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

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Championship · 2024-25

Cardiff City FC

0 – 2

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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

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

Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Cardiff City FC welcome Leeds United FC for this crunch clash at Cardiff City Stadium.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Callum O'Dowda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 387 appearances.
15' Cardiff City FC currently sit 24 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
16' That is a card for Cardiff City FC. Manolis Siopis will be fuming at that decision.
21' 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.
23' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Joel Bagan on 23 minutes.
28' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' Leeds United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Largie Ramazani on 30.
35' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
38' The referee has no hesitation. Perry Ng is booked for Cardiff City FC — card on 38.
40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jayden Bogle.
45' Leeds United FC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
55' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Leeds United FC backline.
59' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Alex Robertson comes on to replace Joe Ralls.
64' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
69' Junior Firpo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
74' Mateo Fernandez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
79' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Cian Ashford comes on to replace Manolis Siopis.
83' That is a card for Leeds United FC. Ilia Gruev will be fuming at that decision.
84' A change in the Leeds United FC ranks — Largie Ramazani exits the field as Joel Piroe enters on 84.
87' Goal! Joel Piroe scores his 83 goal in 436 matches.
90' Fresh legs for Leeds United FC! Joe Rothwell comes on to replace Ilia Gruev.
With this win, Leeds United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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

26
Karl Darlow
25
Sam Byram ↑ 84'
9
Patrick Bamford
8
Joe Rothwell ↑ 90'
22
Ao Tanaka ↑ 90'
10
Joel Piroe ↑ 84'
33
Isaac Schmidt ↑ 90'
37
James Debayo
50
Charlie Crewe

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrick Bamford	5
Joel Piroe	3
Degnand Gnonto	3
Callum Robinson	2
Robert Glatzel	2
Rodrigo	2
Daniel James	2
Sheyi Ojo	1

Head to Head

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

0 – 3

5.6%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

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.