Team Characteristics

Cardiff
Sunderland

+ Cardiff's Strengths

Shooting from direct free kicks
Strong

+ Sunderland's Strengths

Creating chances through individual skill
Very Strong
Finishing scoring chances
Strong
Counter attacks
Strong
Coming back from losing positions
Strong
Creating scoring chances
Strong

- Cardiff's Weaknesses

Avoiding offside
Weak
Defending counter attacks
Weak
Finishing scoring chances
Very Weak
Defending against long shots
Very Weak
Defending against through ball attacks
Very Weak

- Sunderland's Weaknesses

Aerial duels
Weak

Cardiff's Style

  • Play with width
  • Take a lot of shots
  • Take long shots
  • Attacking down the right

Sunderland's Style

  • Control the game in the opposition's half
  • Attacking down the left
  • Take a lot of shots
  • Opponents play aggressively against them
  • Consistent first eleven
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* Strengths, weaknesses and styles are calculated from statistics of each player's latest two seasons

Match Forecast

Sunderland will score from a fast break situation
Likely
* Match forecast is generated from clashes in team characteristics.

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User Predictions

Comments (2)

 
  • Choosing two possibles out of three and got both wrong. Well played Sunderland

  • These two are much alike when I say, which. Adrift or which Sunderland will turn up today. I have to plump for a draw but would also veer toward a home win on the first game of the season