, 0.57 conceded against Swansea City

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Model details

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