Cardiff City FC vs Leicester City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Cardiff City FC

0 – 2

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Leicester City FC

Fri 29 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 18' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall

0–2 55' James Justin

Joe Ralls 47' Y

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Leicester City FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1 Richard Wild
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 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

Cardiff City FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Leicester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leicester City FC 2023-08-19 Leicester City FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2018-12-29 Leicester City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2018-11-03 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–2	D
23 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–1	W
16 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	0–3	L
13 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
09 Dec	Millwall FC	H	1–0	W

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
26 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D
23 Dec	Rotherham United FC	H	3–0	W
18 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	3–2	W
13 Dec	Millwall FC	H	3–2	W
09 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	4–0	W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% 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' Three points are at stake. Cardiff City FC host Leicester City FC — let the battle begin!
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Leicester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' With 1 assists to his name this season, Josh Bowler is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Leicester City FC.
18' What a strike from Kiernan Dewsbury Hall! The score is 0-1.
23' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
33' Dimitrios Goutas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Leicester City FC so far.
38' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Leicester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 40 minute. Karlan Grant leaves to be changed by Yakou Meite.
45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
47' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Ralls argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
52' Mads Hermansen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Leicester City FC tonight.
55' Against the run of play, James Justin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
59' The whistle greets Joe Ralls as he departs to be replaced by Ollie Tanner.
60' Rubin Colwill has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Bowler on 60 minute.
65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Leicester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
66' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Callum Robinson comes on to replace Kion Etete.
69' Leicester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cesare Casadei is hanging Wilfred Ndidi on the field on 69 minute.
74' Leicester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
79' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
83' Thomas Cannon is replacing Patson Daka for the Leicester City FC side.
88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jak Alnwick made 51 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cardiff City FC 0-2 Leicester City FC.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Demarai Gray	1
Victor Camarasa	1
Wanya Marcal-Madivadua	1
Cesare Casadei	1
Aaron Ramsey	1
James Justin	1
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-12-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leicester City FC L 2023-12-26 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2023-12-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-12-16 Hull City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-12-09 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2023-12-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W 2023-12-26 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2023-12-23 Leicester City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-12-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Leicester City FC W 2023-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–2 Millwall FC W 2023-12-09 Leicester City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.01 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.32 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC28% Draw30% Leicester City FC42%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Leicester City FC

72%

Cardiff City FC or Leicester City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC20% Draw50% Leicester City FC30%

Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

12%

0 – 1

11.7%

1 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

8.3%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	17%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	22%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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