England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday, taking place on Saturday, 26 August 2023, at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff.
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Cardiff City, Recent FormWith Leicester City sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Cardiff City won't feel totally dejected with their 2-1 away defeat by them last time out. They achieved 35% possession in that match and had 10 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Leicester City's tally of 15 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.
Having lost 12 goals in their past 6 matches, boss Erol Bulut will surely be casting a critical eye over his defensive line, even though his team managed to pick up some points along the way due to the 7 goals they scored. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 games overall.
A home win for Cardiff City is just a distant memory, having not won at Cardiff City Stadium in 6 games.
Sheffield Wednesday, Recent FormSheffield Wednesday will not be too disheartened with their 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Preston North End who sit so many places above them in the table. In that game they had 53% possession and managed 8 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Preston North End who had 5 attempts and 2 on target.
It seems pretty certain that Xisco Muñoz will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 9 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games on the road.
In terms of results, it's been a bit of a mixed bag for Wednesday recently, having won 3 and lost 3 of their last 6 games.
On an individual basis, Michael Smith is giving Sheffield Wednesday's travelling fans plenty to shout about having scored 5 goals in the squad's last 6 away games in the league.
It was an unmittigated disaster for Cardiff City last time they met Sheffield Wednesday in the league, with The Owls turning the form book on its head to beat Cardiff 5-0.
As away records go, The Owls have built up a decent scoring streak against Cardiff in the league, having scored at least 1 goal in each of their last 6 away meetings. In the previous 2 league encounters between these two teams, Cardiff have failed to score a single goal against The Owls.
Wednesday has won the last 2 games they've played against Cardiff in the league.
There is only really one injury concern for the Cardiff manager Erol Bulut ahead of this clash, with Ryan Allsop (Knock) missing out, which gives Bulut a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
With only Mallik Wilks (Muscle) and Josh Windass (Muscle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Xisco Muñoz will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Cardiff City Playing at home | Sheffield Wednesday Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 2 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 4 |
| 78' | Time first goal scored | 36' |
| 34' | Time first goal conceded | 45' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Subs used | 5 |
| - | Biggest victory | - |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
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