Leeds vs Cardiff Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th August 2023
A tricky opening day trip to Elland Road appears to be on the cards for Cardiff. The visitors take on Leeds this coming Sunday, and given how the odds are stacked against them, anything but a defeat will come as a surprise.
Leeds and Cardiff have high hopes for this new season and should be expected to put up a good game as they chase three important points in round one.
Leeds scored 2.3 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 23 times. They conceded five goals, an average of 0.5 and pulled off six clean sheets.
Cardiff are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 18 goals, and while Cardiff claimed zero clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.8 goals per match.
The last time these two teams squared up, Cardiff ran out 2-0 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Elland Road.
Leeds vs Cardiff Prediction
Leeds Form
In their previous three outings, Leeds drew 2-2 with Newcastle, before losing 3-1 against West Ham and 1-4 against Tottenham. In their last six Championship home matches, Leeds racked up five strong wins, while they've drawn once. They lost none while scoring 16 and conceding one goals.
A second place finish is the absolute minimum Leeds should achieve this coming season where the main target is of course the title.
Cardiff Form
Cardiff have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Rotherham by 1-2. Disappointment followed, going down 1-2 against Huddersfield, and 3-0 against Burnley. Cardiff managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding 12 times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Finishing somewhere in mid-table will probably be satisfactory for Cardiff, who aim to keep the relegation line at a distance in the Championship.
Leeds need the support of their home crowd at Elland Road after suffering defeat twice in recent matches. We fancy them to rise to the occasion and claim a win.
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Leeds vs Cardiff Stats
- In 13 of the last 14 matches Leeds played, both teams scored
- Leeds have conceded in the last 16 matches in a row
- Leeds have not won the last 10 matches in a row
- In 12 of the last 14 Leeds matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 7 home matches in a row Leeds played, both teams scored
- Cardiff have conceded in 14 of the last 16 matches
- In the last 5 Cardiff away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Cardiff have scored in 13 of the last 15 matches
- In 8 of the last 9 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Cardiff have conceded in 11 of the last 12 away matches
Leeds vs Cardiff Squads
Leeds Squad
The 46-year-old Leeds manager, Daniel Farke, will select the lineup against Cardiff from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Championship this season):
Illan Meslier (0/0), Karl Darlow (0/0), Kristoffer Klaesson (0/0), Charlie Cresswell (0/0), Cody Drameh (0/0), Ethan Ampadu (0/0), Junior Firpo (0/0), Leo Hjelde (0/0), Liam Cooper (0/0), Luke Ayling (0/0), Pascal Struijk (0/0), Sonny Perkins (0/0), Crysencio Summerville (0/0), Daniel James (0/0), Darko Gyabi (0/0), Jack Harrison (0/0), Jamie Shackleton (0/0), Joe Gelhardt (0/0), Stuart Dallas (0/0), Tyler Adams (0/0), Georginio Rutter (0/0), Helder Costa (0/0), Ian Poveda (0/0), Lee Erwin (0/0), Luis Sinisterra (0/0), Patrick Bamford (0/0), Sam Greenwood (0/0), Wilfried Gnonto (0/0).
Cardiff Squad
Below is the full team squad of Cardiff. The manager Bulut will pick his starting XI against Leeds from these players:
Jak Alnwick (0/0), Ryan Allsopp (0/0), Dimitrios Goutas (0/0), Jack Simpson (0/0), Jamilu Collins (0/0), Joel Bagan (0/0), Mahlon Romeo (0/0), Mark McGuinness (0/0), Perry Ng (0/0), Vontae Daley-Campbell (0/0), Aaron Ramsey (0/0), Andy Rinomhota (0/0), Callum O'Dowda (0/0), Ebou Adams (0/0), Joe Ralls (0/0), Joel Colwill (0/0), Josh Bowler (0/0), Kieron Evans (0/0), Romaine Sawyers (0/0), Rubin Colwill (0/0), Sheyi Ojo (0/0), Callum Robinson (0/0), Ike Ugbo (0/0), Karlan Grant (0/0), Kion Etete (0/0), Ollie Tanner (0/0), Ryan Wintle (0/0).
Leeds vs Cardiff Team News
Leeds might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Cardiff. For their upcoming match in round 1, Leeds are unable to call upon Tyler Adams, who is suspended.
Patrick Bamford, Luis Sinisterra and Stuart Dallas nurses various injuries and won't take part for Leeds against Cardiff at Elland Road.
At the time of writing, Cardiff just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Sunday. Jack Simpson is ineligible for selection in the Cardiff squad, as he is suspended.
Aaron Ramsey won't be travelling with Cardiff this time, as he nurses an injury.
Leeds vs Cardiff Lineups
Leeds vs Cardiff H2H
The last time the pair played each other Cardiff came away as 2-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Sunday. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. Leeds came out on top in four games, whereas Cardiff ran away with three points four times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 2/5 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 15/2.
Leeds vs Cardiff Results
Both teams found the back of the net five times in the last ten matches between Leeds and Cardiff.
Leeds vs Cardiff Betting Tips
No clear picture has emerged yet as to which players will dominate the scoring charts for Leeds and Cardiff in this current Championship season. However, we have listed some of their possible goalscorers in their upcoming match.
Leeds won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing five as well. Cardiff won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost six in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Leeds on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Cardiff''s last 10 league games away from home.
Over 2.5 goals came up five times in the previous ten encounters between Leeds and Cardiff, as Leeds scored 1.2 goals on average per game and Cardiff averaging 1.9 goals. Both teams scored in five times of these matches. Leeds saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Cardiff, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.