Leeds United FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Leeds United FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Cardiff City FC

Sun 6 Aug 2023 · 13:30 UTC Elland Road 36,368 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 23' Josh Bowler

0–2 39' Ike Ugbo

Liam Cooper 49' 1–2

Crysencio Summerville 90+5' 2–2

Y 70' Yakou Meite

Ethan Ampadu 90' Y

Crysencio Summerville 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Josh Smith (England)
Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)

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

Leeds United FC 8 games · Avg 4.4 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2020-06-21 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Leeds United FC 2019-12-14 Leeds United FC 3–3 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Aug	Cardiff City FC	H	2–2	D
28 May	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–4	L
21 May	West Ham United FC	A	1–3	L
13 May	Newcastle United FC	H	2–2	D
06 May	Manchester City FC	A	1–2	L
30 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	A	1–4	L

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Aug	Leeds United FC	A	2–2	D
08 May	Burnley FC	A	0–3	L
30 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–2	L
27 Apr	Rotherham United FC	A	2–1	W
22 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	1–1	D
19 Apr	Watford FC	A	3–1	W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Leeds United FC and Cardiff City FC get this one started.
5' Andy Rinomhota, a Zimbabwe , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Wales international Ethan Ampadu has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
23' GOAL! Josh Bowler scores on 23. Assisted by Ike Ugbo
28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leeds United FC that had 360 games and scored 534 goals.
31' Ebou Adams is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joe Ralls at the 31 minute mark.
36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Ralls, as he is very good at scoring at Elland Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
39' Goal! Ike Ugbo scores his 40 goal in 51 matches.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Leeds United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Another change for Leeds United FC made on 46 minute. Leo Hjelde leaves to be changed by Sam Byram.
49' Liam Cooper is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
53' The crowd applauds Liam Cooper as he leaves the pitch. Charlie Cresswell steps in for Leeds United FC.
58' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
63' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Aaron Ramsey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
65' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 65 minute. Karlan Grant leaves to be changed by Yakou Meite.
70' Yakou Meite was booked on 70.
75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
78' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 78 minute. Ike Ugbo leaves to be changed by Mahlon Romeo.
82' Leeds United FC make a change. Daniel James trudges off to be replaced by Ian Poveda on 82 minutes.
83' Fresh legs for Leeds United FC! Joe Gelhardt comes on to replace Wilfried Gnonto.
88' Over 88 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
90' Leeds United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Another change for Leeds United FC made on 90 minute. Archie Gray leaves to be changed by Sonny Perkins.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

28
Karl Darlow
25
Sam Byram ↑ 46'
17
Jamie Shackleton
30
Joe Gelhardt ↑ 82'
5
Charlie Cresswell ↑ 53'
16
Sonny Perkins ↑ 90'
–
Lewis Bate
18
Darko Gyabi
27
Ian Poveda ↑ 82'

Coach Daniel Farke

Cardiff City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

22
Yakou Meite ↑ 65'
35
Andy Rinomhota ↑ 78'
26
Jack Simpson
2
Mahlon Romeo ↑ 78'
47
Callum Robinson
17
Jamilu Collins
18
Ebou Adams ↑ 31'
9
Kion Etete ↑ 78'
28
Rohan Luthra

Coach Erol Bulut

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

Leeds United FC Form

2023-08-06 Leeds United FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2023-05-28 Leeds United FC 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2023-05-21 West Ham United FC 3–1 Leeds United FC L 2023-05-13 Leeds United FC 2–2 Newcastle United FC D 2023-05-06 Manchester City FC 2–1 Leeds United FC L 2023-04-30 AFC Bournemouth 4–1 Leeds United FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-08-06 Leeds United FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2023-05-08 Burnley FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-04-27 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-04-22 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2023-04-19 Watford FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.7 Leeds United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Leeds United FC or Cardiff City FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Leeds United FC39% Draw26% Cardiff City FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

61%

Leeds United FC or Cardiff City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leeds United FC30% Draw42% Cardiff City FC28%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

5.1%

0 – 0

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap	Leeds United FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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