Sunderland AFC and Cardiff City FC meet in the EFL Championship (England) with puck/kickoff timing set for Saturday, March 08, 2025 at 15:00 UTC, giving supporters a single URL for score, preview, and archive. The recorded result is a home win for Sunderland AFC by 2–1 against Cardiff City FC.

In the current EFL Championship table snapshot, Sunderland AFC sit 21st (82 pts) while Cardiff City FC sit 30th (44 pts), so this fixture carries concrete standing pressure rather than a friendly exhibition label.

Follow the clubs directly: Sunderland AFC and Cardiff City FC, or return to the EFL Championship standings.

Head-to-head context

Recent head-to-head meetings between these clubs include: Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC (Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 11:30 UTC). Those scorelines are unique to the Sunderland AFC–Cardiff City FC pairing inside EFL Championship and will expand as rematches complete.

Form notes for Sunderland AFC

Latest logged games involving Sunderland AFC: Sheffield United 1–2 Sunderland AFC; Coventry City 1–2 Sunderland AFC; Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers; Oxford United 2–0 Sunderland AFC; Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers.

Those entries are tied to Sunderland AFC's identifier inside EFL Championship, not a generic club blurb reused across the network. When Sunderland AFC collect another finished result, this narrative shifts with the new opponent names and scorelines.

Form notes for Cardiff City FC

Latest logged games involving Cardiff City FC: Norwich City 4–2 Cardiff City FC; Cardiff City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion; Cardiff City FC 1–1 Oxford United; Sheffield United 2–0 Cardiff City FC; Cardiff City FC 0–1 Stoke City.

Cardiff City FC enter this dating as the away side on Saturday, March 08, 2025 at 15:00 UTC, which matters for travel-heavy soccer schedules in England. Compare their recent list against Sunderland AFC's home slate to read momentum without invented injury rumors.

Around the EFL Championship matchweek

Other upcoming EFL Championship fixtures around this window include: Stoke City vs Norwich City (Tuesday, September 01, 2026 at 18:45 UTC); Preston North End vs Bristol City (Tuesday, September 01, 2026 at 18:45 UTC); West Ham United FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (Tuesday, September 01, 2026 at 18:45 UTC); Lincoln City FC vs Blackburn Rovers (Tuesday, September 01, 2026 at 18:45 UTC); Sheffield United vs Bolton Wanderers FC (Tuesday, September 01, 2026 at 18:45 UTC); Portsmouth vs Derby County (Tuesday, September 01, 2026 at 18:45 UTC). Use the league page for the full slate; this page stays focused on Sunderland AFC vs Cardiff City FC.

Lagnis Sport covers soccer the same way in every country we add — so when more England leagues join, Sunderland AFC and Cardiff City FC keep the same page addresses.

How to use this page

Bookmark this match page for Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC if you share updates in group chats. After the final whistle, the scoreboard stays locked with the confirmed result, and you can still open head-to-head history or either club page. For registration or club contacts, use the team guides — jump to Sunderland AFC or Cardiff City FC for how-to-join paths. From here you can reach the EFL Championship table, both clubs, and related fixtures without dead ends.