Leicester City vs Cardiff Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th August 2023

The Championship clash at King Power Stadium this coming Saturday sees Leicester City hosting opponents Cardiff.

Leicester City put six points on display after their first two outings of the new season, and they will be tough to handle in their pursuit of maintaining maximum points.

Leicester City put six points on display after their first two matches of the new season, and will be gunning for maximum points when they enter the third match of the season.

Leicester City have their target aimed at getting one over Cardiff on Saturday, but the latter are highly motivated of showing their skills in front of the crowd at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded nine for an average of 0.9 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Cardiff scored 14 goals, conceded 18 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Leicester City and Cardiff settled for a point in a 1-1 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 10/3.

Leicester City vs Cardiff Prediction

Leicester City Form

In their last three outings, Leicester City won 2-1 against Coventry, beat Burton by 0-2 and hammered Huddersfield 0-1. In their last six Championship home matches, Leicester City won four times. They've drawn once and lost once, while scoring eight and conceding seven goals.

A second place finish is the absolute minimum Leicester City should achieve this coming season where the main target is of course the title.

Cardiff Form

Cardiff are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 2-2 draw with Leeds and a 2-2 draw with Colchester. In their most recent match, they were defeated 1-2 at the hands of Queens P.R.. Cardiff won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 while also conceding 12 times.

Cardiff naturally hope for a a top half position come reckoning day next spring, but experts foresee a tough battle ahead in the lower regions of the Championship.

Leicester City are far too strong to let a home win slip against Cardiff, but at the same time, we don't expect the visitors to get over-run. This makes us target the home win in a match with less than three goals.

Leicester City vs Cardiff Squads

Leicester City Squad

The 43-year-old Leicester City manager, Enzo Maresca, 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):

Alex Smithies (0/0), Daniel Iversen (0/0), Danny Ward (0/0), Mads Hermansen (0/1), Callum Doyle (0/2), Conor Coady (0/0), Harry Souttar (0/0), James Justin (0/0), Jannik Vestergaard (0/2), Luke Thomas (0/0), Ricardo Pereira (0/2), Victor Kristiansen (0/0), Wout Faes (0/2), Boubakary Soumare (0/0), Dennis Praet (0/2), Hamza Choudhury (0/2), Harry Winks (0/2), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (2/2), Marc Albrighton (0/1), Timothy Castagne (0/0), Wanya Marcal-Madivadua (0/1), Wilfred Ndidi (0/2), Jamie Vardy (0/2), Kelechi Iheanacho (0/2), Patson Daka (0/0), Stephy Mavididi (0/0).

Cardiff Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Cardiff players that the manager Erol Bulut will choose from for the upcoming game:

Jak Alnwick (0/2), Ryan Allsopp (0/0), Dimitrios Goutas (0/0), Jack Simpson (0/0), Jamilu Collins (0/1), Mahlon Romeo (0/1), Mark McGuinness (0/2), Perry Ng (0/2), Vontae Daley-Campbell (0/0), Aaron Ramsey (0/0), Andy Rinomhota (0/1), Callum O'Dowda (0/2), Ebou Adams (0/2), Joe Ralls (0/1), Joel Colwill (0/0), Josh Bowler (0/0), Kieron Evans (0/0), Romaine Sawyers (0/0), Rubin Colwill (0/1), Sheyi Ojo (0/0), Yakou Meite (0/0), Callum Robinson (0/1), Ike Ugbo (0/0), Karlan Grant (0/0), Kion Etete (0/2), Ollie Tanner (0/0), Ryan Wintle (0/2).

Leicester City vs Cardiff Team News

Leicester City are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Cardiff this coming Saturday.

Boubakary Soumare, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Dennis Praet, Hamza Choudhury, James Justin and Ricardo Pereira are missing from the squad, Leicester City will field against Cardiffon Saturday.

At the time of writing, Cardiff just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday. For instance, Cardiff won't be able to field Jack Simpson as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Aaron Ramsey is too injured to face Cardiff.

Leicester City vs Cardiff Lineups

Leicester City vs Cardiff H2H

The most recent outing between Leicester City and Cardiff ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 10/3. Leicester City go into their upcoming match against Cardiff with a 30% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-3-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Leicester City vs Cardiff Results

Both teams found the back of the net five times in the last ten matches between Leicester City and Cardiff.

Leicester City vs Cardiff Betting Tips

David Nugent is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Cardiff look to Ike Ugbo, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.

King Power Stadium saw four wins for Leicester City in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew one and lost five, while Cardiff won three of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing two and losing five. Goals are flowing freely for Leicester City on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Cardiff''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Leicester City managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Cardiff averaging 1.5 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Leicester City performed an average of 1.5 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Cardiff's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.