Championship
West Ham United FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC
Home
67%
Draw
18%
Away
14%
- Predicted score: 2–0Over 2.5: 64%BTTS: 57%
Medium confidenceFull prediction
Championship · Matchweek 3
Cardiff City FC vs Sheffield United FC Prediction
Match essentials
- Kick-off (UK)
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:00 (BST)
- Competition
- Championship
- Round
- Matchweek 3
- Venue
- To be confirmed
United Matchday prediction
Cardiff City FC win42%
Draw27%
Sheffield United FC win31%
- Predicted score
- 1–1
- Over 2.5 goals
- 43%
- Under 2.5 goals
- 57%
- BTTS yes
- 49%
- Over 1.5 goals
- 69%
- Over 3.5 goals
- 22%
- BTTS no
- 51%
- Expected goals
- 1.32 – 1.09
Low confidence
Why the model favours this outcome
The model credits Sheffield United FC with an above-average away defensive record. Sample size is still small this season, so the model leans more heavily on longer-term ratings and lowers its confidence accordingly.
Most likely scorelines
- 1–112.9%
- 1–011.8%
- 0–19.8%
- 0–09.0%
- 2–18.5%
- 2–07.8%
- 1–27.1%
- 0–25.4%
Team comparison
| Statistic | Cardiff City FC | Sheffield United FC |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 8 | 7 |
| Points per match | 0.88 | 1.14 |
| Goals per match | 1.25 | 1.29 |
| Goals conceded per match | 1.50 | 1.57 |
| Home / away goals scored | 7 | 5 |
| Home / away goals conceded | 5 | 5 |
| Last 5 points | 4 | 6 |
| Last 5 goals scored | 5 | 7 |
| Last 5 goals conceded | 7 | 9 |
| Win percentage | 13% | 29% |
Cardiff City FC recent form
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Sheffield United FC recent form
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Recent form
Cardiff City FC
0W 2D 0L in the last 2 · 3 scored, 3 conceded
- Dat Derby County FC2–2
- Dvs Wrexham AFC1–1
Sheffield United FC
2W 1D 2L in the last 5 · 7 scored, 7 conceded
- Dat Swansea City AFC0–0
- Wat Derby County FC2–1
- Lvs Preston North End FC2–3
- Lvs Blackburn Rovers FC1–3
- Wat Watford FC2–0
Model transparency
Model: UM Prediction Model v1.0
Generated: 13 August 2026
Last updated: 29 August 2026
Status: Locked
Prediction record
- Matches predicted
- 510
- 1X2 accuracy
- 46.9%
- BTTS accuracy
- 57.5%
- Over 2.5 accuracy
- 58.8%
- Exact score
- 10.6%
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