Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday.
EFL Championship
Saturday
26th August 2023
Cardiff City Stadium
The most comprehensive preview, detailed analysis and reliable predictions of game week 4 of the EFL Championship fixture between Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday: Preview
Cardiff City analysis
They began this period with a disappointing 1-2 home loss to playoff-chasers Huddersfield, conceding twice before grabbing a late consolation. A heavy 0-3 defeat away at Burnley followed as Cardiff were outplayed and failed to get going. They responded with a spirited 2-2 draw away at Leeds, overturning a two goal deficit before being pegged back late. However, another loss followed at home to QPR by 1-2, going behind early before their late reply proved a consolation.
Most recently, Cardiff narrowly lost 1-2 to Leicester after equalizing late on but conceding even later. Overall, despite flashes of resilience, Cardiff have lacked consistency and struggled defensively. Finding greater solidity and composure to see out results will be key aims moving forward.
Sheffield Wednesday form analysis
Sheffield Wednesday began this period with a narrow 1-2 home loss to Southampton after equalizing Gregory’s goal before conceding late. They then suffered a heavy 4-2 defeat away at Hull, taking the lead but collapsing after conceding a penalty on the stroke of halftime, shipping three second half goals.
Most recently, Wednesday lost 0-1 at home to Preston, undone by an early second half strike in a toothless attacking display. Overall, Wednesday have struggled defensively and failed to create enough chances, a worrying combination. Tightening up at the back and finding more attacking spark to convert draws into wins will be the main priorities moving forward.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday: Prediction
Very little quality is expected from this fixture from a championship point of view. Both teams are in terrible form and at this stage look destined to go down into the 3rd division. With almost the entire season ahead of them they would look to improve, however.
Both teams’ defence have been poor and look like a clean sheet is far out of reach for them. I expect both teams to get on the scoresheet.
