Cardiff City FC vs Leeds United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Leeds United FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.
- Cardiff City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| 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 |
| 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)
H2H (8 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
7%
Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
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
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
11
Callum O'Dowda ↓ Chris Willock 79'
-
8
Joe Ralls ↓ Alex Robertson 59'
- 12
- 21
- 38
- 15
- 23
-
3
Manolis Siopis ↓ Cian Ashford 79'
- 27
-
32
Ollie Tanner ↓ Anwar El Ghazi 59'
- 2
Bench
- 35
- 1
-
20
Anwar El Ghazi ↑ 59'
- 17
- 14
- 4
-
16
Chris Willock ↑ 79'
-
18
Alex Robertson ↑ 59'
-
45
Cian Ashford ↑ 79'
Coach
Erol Bulut
Leeds United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4
- 6
-
2
Jayden Bogle ↓ Sam Byram 84'
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 11
-
44
Ilia Gruev ↓ Joe Rothwell 90'
-
17
Largie Ramazani ↓ Joel Piroe 84'
-
29
Wilfried Gnonto ↓ Isaac Schmidt 90'
-
19
Mateo Fernandez ↓ Ao Tanaka 90'
Bench
- 26
-
25
Sam Byram ↑ 84'
- 9
-
8
Joe Rothwell ↑ 90'
-
22
Ao Tanaka ↑ 90'
-
10
Joel Piroe ↑ 84'
-
33
Isaac Schmidt ↑ 90'
- 37
- 50
Coach
Daniel Farke
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Patrick Bamford | 5 |
| Degnand Gnonto | 3 |
| Joel Piroe | 3 |
| Callum Robinson | 2 |
| Robert Glatzel | 2 |
| Rodrigo | 2 |
| Daniel James | 2 |
| Manor Solomon | 1 |
Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
Leeds United FC Form
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
✓ CorrectActual: Leeds United FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: 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.

