Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City

Start date: Sun May 3, 2009
League: Football League Championship
Sport: Soccer

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Cardiff City

Johnson 71

Game summary

The game was played in Football League Championship on Sunday May 3.
Sheffield Wednesday FC took the lead when Johnson scored the first goal after 71 minutes.
The game ended in a 1-0 victory for the home team Sheffield Wednesday FC.

Team comparison

Average goals and home team advantage

The graphs and numbers here are based on the last 37 played games for Sheffield Wednesday FC (13 wins, 10 draws and 14 losses) and the last 40 games for Cardiff City FC (16 wins, 9 draws and 15 losses).

During that period, the average number of goals scored per game was 1.43 for Sheffield Wednesday FC and 1.93 for Cardiff City FC. The average for all teams combined within the Football League Championship was 1.28 goals scored per game. This means that Sheffield Wednesday is better than its peers and Cardiff City is better than its peers when it comes to scoring goals.

The home team, Sheffield Wednesday, is quite weak as a home team, winning just 41.2% of their home games. The away team, Cardiff City, usually wins a whopping 30% of its away games which is particularly good compared to the rest of the league.