Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Leeds United FC
7 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 1 Feb 2025 · 15:00 UTC Elland Road 35,810 HT 45' · FT 45'
Brenden Aaronson 6' 1–0
Manor Solomon 13' 2–0
Daniel James 50' 3–0
Joel Piroe pen 65' 4–0
Wilfried Gnonto 67' 5–0
Mateo Fernandez 88' 6–0
Joel Piroe 90+6' 7–0
Y 44' Andy Rinomhota
Y 63' Callum O'Dowda

Overview

Match Preview

Leeds United FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Elland Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Assistant 1 Marc Perry
  • Assistant 2 Derek Eaton

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

4
3
1
Leeds United FC 8 games · Avg 4.4 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-01 Leeds United FC 7–0 Cardiff City FC 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

Recent Form

Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb Cardiff City FC H 7–0 W
27 Jan Burnley FC A 0–0 D
22 Jan Norwich City FC H 2–0 W
19 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–0 W
11 Jan Harrogate Town AFC H 1–0 W
04 Jan Hull City AFC A 3–3 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb Leeds United FC A 0–7 L
25 Jan Derby County FC H 2–1 W
21 Jan Millwall FC A 2–2 D
18 Jan Swansea City AFC H 3–0 W
14 Jan Watford FC H 1–1 D
09 Jan Sheffield United FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Elland Road that hosts another battle between Leeds United FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 6' Against the run of play, Brenden Aaronson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 11' Leeds United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 13' Manor Solomon doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Rodon, as he is very good at scoring at Elland Road with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 23' It’s high time Daniel Farke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 33' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Jesper Daland has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' Andy Rinomhota picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 49' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leeds United FC that had 358 games and scored 532 goals.
  • 50' Daniel James is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Leeds United FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Yousef Salech. He replaces Anwar El Ghazi on 56 minute.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 63' Cardiff City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 63.
  • 65' Joel Piroe has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
  • 66' Daniel James makes way for Wilfried Gnonto at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Leeds United FC.
  • 67' Wilfried Gnonto doubles the advantage! 5-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Joe Ralls as he leaves the pitch. Sivert Mannsverk steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 71' The whistle greets Brenden Aaronson as he departs to be replaced by Mateo Fernandez.
  • 76' Leeds United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cardiff City FC backline.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Leeds United FC team. Ao Tanaka is replaced by Pascal Struijk on 79 minute.
  • 81' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 81 minute. Callum O'Dowda leaves to be changed by Will Fish.
  • 86' Leeds United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 88' Goal! Mateo Fernandez scores his 7 goal in 358 matches.
  • Full Time. Leeds United FC beats Cardiff City FC

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

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

2025-02-01 Leeds United FC 7–0 Cardiff City FC 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

Leeds United FC Form

2025-02-01 Leeds United FC 7–0 Cardiff City FC W 2025-01-27 Burnley FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D 2025-01-22 Leeds United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC W 2025-01-19 Leeds United FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-01-11 Leeds United FC 1–0 Harrogate Town AFC W 2025-01-04 Hull City AFC 3–3 Leeds United FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-02-01 Leeds United FC 7–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-01-25 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2025-01-21 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-01-18 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC W 2025-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2025-01-09 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.62 Leeds United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Leeds United FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC71% Draw18% Cardiff City FC11%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
29%
Leeds United FC or Cardiff City FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC55% Draw36% Cardiff City FC9%
Actual: Leeds United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted
7 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
11%
3 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.2%
1 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
7.6%
4 – 0
6%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
3.6%
5 – 0
3.2%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap Leeds United FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 21% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 21% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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