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Championship | Gameweek 3
Aug 19, 2023 at 3pm UK
King Power Stadium
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Leicester
2 - 1
Cardiff

Marcal-Madivadua (36'), Casadei (90+2')
Mavididi (5')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Ramsey (45+1')
Ramsey (19'), Goutas (57'), Collins (87'), Simpson (90+1'), Romeo (90+4')
Romeo (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Leicester City and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Cardiff 1-2 QPR
Saturday, August 12 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Leicester City 2-0 Cardiff City

Cardiff will feel that they can play with a certain level of freedom against opponents who have been tipped to win the league. Nevertheless, that is unlikely to change the end result, the Foxes likely to come through this match in comfortable fashion. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 46.46%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 27.95% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.23%) and 2-0 (8.27%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
Leicester CityDrawCardiff City
46.46% (-1.619 -1.62) 25.59% (-0.111 -0.11) 27.95% (1.729 1.73)
Both teams to score 52.48% (1.657 1.66)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.97% (1.53 1.53)51.03% (-1.532 -1.53)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.1% (1.327 1.33)72.89% (-1.328 -1.33)
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.04% (-0.084999999999994 -0.08)21.95% (0.084000000000003 0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.76% (-0.131 -0.13)55.24% (0.129 0.13)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.25% (2.193 2.19)32.75% (-2.195 -2.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.69% (2.377 2.38)69.31% (-2.38 -2.38)
Score Analysis
    Leicester City 46.46%
    Cardiff City 27.95%
    Draw 25.58%
Leicester CityDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 10.9% (-0.71 -0.71)
2-1 @ 9.23% (-0.056999999999999 -0.06)
2-0 @ 8.27% (-0.565 -0.57)
3-1 @ 4.66% (-0.040999999999999 -0.04)
3-0 @ 4.18% (-0.297 -0.3)
3-2 @ 2.6% (0.129 0.13)
4-1 @ 1.77% (-0.02 -0.02)
4-0 @ 1.58% (-0.117 -0.12)
4-2 @ 0.99% (0.047 0.05)
Other @ 2.29%
Total : 46.46%
1-1 @ 12.16% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
0-0 @ 7.19% (-0.452 -0.45)
2-2 @ 5.15% (0.269 0.27)
3-3 @ 0.97% (0.101 0.1)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 25.58%
0-1 @ 8.03% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-2 @ 6.79% (0.371 0.37)
0-2 @ 4.48% (0.255 0.26)
1-3 @ 2.53% (0.277 0.28)
2-3 @ 1.92% (0.206 0.21)
0-3 @ 1.67% (0.187 0.19)
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 27.95%

How you voted: Leicester vs Cardiff

Leicester City
81.1%
Draw
10.8%
Cardiff City
8.1%
37
Head to Head
Dec 29, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 20
Leicester
0-1
Cardiff
Camarasa (90')
Etheridge (53'), Morrison (90')
Nov 3, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 11
Cardiff
0-1
Leicester

Arter (45'), Hoilett (81')
Gray (55')
Pereira (33'), Gray (55')
Mar 12, 2013 7.45pm
Cardiff
1-1
Leicester
Gestede (90')
Noone (27'), Nugent (66')
Keane (72')
Nugent (11'), St. Ledger (20'), Keane (80')
Feb 11, 2012 3pm
Leicester
2-1
Cardiff
Gallagher (71', 41' pen.)
Whittingham (77' pen.)
Cowie (70')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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