Wednesday , 30 September 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
7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

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

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
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Leeds United FC.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 380 games and scored 408 goals.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 16' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 21' The 28-year-old Ao Tanaka has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 23' Joel Bagan picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' 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.
  • 30' A stunning finish from Largie Ramazani — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 35' It looks surprising Leeds United FC does not make any changes. Perry Ng has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a card on 38.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a card for Jayden Bogle.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daniel Farke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' Jak Alnwick has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 59' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Ralls departs to be replaced by Alex Robertson.
  • 64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 69' Cardiff City FC have won 408 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 79' Manolis Siopis makes way for Cian Ashford at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Ilia Gruev is booked for Leeds United FC — card on 83.
  • 84' Joel Piroe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Largie Ramazani at the 84 minute mark.
  • 87' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joel Piroe makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 90' Joe Rothwell is replacing Ilia Gruev for the Leeds United FC side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

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.