Cardiff City have journeyed here for an action-packed duel versus the hosts Leicester City. Prepare for the match with this thorough Championship preview!
This looks to be an engrossing fixture with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Leicester City form and stats
Leicester City have only played one Championship game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats from 19 matches.
A strong away win for Leicester City against Huddersfield Town the last match, as Mavididi were on target. Defender Doyle got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.42/10. Doyle hit two key passes and won 7 of 9 duels.
In the game before, a nice away victory at Burton Albion. A Carabao Cup game.
Leicester City has scored {2 goals} so far and conceded {1 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Cardiff City form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Championship away game of the season. During their previous season 23 away games resulted in 7 wins, 3 draws and 13 defeats.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Queens Park Rangers with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Wintle was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.4. Wintle hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 84 successful passes (of 92 total).
Preceding that, 2-2 at home hosting Colchester United (after extra-time) in the Carabao Cup.
{2 goals} so far away for Cardiff City, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Leicester City-Cardiff City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Leicester City four wins, Cardiff City three wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  K. Dewsbury-Hall 2 goals |   I. Ugbo 2 goals |  S. Mavididi 1 goals |
Leicester City missing players
Cardiff City missing players
| Leicester City | Cardiff City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 6.5 | 8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 10 | 8.5 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18.5 | 20 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 6.5 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 16.5 | 20 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 25 | 16 |
| 4.5 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| Leicester City | Last season | Cardiff City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 10 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Lost | L | 13 | 23 | ||
| 51 | 23 | Scored | S | 21 | 41 | ||
| 68 | 27 | Conceded | C | 34 | 58 | ||
| 95% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 91% | ||
| 79% | 68% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 61% | ||
| 63% | 63% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 35% | ||
| 34% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 9% | ||
| 55% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 35% | 41% | ||
| 18% | 16% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 26% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 57% | 41% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11.1 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 11.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| 15 | 13.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 61 | 89 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 43 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 45 | 84 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 75 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 35 | 71 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 47 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 67 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 19 | 62 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 61 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 63 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 7 | 60 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 59 |
| 10 | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 52 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 26 | -9 | 45 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 44 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 38 | -27 | 41 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 31 | -13 | 40 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 43 | -34 | 39 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 44 | -30 | 38 |
| 17 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 30 | -23 | 36 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 68 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 41 | -17 | 34 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -30 | 31 |
| 20 | Southampton | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 73 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 36 | -37 | 25 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 87 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 52 | 101 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 34 | 91 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 57 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 80 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 37 | 28 | 75 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 46 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 70 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 55 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 69 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 68 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 66 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 66 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 3 | 63 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 59 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 54 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 62 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 56 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 32 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 61 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 34 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 54 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 53 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 58 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 62 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 37 | -15 | 53 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 60 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 71 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 36 | -27 | 50 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 58 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 34 | -17 | 49 |
| 22 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 44 | -22 | 44 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 38 | -24 | 44 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 65 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 30 | -27 | 39 |
Leicester City:
- Leicester City
- Leicester Mercury - (local newspaper)
Cardiff City:
- Cardiff City
- Wales Online - (local newspaper)
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