Championship: Cardiff vs Leeds – Betting preview

Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Championship match between Cardiff and Leeds. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

Cardiff welcome Leeds this coming Saturday in the Championship, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 27 match.

Form: Cardiff vs Leeds

Cardiff Form

Cardiff lost two of their last three matches, as they went down 2-0 in a meeting with Leicester. They replied by beating Queens Park Rangers 1-2, before losing again, this time 4-0 against Sheffield Wednesday. Cardiff just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Cardiff City Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded nine goals.

Leeds Form

Leeds look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against West Bromwich, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Birmingham in a 3-0 win. They followed that up with a 0-3 win against Peterborough in their most recent outing. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Leeds won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats and facts for Cardiff and Leeds

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Cardiff and Leeds. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Cardiff vs Leeds

Karlan Grant has found the back of the net two times in the previous six Championship games for Cardiff, who won’t mind him striking again on Saturday. Punters will also be looking for Crysencio Summerville to keep his current streak of three goals in his last six Championship games going for Leeds.

Betting markets: Cardiff vs Leeds

Full-time result

Cardiff have not lost to Leeds in six consecutive meetings. At home, Cardiff claimed all three points four times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Leeds won four of their last 10 games away, drawing one and losing five in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Cardiff managed the first goal of the game in only two of their 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Leeds were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Cardiff have scored in six consecutive league meetings with Leeds.

Total goals

Cardiff let in a goal in their last six Championship games. In the past ten matches for Cardiff in all competitions, there were over 2.5 goals in five of them, with an average of 0.7 goals scored by Cardiff. In Leeds’ previous ten matches, betting on over 2.5 goals was successful in six of them. On average, Leeds scored two goals per game.

Suggested bet: Cardiff vs Leeds

The match between Cardiff and Leeds should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Championship game.

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