Championship: Cardiff vs Leeds – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 6 match between Cardiff and Leeds and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Bookmakers favour Leeds to be victorious against Cardiff in their upcoming Championship encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely this coming Saturday. They should not underestimate Cardiff, though.

Looking at the Championship standings, the current difference between the sides is seven points and 15 places.

Team form: Cardiff vs Leeds

Cardiff Form

Cardiff have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-5 by Southampton, before Middlesbrough ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Derby, who came out 1-0 winners. Cardiff claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing zero and losing five matches, in which they scored four and conceded 14 goals.

Leeds Form

In the last three matches, Leeds beat Sheffield Wednesday 0-2, won 2-0 against Hull, and lost 0-1 against Burnley. Leeds claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and seven 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

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Callum Robinson will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Leeds hope Brenden Aaronson can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

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Full-time result

Cardiff claimed five wins in their previous 10 matches at Cardiff City Stadium across all tournaments. They lost five as well, while visitors Leeds won four of their last 10 away matches. They drew four and lost two. Leeds have not lost to Cardiff in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Cardiff scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Leeds scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Leeds will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Cardiff managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Cardiff’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Leeds’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.

Suggested bet: Cardiff vs Leeds

To sum up, the upcoming match between Cardiff and Leeds seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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