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Sheffield United vs Cardiff Prediction & Betting Tips - FA Cup
by Nella Wagah in FA Cup Predictions
Sheffield United have a date at home to Cardiff City in the third round of the FA Cup this Thursday. The two sides pause their league engagements, being 20 places apart in the standings. Read on for our prediction of the match. Sheffield United stumbled towards the end of last year but recovered in their second match of 2025. They are coming from a 2-1 win away to Watford, ending a three-game winless run. Both teams scored in their last three matches and Sheffield United have no clean sheet in four. In the FA Cup, Sheffield have five wins in six matches.
Cardiff City aren’t coming here on a strong run though they are boasting of a three-match unbeaten streak. They wrapped up 2024 with a win but have so far failed to match the same in 2025. In their opening two matches of the new year, Cardiff posted back-to-back 1-1 draws. The most recent, against Middlesbrough, ensured both teams scored in Cardiff City’s last four matches. They’ve now gone without a clean sheet in 13 matches across all competitions. Away from home, Cardiff have a strong run in attack, but not in defence. They scored and conceded in six straight away matches.
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The Best Betting Odds for Sheffield United v Cardiff Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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2.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
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2.15 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
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2.15 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
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2.09 | 3.49 | 3.77 |
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2.09 | 3.49 | 3.77 |
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2.15 | 3.25 | 3.4 |
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2.15 | 3.42 | 3.36 |
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2.15 | 3.42 | 3.36 |
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2.16 | 3.35 | 3.35 |
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2.06 | 3.4 | 3.62 |
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2.17 | 3.55 | 3.5 |
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2.15 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
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2.18 | 3.33 | 3.64 |
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2.15 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
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2.23 | 3.2 | 3.45 |
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2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
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2.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Sheffield United and Cardiff?
Our prediction for the Sheffield United vs Cardiff match is: Sheffield United to win and both teams to score.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 09/01/2025 between Sheffield United and Cardiff in FA Cup :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 48.96% for a win of Sheffield United against Cardiff with odds of 2.23 at Unibet.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Sheffield United vs Cardiff is 34.59% with odds of 3.55 at Tonybet.
- Our prediction model gives a 16.45% chance ⭐ for a win of Cardiff vs Sheffield United with odds of 3.77 at 1xbet.
Sheffield United - Cardiff Prediction and Best Odds:
| Sheffield United Cardiff Prediction | Probability | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United wins | 48.96% | 2.23 at Unibet |
| Under 2.5 | 58.16% | 1.82 at Tonybet |
| Both Team To Score | 56.25% | |
| Half-time: Draw / Full-time: Sheffield United | 28.32% | 5.5 at Betfair |
Sheffield United vs Cardiff Form
Sheffield United and Cardiff Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Jan 2025 - Championship
1 Jan 2025 - Championship
29 Dec 2024 - Championship
26 Dec 2024 - Championship
21 Dec 2024 - Championship
14 Dec 2024 - Championship
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
29 Dec 2024 - Championship
26 Dec 2024 - Championship
14 Dec 2024 - Championship
29 Nov 2024 - Championship
26 Nov 2024 - Championship
10 Nov 2024 - Championship
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Jan 2025 - Championship
1 Jan 2025 - Championship
21 Dec 2024 - Championship
11 Dec 2024 - Championship
8 Dec 2024 - Championship
23 Nov 2024 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Jan 2025 - Championship
1 Jan 2025 - Championship
29 Dec 2024 - Championship
26 Dec 2024 - Championship
21 Dec 2024 - Championship
14 Dec 2024 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
1 Jan 2025 - Championship
21 Dec 2024 - Championship
11 Dec 2024 - Championship
27 Nov 2024 - Championship
9 Nov 2024 - Championship
2 Nov 2024 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Jan 2025 - Championship
29 Dec 2024 - Championship
26 Dec 2024 - Championship
14 Dec 2024 - Championship
30 Nov 2024 - Championship
23 Nov 2024 - Championship
Sheffield United vs Cardiff Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
75 %
25 %
0 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
21 Dec 2024 - Championship
15 Apr 2023 - Championship
12 Nov 2022 - Championship
2 Apr 2018 - Championship
Players list
A. Davies
DefenderS. Colechin
S. McCallum
J. Robinson
MidfielderJ. Baptiste
H. Burrows
A. Brooks
ForwardB. Blacker
O. Hampson
R. One
R. Brewster
E. Horvath
DefenderJ. Bagan
W. Fish
J. Daland
T. Davies
A. Rinomhota
MidfielderJ. Ralls
M. Siopis
A. Robertson
ForwardL. Pearce
O. Tanner
Substitutes
L. Faxon
DefenderA. Ahmedhodzic
J. Robinson
H. Boyes
S. Colechin
C. O-Hare
S. Aston
O. Hampson
G. Hamer
M. Turner
DefenderT. Davies
L. Giles
MidfielderA. Rinomhota
C. Willock
M. Siopis
A. Robertson
L. Pearce
I. Jefferies
Most goals and assists
Sheffield United
Cardiff
T. Cannon
(9 Goals)
C. Robinson
(11 Goals)
C. O`Hare
(6 Assists)
R. Colwill
(4 Assists)
Sheffield United - Cardiff Key Points
- Sheffield United haven't kept a clean sheet in four straight matches.
- In five home matches, Sheffield United failed to score once.
- Sheffield United have five straight wins against Cardiff.
- Both teams scored in Cardiff City’s last four matches.
- Cardiff City have one win in their last 13 away matches.
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Our Sheffield United vs Cardiff Prediction
As far as away form is concerned, Cardiff City rank among the biggest underperformers. They come into this game with just a win in their last 13 away matches. The visitors do have a healthy scoring run though, netting in each of the last six away matches.
Their hosts come into this match on just one loss in 13 home matches. In that period, they recorded 10 wins. However, Sheffield haven't managed a clean sheet in their last four matches. Our prediction for Sheffield United v Cardiff City is for Sheffield United to win and both teams to score.
Prediction :
Sheffield United to win and both teams to score
Last Minute: Pre-match odds analysis Sheffield United Cardiff
| Sheffield United vs Cardiff | Opening odds | Pre-match odds | Odds Movements |
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| Sheffield United wins | 1.73 | 2.1 | +21.4% |
| Draw | 3.75 | 3.4 | -9.3% |
| Cardiff wins | 4.5 | 3.5 | -22.2% |
After kick-off, the latest odds movements show that:
- Sheffield United is most likely to win
- The odds for this bet have increased by 21.4% since opening
- The probability of this result was 57.8% and is now 47.6% (-10.2%)
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