Sheffield United vs Cardiff Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th January 2025

Cardiff go up against Sheffield United on Thursday for a FA Cup meeting at Bramall Lane.

The last time Sheffield United played Cardiff, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Thursday.

The Blades scored an average of 1.8 goals in ten matches or a total of 18 while allowing 19 goals against. This is an average of 1.9 goals against per match with three clean sheets along the way.

Cardiff scored 17 goals, conceded 25 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Sheffield United came away with a 0-1 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Bramall Lane, but face stern opposition, of course.

Sheffield United vs Cardiff Prediction

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with West Bromwich resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 2-1 defeat against Sunderland, before beating Watford by 1-2. Sheffield United showed little mercy in their past six matches at Bramall Lane, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 12 times, while letting in nine themselves.

Cardiff Form

Cardiff currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Watford with a 1-2 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 1-1 game against Coventry. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Middlesbrough. Cardiff managed to win just once in their past six away games in the FA Cup. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 17 time and letting in eight.

Both Sheffield United and Cardiff have been firing on all cylinders, while also conceding frequently. We should be in for a very entertaining match with goals aplenty.

Sheffield United vs Cardiff Squads

Sheffield United Squad

Chris Wilder will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Cardiff from the following players:

Adam Davies, Alfie Gilchrist, Andre Brooks, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Callum O'Hare, Femi Seriki, Gustavo Hamer, Harrison Burrows, Harry Souttar, Jack Robinson, Jamal Baptiste, Jamie Shackleton, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Kieffer Moore, Louie Marsh, Michael Cooper, Ollie Arblaster, Rhian Brewster, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Ryan One, Sam McCallum, Sydie Peck, Tom Davies, Tyrese Campbell, Vinicius de Souza Costa.

Cardiff Squad

Here is the full team squad of Cardiff. The 45 year-old Omer Riza will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Aaron Ramsey, Adeteye Gbadehan, Alex Robertson, Andy Rinomhota, Anwar El-Ghazi, Callum O'Dowda, Callum Robinson, Calum Chambers, Chris Willock, Cian Ashford, Cody Twose, David Turnbull, Dimitrios Goutas, Ethan Horvath, Isaak Davies, Jak Alnwick, Jamilu Collins, Jesper Daland, Joe Ralls, Joel Bagan, Kion Etete, Luey Giles, Manolis Siopis, Matthew Turner, Michael Reindorf, Ollie Tanner, Perry Ng, Ronan Kpakio, Rubin Colwill, Thomas Davies, Troy Perrett, Wilfried Kanga, William Fish, Yakou Meite.

Sheffield United vs Cardiff Team News

Sheffield United vs Cardiff Lineups

Sheffield United vs Cardiff H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, The Blades came away with a 0-1 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Bramall Lane, but face stern opposition, of course. Sheffield United have a 100% win rate against Cardiff, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 1-0-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Sheffield United vs Cardiff Results

Sheffield United vs Cardiff Betting Tips

Despite having scored only one times in his last 6 league matches, Gustavo Hamer has actually netted zero goals during this FA Cup season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Cardiff should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Gustavo Hamer to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Sheffield United claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Cardiff won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing six and losing three in this series of matches. Sheffield United will feel optimistic about scoring on Thursday, with Cardiff managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to eight clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sheffield United, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Cardiff played across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process.