Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Leeds United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Leeds United FC
Sat 21 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 23,207 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 30' Largie Ramazani
0–2 87' Joel Piroe
Manolis Siopis 16' Y
Joel Bagan 23' R
Perry Ng 38' Y
Y 40' Jayden Bogle
Y 83' Ilia Gruev

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Leeds United FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Joshua Smith
  • Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
  • Assistant 2
8 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

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3
4
Cardiff City FC 8 games · Avg 4.4 goals Leeds United FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leeds United FC 2024-01-13 Cardiff City FC 0–3 Leeds United FC 2023-08-06 Leeds United FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-18 Leeds United FC 5–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-08 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Leeds United FC H 0–2 L
14 Sep Derby County FC A 0–1 L
31 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L
25 Aug Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
17 Aug Burnley FC A 0–5 L
10 Aug Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L
Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
14 Sep Burnley FC H 0–1 L
31 Aug Hull City AFC H 2–0 W
23 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–0 W
17 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
10 Aug Portsmouth FC H 3–3 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
9/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
5/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 10 G 3 A
Yousef Salech 5 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 2 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cardiff City FC is hosting Leeds United FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Leeds United FC is showing some good football. However, Leeds United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 16' Manolis Siopis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 16.
  • 21' Leeds United FC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 23' Joel Bagan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 23.
  • 28' Joe Ralls needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 30' Against the run of play, Largie Ramazani has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 38' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Perry Ng on 38 minutes.
  • 40' Jayden Bogle was booked on 40.
  • 45' Ethan Ampadu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' Sam Byram has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Alex Robertson comes on to replace Joe Ralls.
  • 64' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Leeds United FC backline.
  • 69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Leeds United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 74' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 79' Cian Ashford gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Manolis Siopis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Leeds United FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 84' Joel Piroe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Largie Ramazani at the 84 minute mark.
  • 87' GOAL! Joel Piroe fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 90' Fresh legs for Leeds United FC! Joe Rothwell comes on to replace Ilia Gruev.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Leeds United FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patrick Bamford 5
Joel Piroe 3
Degnand Gnonto 3
Daniel James 2
Callum Robinson 2
Robert Glatzel 2
Rodrigo 2
Sonny Perkins 1

Head to Head

2024-09-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leeds United FC 2024-01-13 Cardiff City FC 0–3 Leeds United FC 2023-08-06 Leeds United FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-18 Leeds United FC 5–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-08 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Leeds United FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-09-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2024-09-14 Derby County FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-08-31 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-08-25 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-08-17 Burnley FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-08-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC L

Leeds United FC Form

2024-09-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leeds United FC W 2024-09-14 Leeds United FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2024-08-31 Leeds United FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W 2024-08-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Leeds United FC W 2024-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D 2024-08-10 Leeds United FC 3–3 Portsmouth FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.89 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Leeds United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC21% Draw27% Leeds United FC52%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
48%
Draw or Leeds United FC
79%
Cardiff City FC or Leeds United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC15% Draw47% Leeds United FC38%
Actual: Leeds United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 1
12.1%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
9.9%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6%
0 – 3
5.6%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Leeds United FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 24% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.