Leeds United vs Cardiff City in FA Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Wed 18.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Elland Road (39460 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Leeds United & Cardiff City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Championship game only four days ago.

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Leeds United form and stats

Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.

3-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Leeds United so far this season.

No payout for Leeds United in their previous match, an away game at Aston Villa that ended in defeat 1-2. Midfield player Adams got a match rating of 7.24 in that game, the max score being 10. Adams hit one key pass.

In the game before, 2-2 away to Cardiff City (FA Cup).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Leeds United, as the Premier League home game vs Brentford is only four days away.

Leeds have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Elland Road with 15 goals in 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.

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Cardiff City form and stats

Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.

There's been little loot from Cardiff City's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the Championship. Cardiff City only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.

Cardiff City delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Wigan Athletic in their previous fixture. O'Dowda was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.94. The defender O'Dowda scored one goal and won 11 of 16 duels.

One match before, 2-2 at home hosting Leeds United in the FA Cup.

After this away game Cardiff return home for a Championship game against Millwall. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 18 goals have been conceded by Cardiff City in these games.

Head 2 Head

Cardiff City have put together a streak of 6 consecutive games without defeat (4-2-0) when facing Leeds.

The two teams involved faced each other previously this campaign: Cardiff City - Leeds United 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

LeedsR. Moreno Machado
R. Moreno Machado
10 goals
Leeds UnitedC. Summerville
C. Summerville
4 goals
Cardiff CityC. Robinson
C. Robinson
4 goals

Leeds United missing players

Cardiff City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Leeds United Cardiff City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   11 25
8 6   Won W   3 6
6 3   Drew D   2 8
11 4   Lost L   6 11
43 28   Scored S   9 23
45 22   Conceded C   16 31
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 88%
80% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 60%
72% 77%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 36%
44% 54%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 24%
24% 31%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 8%
72% 77%   BTTS BTTS   27% 44%
12% 15%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 24%
24% 15%   Failed to Score F T   64% 44%
 
5.6 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 5.2
4.6 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 4.8
2.2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 1.8
2 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
13.1 13.1   Shots (avg) S (   8 11.3
4.5 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 3
38% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 28%
 
12 11.5   Shots against (avg) S A   13 11.8
4.8 4.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.5 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 Arsenal 17 14 2 1 40 14 8 7 1 0 22 8 9 7 1 1 18 6 26 44
2 Manchester City 18 12 3 3 46 18 9 7 1 1 31 10 9 5 2 2 15 8 28 39
3 Manchester United 18 12 2 4 29 21 9 7 1 1 17 5 9 5 1 3 12 16 8 38
4 Newcastle United 18 9 8 1 32 11 9 5 4 0 17 5 9 4 4 1 15 6 21 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 Fulham 19 9 4 6 32 28 10 5 3 2 18 15 9 4 1 4 14 13 4 31
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 18 9 3 6 35 25 9 4 2 3 16 10 9 5 1 3 19 15 10 30
8 Brentford 19 7 8 4 32 28 10 5 4 1 20 10 9 2 4 3 12 18 4 29
9 Liverpool 18 8 4 6 34 25 9 6 2 1 23 9 9 2 2 5 11 16 9 28
10 Chelsea 18 7 4 7 21 21 8 4 2 2 12 7 10 3 2 5 9 14 0 25
11 Aston Villa 19 7 4 8 22 27 10 5 2 3 15 11 9 2 2 5 7 16 -5 25
12 Crystal Palace 17 6 4 7 17 25 9 4 1 4 10 15 8 2 3 3 7 10 -8 22
13 Nottingham Forest 19 5 5 9 15 34 10 4 3 3 13 12 9 1 2 6 2 22 -19 20
14 Leeds United 18 4 5 9 26 33 9 3 3 3 15 14 9 1 2 6 11 19 -7 17
15 Leicester City 19 5 2 12 26 33 9 2 2 5 9 10 10 3 0 7 17 23 -7 17
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 4 5 10 12 27 10 3 2 5 6 14 9 1 3 5 6 13 -15 17
17 AFC Bournemouth 19 4 4 11 18 41 9 3 2 4 9 10 10 1 2 7 9 31 -23 16
18 West Ham United 19 4 3 12 15 25 9 3 1 5 9 12 10 1 2 7 6 13 -10 15
19 Everton 19 3 6 10 15 26 10 2 2 6 9 14 9 1 4 4 6 12 -11 15
20 Southampton 19 4 3 12 17 34 9 1 3 5 9 16 10 3 0 7 8 18 -17 15
  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 27 17 8 2 53 25 14 10 4 0 30 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 28 59
2 Sheffield United 27 16 6 5 47 24 13 8 3 2 29 13 14 8 3 3 18 11 23 54
3 Watford 27 12 7 8 33 28 13 7 2 4 19 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 5 43
4 Middlesbrough 27 12 6 9 42 33 13 6 5 2 18 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 9 42
5 Blackburn Rovers 27 14 0 13 30 34 13 9 0 4 20 13 14 5 0 9 10 21 -4 42
6 West Bromwich Albion 27 11 8 8 37 28 14 6 4 4 20 14 13 5 4 4 17 14 9 41
7 Norwich City 27 11 6 10 36 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 13 6 2 5 17 13 7 39
8 Millwall 26 11 6 9 32 27 13 8 3 2 20 8 13 3 3 7 12 19 5 39
9 Luton Town 26 10 9 7 33 29 13 3 7 3 18 16 13 7 2 4 15 13 4 39
10 Sunderland 27 10 8 9 39 32 13 4 4 5 17 16 14 6 4 4 22 16 7 38
11 Swansea City 27 10 8 9 39 37 13 6 2 5 20 16 14 4 6 4 19 21 2 38
12 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 7 10 30 33 13 5 3 5 16 17 14 5 4 5 14 16 -3 37
13 Preston North End 27 10 7 10 24 30 14 3 4 7 8 18 13 7 3 3 16 12 -6 37
14 Reading 27 11 4 12 31 38 13 8 2 3 20 14 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 37
15 Coventry City 26 9 8 9 27 27 13 6 4 3 15 10 13 3 4 6 12 17 0 35
16 Hull City 27 9 7 11 33 43 14 4 3 7 14 23 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 34
17 Bristol City 27 8 8 11 36 37 14 5 3 6 18 16 13 3 5 5 18 21 -1 32
18 Birmingham City 27 8 8 11 29 33 14 4 5 5 17 16 13 4 3 6 12 17 -4 32
19 Rotherham United 27 7 9 11 32 39 13 5 4 4 24 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -7 30
20 Stoke City 27 8 6 13 29 37 13 3 3 7 13 18 14 5 3 6 16 19 -8 30
21 Cardiff City 27 7 8 12 21 30 14 4 5 5 11 12 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 29
22 Huddersfield Town 26 7 5 14 25 33 14 5 2 7 13 14 12 2 3 7 12 19 -8 26
23 Blackpool 27 6 8 13 28 40 13 3 3 7 14 19 14 3 5 6 14 21 -12 26
24 Wigan Athletic 27 6 7 14 27 47 14 2 3 9 11 28 13 4 4 5 16 19 -20 25

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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 Burnley 27 17 8 2 53 25 14 10 4 0 30 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 28 59
2 Sheffield United 27 16 6 5 47 24 13 8 3 2 29 13 14 8 3 3 18 11 23 54
3 Watford 27 12 7 8 33 28 13 7 2 4 19 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 5 43
4 Middlesbrough 27 12 6 9 42 33 13 6 5 2 18 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 9 42
5 Blackburn Rovers 27 14 0 13 30 34 13 9 0 4 20 13 14 5 0 9 10 21 -4 42
6 West Bromwich Albion 27 11 8 8 37 28 14 6 4 4 20 14 13 5 4 4 17 14 9 41
7 Norwich City 27 11 6 10 36 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 13 6 2 5 17 13 7 39
8 Millwall 26 11 6 9 32 27 13 8 3 2 20 8 13 3 3 7 12 19 5 39
9 Luton Town 26 10 9 7 33 29 13 3 7 3 18 16 13 7 2 4 15 13 4 39
10 Sunderland 27 10 8 9 39 32 13 4 4 5 17 16 14 6 4 4 22 16 7 38
11 Swansea City 27 10 8 9 39 37 13 6 2 5 20 16 14 4 6 4 19 21 2 38
12 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 7 10 30 33 13 5 3 5 16 17 14 5 4 5 14 16 -3 37
13 Preston North End 27 10 7 10 24 30 14 3 4 7 8 18 13 7 3 3 16 12 -6 37
14 Reading 27 11 4 12 31 38 13 8 2 3 20 14 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 37
15 Coventry City 26 9 8 9 27 27 13 6 4 3 15 10 13 3 4 6 12 17 0 35
16 Hull City 27 9 7 11 33 43 14 4 3 7 14 23 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 34
17 Bristol City 27 8 8 11 36 37 14 5 3 6 18 16 13 3 5 5 18 21 -1 32
18 Birmingham City 27 8 8 11 29 33 14 4 5 5 17 16 13 4 3 6 12 17 -4 32
19 Rotherham United 27 7 9 11 32 39 13 5 4 4 24 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -7 30
20 Stoke City 27 8 6 13 29 37 13 3 3 7 13 18 14 5 3 6 16 19 -8 30
21 Cardiff City 27 7 8 12 21 30 14 4 5 5 11 12 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 29
22 Huddersfield Town 26 7 5 14 25 33 14 5 2 7 13 14 12 2 3 7 12 19 -8 26
23 Blackpool 27 6 8 13 28 40 13 3 3 7 14 19 14 3 5 6 14 21 -12 26
24 Wigan Athletic 27 6 7 14 27 47 14 2 3 9 11 28 13 4 4 5 16 19 -20 25

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