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Sheffield United will face Cardiff City at Bramall Lane on Thursday in the third round of the 2024-25 FA Cup campaign. The home side have hit a rough patch in their league duties of late but remain in contention for automatic promotion. They will break from their top-flight activities this week as they turn their attention to cup action.
They were drawn against Gillingham in their cup opener last season and cruised to a 4-0 win over the League Two club, with William Osula scoring a first-half brace before Manchester City loanee James McAtee scored a double of his own in the second half.
Cardiff City currently find themselves in the drop zone in the English Championship and will hope they can find better luck elsewhere this week. They were, however, dumped out at this stage of the FA Cup last season after suffering a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Sheffield Wednesday and will be desperate to avoid a repeat of the same here.
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Following Thursday's game, the Bluebirds will return to action next week, hosting Watford on their return to league football.
Sheffield United vs Cardiff City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark the 80th meeting between Sheffield and Cardiff. The home side have won 33 of their previous matchups while the visitors have won 26 times, with their other 20 contests ending level.
- The hosts have won their last five games in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last six games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2018.
- The Blades have the second-best defensive record in the English Championship this season with a goal concession tally of 17.
Sheffield United vs Cardiff City Prediction
Sheffield's latest result ended a three-game winless streak and they will be looking to build on that this week. They have lost just once on home turf all season and will head into this one as favorites.
Cardiff are on a run of consecutive draws and have won just once since early November. They have failed to perform in this fixture in recent seasons and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Sheffield United 1-0 Cardiff City
Sheffield United vs Cardiff City Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Sheffield United to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Eight of the last 10 matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last four matchups)
