FA Cup: Buckle up for the Cardiff City - Leeds United clash

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Sun 08.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium (26828 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cardiff City or Leeds United that keep their silverware dream alive.

Leeds United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League game only four sleeps ago.

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Cardiff City form and stats

Last season, Cardiff City's FA Cup journey ended in the 4th round.

All-inclusive Championship stats playing at home this season for Cardiff City are 4-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Etete was the last player to score a league goal for Cardiff City and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Cardiff haven't scored in 324 minutes.

Cardiff City faced defeat in their previous match, away at Blackburn Rovers (0-1). Midfielder O'Dowda was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.22 (out of ten) in that game. O'Dowda hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

0-0 away at Coventry City before that.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cardiff here at Cardiff City Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 13 games). From these home matches, Cardiff City have conceded only 11 goals.

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Leeds United form and stats

Leeds was sent out of FA Cup in the 3rd round last season.

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Leeds United so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose).

There were no winners in Leeds United's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs West Ham United. Midfield player Adams was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.62/10. Adams hit three key passes and had 57 successful passes (of 61 total).

Before that, Leeds United travelled to Newcastle United and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 0-0.

Leeds have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Leeds United have conceded 17 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Cardiff City have put together a sequence of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when facing Leeds United.

The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being hot-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Leeds UnitedR. Moreno Machado
R. Moreno Machado
10 goals
CardiffC. Robinson
C. Robinson
4 goals
Leeds UnitedC. Summerville
C. Summerville
4 goals

Cardiff City missing players

Leeds United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cardiff City Leeds United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
7 4   Won W   2 8
7 4   Drew D   3 6
11 5   Lost L   7 11
21 12   Scored S   13 41
28 12   Conceded C   21 43
84% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
52% 46%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 76%
32% 31%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 64%
20% 15%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 40%
8% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 24%
36% 46%   BTTS BTTS   58% 68%
32% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   8% 12%
48% 31%   Failed to Score F T   42% 28%
 
5.1 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.2
4.8 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 4.7
1.7 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2
2 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
11.5 15.2   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 12
2.7 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.5
28% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 37%
 
10.9 8.8   Shots against (avg) S A   12.2 11.8
3.2 1.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.7 4.6

  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 26 16 8 2 52 25 13 9 4 0 29 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 27 56
2 Sheffield United 26 15 6 5 44 23 12 7 3 2 26 12 14 8 3 3 18 11 21 51
3 Blackburn Rovers 26 14 0 12 30 30 13 9 0 4 20 13 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 42
4 Watford 26 11 7 8 31 28 12 6 2 4 17 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 3 40
5 Middlesbrough 26 11 6 9 41 33 12 5 5 2 17 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 8 39
6 Millwall 25 11 6 8 32 26 13 8 3 2 20 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 6 39
7 Luton Town 25 10 9 6 31 26 12 3 7 2 16 13 13 7 2 4 15 13 5 39
8 Sunderland 26 10 8 8 38 29 12 4 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 22 16 9 38
9 West Bromwich Albion 26 10 8 8 34 26 14 6 4 4 20 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 8 38
10 Preston North End 26 10 7 9 24 26 13 3 4 6 8 14 13 7 3 3 16 12 -2 37
11 Norwich City 26 10 6 10 32 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 12 5 2 5 13 13 3 36
12 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 6 10 28 31 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 5 3 5 12 14 -3 36
13 Reading 26 11 3 12 29 36 12 8 1 3 18 12 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 36
14 Coventry City 25 9 8 8 27 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 35
15 Swansea City 26 9 8 9 36 36 13 6 2 5 20 16 13 3 6 4 16 20 0 35
16 Hull City 26 9 6 11 32 42 13 4 2 7 13 22 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 33
17 Birmingham City 26 8 8 10 27 29 14 4 5 5 17 16 12 4 3 5 10 13 -2 32
18 Stoke City 26 8 6 12 28 34 13 3 3 7 13 18 13 5 3 5 15 16 -6 30
19 Bristol City 26 7 8 11 32 35 13 4 3 6 14 14 13 3 5 5 18 21 -3 29
20 Cardiff City 26 7 7 12 20 29 13 4 4 5 10 11 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 28
21 Rotherham United 26 6 9 11 28 39 12 4 4 4 20 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -11 27
22 Blackpool 26 6 8 12 28 38 13 3 3 7 14 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -10 26
23 Huddersfield Town 25 7 4 14 24 32 14 5 2 7 13 14 11 2 2 7 11 18 -8 25
24 Wigan Athletic 26 6 6 14 26 46 14 2 3 9 11 28 12 4 3 5 15 18 -20 24
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arsenal 17 14 2 1 40 14 8 7 1 0 22 8 9 7 1 1 18 6 26 44
2 Manchester City 16 11 3 2 44 16 9 7 1 1 31 10 7 4 2 1 13 6 28 36
3 Newcastle United 18 9 8 1 32 11 9 5 4 0 17 5 9 4 4 1 15 6 21 35
4 Manchester United 17 11 2 4 27 20 8 6 1 1 15 4 9 5 1 3 12 16 7 35
5 Tottenham Hotspur 18 10 3 5 37 25 9 6 0 3 21 13 9 4 3 2 16 12 12 33
6 Liverpool 17 8 4 5 34 22 9 6 2 1 23 9 8 2 2 4 11 13 12 28
7 Fulham 18 8 4 6 30 27 9 4 3 2 16 14 9 4 1 4 14 13 3 28
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 17 8 3 6 32 25 8 3 2 3 13 10 9 5 1 3 19 15 7 27
9 Brentford 18 6 8 4 30 28 9 4 4 1 18 10 9 2 4 3 12 18 2 26
10 Chelsea 16 7 4 5 20 18 7 4 2 1 12 6 9 3 2 4 8 12 2 25
11 Aston Villa 18 6 4 8 20 26 9 4 2 3 13 10 9 2 2 5 7 16 -6 22
12 Crystal Palace 17 6 4 7 17 25 9 4 1 4 10 15 8 2 3 3 7 10 -8 22
13 Leicester City 18 5 2 11 26 31 9 2 2 5 9 10 9 3 0 6 17 21 -5 17
14 Leeds United 17 4 5 8 25 31 9 3 3 3 15 14 8 1 2 5 10 17 -6 17
15 Nottingham Forest 18 4 5 9 13 34 9 3 3 3 11 12 9 1 2 6 2 22 -21 17
16 AFC Bournemouth 18 4 4 10 18 39 9 3 2 4 9 10 9 1 2 6 9 29 -21 16
17 West Ham United 18 4 3 11 15 24 9 3 1 5 9 12 9 1 2 6 6 12 -9 15
18 Everton 18 3 6 9 14 24 9 2 2 5 8 12 9 1 4 4 6 12 -10 15
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 3 5 10 11 27 9 2 2 5 5 14 9 1 3 5 6 13 -16 14
20 Southampton 18 3 3 12 15 33 9 1 3 5 9 16 9 2 0 7 6 17 -18 12

Cardiff City:
Leeds United:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arsenal 17 14 2 1 40 14 8 7 1 0 22 8 9 7 1 1 18 6 26 44
2 Manchester City 16 11 3 2 44 16 9 7 1 1 31 10 7 4 2 1 13 6 28 36
3 Newcastle United 18 9 8 1 32 11 9 5 4 0 17 5 9 4 4 1 15 6 21 35
4 Manchester United 17 11 2 4 27 20 8 6 1 1 15 4 9 5 1 3 12 16 7 35
5 Tottenham Hotspur 18 10 3 5 37 25 9 6 0 3 21 13 9 4 3 2 16 12 12 33
6 Liverpool 17 8 4 5 34 22 9 6 2 1 23 9 8 2 2 4 11 13 12 28
7 Fulham 18 8 4 6 30 27 9 4 3 2 16 14 9 4 1 4 14 13 3 28
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 17 8 3 6 32 25 8 3 2 3 13 10 9 5 1 3 19 15 7 27
9 Brentford 18 6 8 4 30 28 9 4 4 1 18 10 9 2 4 3 12 18 2 26
10 Chelsea 16 7 4 5 20 18 7 4 2 1 12 6 9 3 2 4 8 12 2 25
11 Aston Villa 18 6 4 8 20 26 9 4 2 3 13 10 9 2 2 5 7 16 -6 22
12 Crystal Palace 17 6 4 7 17 25 9 4 1 4 10 15 8 2 3 3 7 10 -8 22
13 Leicester City 18 5 2 11 26 31 9 2 2 5 9 10 9 3 0 6 17 21 -5 17
14 Leeds United 17 4 5 8 25 31 9 3 3 3 15 14 8 1 2 5 10 17 -6 17
15 Nottingham Forest 18 4 5 9 13 34 9 3 3 3 11 12 9 1 2 6 2 22 -21 17
16 AFC Bournemouth 18 4 4 10 18 39 9 3 2 4 9 10 9 1 2 6 9 29 -21 16
17 West Ham United 18 4 3 11 15 24 9 3 1 5 9 12 9 1 2 6 6 12 -9 15
18 Everton 18 3 6 9 14 24 9 2 2 5 8 12 9 1 4 4 6 12 -10 15
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 3 5 10 11 27 9 2 2 5 5 14 9 1 3 5 6 13 -16 14
20 Southampton 18 3 3 12 15 33 9 1 3 5 9 16 9 2 0 7 6 17 -18 12

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