Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City
How the SharpXI model rated this Championship fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Sheffield Wednesday drew with Cardiff City 1–1, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 9 landed — the strongest being Djeidi Gassama for 1+ fouls drawn (87%, had 2). Its clearest miss: Michael Smith for 1+ shots total (78%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djeidi Gassama | fouls drawn | 1+ | 87% | 2 | ✓ |
| Michael Smith | fouls committed | 1+ | 78% | 1 | ✓ |
| Michael Smith | shots total | 1+ | 78% | 0 | ✗ |
| Rubin Colwill | shots total | 1+ | 78% | 0 | ✗ |
| Joe Ralls | fouls committed | 1+ | 78% | 1 | ✓ |
| Callum Robinson | shots total | 1+ | 77% | 2 | ✓ |
| Yakou Méïté | shots total | 1+ | 76% | 1 | ✓ |
| Djeidi Gassama | fouls committed | 1+ | 76% | 1 | ✓ |
| Josh Windass | shots total | 1+ | 75% | 3 | ✓ |
| Djeidi Gassama | shots total | 1+ | 74% | 1 | ✓ |
| David Turnbull | shots total | 1+ | 74% | 0 | ✗ |
| Yakou Méïté | fouls drawn | 1+ | 74% | 1 | ✓ |
| Shea Charles | fouls committed | 1+ | 73% | 0 | ✗ |
| Rubin Colwill | fouls drawn | 1+ | 72% | 0 | ✗ |
How these are modelled: Fouls drawn · Fouls committed · Shots total
Team & match markets
| Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTTS | Yes | 49% | Yes | ✓ |
| Match goals | O2.5 | 47% | 2 goals | ✗ |
| Match cards | O4.5 | 27% | 1 cards | ✗ |
How these are modelled: BTTS · Match cards
Dig deeper
Past meetings
- Cardiff City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Mar 2025
- Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Cardiff City Dec 2023
- Cardiff City 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Aug 2023
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City?
9 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City?
The most confident call it got wrong was Michael Smith at 78% for shots total — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the Championship?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.