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Leeds United v Cardiff City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Elland Road, Leeds

Leeds United and Cardiff City clash at the Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, with both Daniel Farke and Metin Diyadin seeking a win in the Championship. You'll see stats supporting our top of Leeds to win below, but there are 16 other betting markets we cover too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Championship performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.

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Leeds United's next match is v Coventry at 19:45 on Wednesday 5th February
Cardiff City's next match is v Stoke at 15:00 on Saturday 8th February
The last English Championship meeting between Leeds and Cardiff was on Saturday 1st February 2025
English Championship
February 1st 2025
Leeds 7
0 Cardiff
 
B. Aaronson 6'
M. Solomon 13'
D. James 50'
J. Piroe 65'
D. Gnonto 67'
M. Joseph Fernández Regatillo 88'
J. Piroe 90'
 
LEE
CAR
Shots On
12
2
Shots Off
9
Corners
14
1
Possession
58%
42%
Fouls
10
17
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
LeedsCardiff
 
I. Meslier
J. Bogle (S. Byram 66')
H. Firpo Adames
J. Rodon
A. Tanaka (P. Struijk 78')
B. Aaronsonfootball icon (M. Joseph Fernández Regatillo 71')
J. Rothwell
D. Jamesfootball icon (D. Gnonto 66')
E. Ampadu
J. Piroefootball iconfootball icon
M. Solomonfootball icon (L. Ramazani 71')
J. Alnwick
C. Chambers
(J. Bagan 56') J. Daland
D. Goutas
(W. Fish 81') C. O'Dowda
(P. Ng 68') C. Ashford
A. Robertson
(S. Mannsverk 68') J. Ralls
A. Rinomhota
(Y. Salech 57') A. El Ghazi
C. Robinson

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Best Tip: Leeds to win

We're predicting Leeds will claim victory after 90 mins on Saturday in the win / draw / win market. The recent form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) data below all that they're well placed to do just that and, as favourites with the bookies, the odds back that up too. Expect jubilant celebrations among the home supporters when the game draws to a close at Elland Road.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Leeds are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 67% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.27.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Leeds
67%
2/7
6%
3/10
7%
Draw
20%
17/4
13%
17/4
13%
Cardiff
13%
17/2
27%
10/1
27%
Leeds 2-0
13%
9/29/2
Leeds 1-0
13%
5/1
14%
9/2
8%
Leeds 2-1
10%
17/2
14%
7/1
6%
Draw 1-1
9%
9/1
17%
8/1
10%
Leeds 3-0
9%
13/2
15%
6/1
8%
Leeds 3-1
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
10%
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1
8%
9/1
9%
Cardiff 1-0
5%
18/1
17%
16/1
19%
Leeds 4-0
4%
12/1
30%
10/1
16%
Draw 2-2
4%
28/120/1
9%
Cardiff 2-1
4%
25/1
24%
22/1
21%
Leeds 4-1
3%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Leeds 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
Leeds 5-0
2%
25/1
37%
18/1
27%
Cardiff 2-0
2%
40/1
20%
33/1
26%
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
4/5
8%
4/5
9%
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
1/1
9%
10/11
11%
Home 1st Goal
60%
1/5
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
36%
4/1
17%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
45%
11/8
5%
7/5
1%
BTTS - No
55%
8/15
2%
8/15
BTTS - Home Win
26%
13/5
6%
5/2
9%
BTTS - Draw
14%
7/1
6%
6/1
13%
BTTS - Away Win
6%
20/1
9%
16/1
19%
Home/draw
87%
1/14
3%
1/20
3%
Away/draw
33%
5/2
13%
5/2
13%
Home/away
80%
1/6
4%
2/13
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1/4
4%
1/4
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
3/1
11%
5/2
13%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
11/5
22%
2/1
20%
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
4/11
9%
7/20
9%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
9/2
22%
9/2
27%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/7
5%
1/8
5%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
10/1
22%
10/1
38%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/20
2%
1/25
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/251/25
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12/1
8%
9/1
9%
Home DNB
81%
1/12
3%
1/16
3%
Away DNB
27%
7/1
27%
13/2
32%
Leeds win to nil
41%
5/6
6%
-
Cardiff win to nil
7%
14/1
21%
-
Leeds / Leeds
43%
10/11
10%
17/20
9%
Leeds / Cardiff
2%
50/1
24%
45/1
18%
Leeds / Draw
4%
18/1
10%
18/1
Draw / Leeds
22%
13/5
4%
27/10
3%
Draw / Cardiff
4%
18/1
10%
16/1
19%
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1
18%
11/2
7%
Cardiff / Leeds
4%
20/118/1
10%
Cardiff / Cardiff
5%
18/1
27%
14/1
21%
Cardiff / Draw
4%
22/1
12%
18/1
10%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Leeds have played 29 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 29 games against teams below in the table, having won 17, drawn 9 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 17 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. Leeds have outscored their opponents by 53 goals to 33 goals.

Home League Performance

Leeds have played 15 games at home winning 12, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 35 goals, kept 10 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals at home.

Cardiff are in 18th position in the Championship on 31 points having played 29 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 25 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 9 and won 4. Cardiff have conceded 35 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Leeds
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds Home3018934163 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
l
 
7-0A
2
Burnley31161322861 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
l
 
5-0A
3
Sheff Utd3019652061 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 24
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
4
Sunderland30161041958 
Feb 17
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
5
Blackburn3113612445 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3A
Mar 15
6
West Brom30101461244 
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
7
M'Boro30128101044 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 8
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
8
Norwich3011910742 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1A
May 3
9
Bristol C3010128342 
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
10
Sheff Wed3011910-342 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
11
Coventry3011811341 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 5
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
12
Watford3012513-241 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 11
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
13
QPR31101110-541 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 15
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
14
Millwall30101010340 
Mar 12
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
15
Preston308139-537 
Apr 12
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 8
16
Oxford Utd3191012-1137 
w
 
4-0F
Apr 18
Apr 21
l
 
3-2A
17
Swansea309714-1034 
Mar 29
w
 
3-4A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
18
Stoke3071112-932 
Apr 21
w
 
0-2F
Apr 12
d
 
2-2A
19
Cardiff Away3071013-1831 
w
 
7-0F
w
 
0-2F
-
-
20
Portsmouth307914-1630 
d
 
3-3F
Mar 8
w
 
2-0F
Feb 11
21
Hull307815-929 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
3-3A
Feb 26
l
 
4-1F
22
Derby307617-927 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
23
Luton307617-1927 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
Mar 11
l
 
1-0A
24
Plymouth3051015-3425 
w
 
3-0F
May 3
w
 
5-0F
Feb 22
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Leeds 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Leeds2 - 0Norwich
Leeds3 - 0Sheff Wed
Leeds1 - 1Blackburn
Leeds4 - 0Oxford Utd
Leeds3 - 1M'Boro
Leeds2 - 0Derby
Leeds3 - 0Luton
Leeds2 - 0QPR
Leeds3 - 0Plymouth
Leeds2 - 1Watford
Leeds2 - 0Sheff Utd
Leeds3 - 0Coventry
Leeds0 - 1Burnley
Leeds2 - 0Hull
Leeds3 - 3Portsmouth
Leeds0 - 1Southampton
Leeds4 - 0Norwich
Leeds1 - 2Southampton
Leeds0 - 1Blackburn
Leeds0 - 0Sunderland
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
12
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALeeds0 - 0Burnley
HLeeds2 - 0Norwich
HLeeds3 - 0Sheff Wed
ALeeds3 - 3Hull
HLeeds1 - 1Blackburn
ALeeds1 - 0Derby
ALeeds2 - 0Stoke
HLeeds4 - 0Oxford Utd
ALeeds1 - 1Preston
HLeeds3 - 1M'Boro
HLeeds2 - 0Derby
ALeeds0 - 1Blackburn
HLeeds3 - 0Luton
ALeeds4 - 3Swansea
HLeeds2 - 0QPR
ALeeds0 - 1Millwall
HLeeds3 - 0Plymouth
ALeeds0 - 0Bristol C
HLeeds2 - 1Watford
HLeeds2 - 0Sheff Utd
Cardiff 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Millwall2 - 2Cardiff
M'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
Watford1 - 2Cardiff
Oxford Utd3 - 2Cardiff
Stoke2 - 2Cardiff
Coventry2 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Wed1 - 1Cardiff
Luton1 - 0Cardiff
West Brom0 - 0Cardiff
Bristol C1 - 1Cardiff
Hull4 - 1Cardiff
Derby1 - 0Cardiff
Swansea1 - 1Cardiff
Burnley5 - 0Cardiff
Rotherham5 - 2Cardiff
Millwall3 - 1Cardiff
Birmingham0 - 1Cardiff
Coventry1 - 2Cardiff
Swansea2 - 0Cardiff
Bristol C0 - 1Cardiff
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCardiff2 - 1Derby
ACardiff2 - 2Millwall
HCardiff3 - 0Swansea
HCardiff1 - 1Watford
ACardiff1 - 1M'Boro
HCardiff1 - 1Coventry
ACardiff2 - 1Watford
ACardiff2 - 3Oxford Utd
HCardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
ACardiff2 - 2Stoke
HCardiff0 - 2Preston
ACardiff2 - 2Coventry
HCardiff0 - 2QPR
ACardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
HCardiff1 - 3Blackburn
ACardiff0 - 1Luton
HCardiff2 - 1Norwich
ACardiff0 - 0West Brom
HCardiff2 - 0Portsmouth
HCardiff5 - 0Plymouth
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Leeds since 2005
Leeds
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
10
22
Games: Scored
7 / 12
11 / 12
Clean sheets
1 / 12
5 / 12
LEE
1
D
4
CAR
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Leeds
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
1 - 4Cardiff
0 - 2Cardiff
Leeds1 - 0
1 - 2Cardiff
0 - 1Cardiff
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 4Cardiff
0 - 1Cardiff
0 - 1Cardiff
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Cardiff since 2004
Cardiff
Leeds
Goals: Scored
16
15
Games: Scored
8 / 13
10 / 13
Clean sheets
3 / 13
5 / 13
LEE
4
D
2
CAR
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
0 - 2Leeds
0 - 3Leeds
Cardiff2 - 0
Cardiff3 - 1
0 - 2Leeds
0 - 2Leeds
Cardiff3 - 1
Cardiff2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Cardiff2 - 1
Cardiff1 - 0
Cardiff2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.7, Cardiff City look set to find it difficult here. Add in the fact that Leeds United have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive Championship games, and it could be a long afternoon for Metin Diyadin's men.

Leeds 1st Cardiff 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Leeds will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
48%
1
35%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 83% probability of Cardiff scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Leeds’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+8
Cardiff’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280440/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Leeds
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
2
0.7
Attack rating
30%
better
LEE
CAR
view stats
Games scored22
18
Failed to score5
10
Scored first17
11
Goals scored51
31
Avg. goals scored1.9
1.1
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for17
13
Avg. XG for1.9
1.1
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
42%
better
LEE
CAR
view stats
Games conceded12
23
Clean sheets15
5
Conceded first8
16
Goals conceded19
43
Avg. goals conceded0.7
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded5
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
18%
Avg. XG against0.7
1.3
KickOff rating
+42%

Leeds v Cardiff Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Leeds Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301267
I MeslierJ PiroeJ FirpoJ Bogle 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Meslier GLK30
-
J Bogle  DEF2832
7
-
J Rodon DEF301
5
-
E Ampadu DEF18
4
-
J Firpo DEF1716
6
-
A Tanaka MID2722
5
-
J Rothwell MID282
2
-
D James MID2486
4
-
B Aaronson MID3082
2
-
M Solomon MID2365
1
-
J Piroe FWD30125
1
-
Subs
K Darlow GLK
-
P Struijk DEF253
1
-
S Byram DEF2511
3
-
M Wöber DEF61
1
-
A Cil MID12
-
I Gruev MID11
2
-
L Ramazani FWD1942
2
-
M Joseph FWD2933
-
W Gnonto FWD2855
4
-
Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
281148
C ChambersC RobinsonR ColwillP Ng
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Alnwick GLK26
2
-
A Rinomhota DEF19
6
-
D Goutas DEF2711
1
-
J Daland DEF16
3
-
C O'Dowda MID2612
5
-
C Chambers MID2811
7
-
J Ralls MID171
6
-
A Robertson MID2532
5
-
A Ghazi FWD2031
-
C Robinson FWD24111
1
2
C. Ashford FWD1422
-
Subs
E Horvath GLK4
-
J Bagan DEF20
3
1
P Ng DEF2311
8
-
W Fish DEF6
2
-
C Willock MID2521
-
R Colwill MID2714
2
-
S Mannsverk MID1
-
Y Salech FWD41
-
M. Reindorf FWD2
-