Match summary
Before kickoff, Leicester City (1st, 59 pts) were 25 points ahead of Cardiff City (10th, 34 pts).
Cardiff City vs Leicester City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Cardiff City2W 1D 2L
Cardiff CityLeicester City
7Pointsof 1513
5Goals scored14
7Goals conceded5
1Clean sheets2
2Scored in a row8
2Unbeaten in a row8
1Without a win1
4Conceded in a row1
Head to head16 meetings · Sep 2005 – Aug 2023
- Cardiff City wins
- 7
- Draws
- 3
- Leicester City wins
- 6
2.31goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
44%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsCardiff City 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipLeicester City2-1Cardiff City
- Premier LeagueLeicester City0-1Cardiff City
- Premier LeagueCardiff City0-1Leicester City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-1Leicester City
- ChampionshipLeicester City0-1Cardiff City
Show all 16 meetings
- ChampionshipLeicester City2-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-0Leicester City
- Carabao CupCardiff City2-2Leicester City
- ChampionshipCardiff City2-0Leicester City
- ChampionshipLeicester City2-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City2-3Leicester City
- ChampionshipLeicester City0-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City2-1Leicester City
- ChampionshipLeicester City1-0Cardiff City
- FA CupCardiff City4-2Leicester City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-0Leicester City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 289 earlier results
Cardiff CityLeicester City
#10Position#1
34Points24 v 24 games59
+2Goal difference+31
1.33Scored per gameleague avg 1.382
1.25Conceded per game0.71
#8Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Cardiff CityLeicester City
- 82'Substitution · Leicester City · Thomas Cannon · InOut: Patson Daka
- 69'Substitution · Leicester City · Cesare Casadei · InOut: Wilfred Ndidi
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Callum Robinson · InOut: Kion Etete66'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Rubin Colwill · InOut: Joe Ralls60'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Ollie Tanner · InOut: Josh Bowler60'
- 55'Goal · Leicester City · James Justin0-2
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Joe Ralls47'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Yakou Méïté · InOut: Karlan Grant40'
- 18'Goal · Leicester City · Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Cardiff CityLeicester City
36%Ball Possession64%
10Shots Total9
2Shots On Target4
5Corners2
11Fouls7
1Yellow Cards0
1Offsides1
1Saves2
392Passes722
3Shots Off Target4
82Attacks126
30Dangerous Attacks33
5Shots Inside Box7
5Shots Outside Box2
0Goals2
5Shots Blocked1
4Substitutions2
0Hit Woodwork2
13Tackles18
0Assists2
325Accurate Passes654
0Red Cards0
0Ball Safe0
3Injuries3
17Total Crosses7
2Accurate Crosses3
6Interceptions10
40Duels Won43
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-3-3 · 3-4-2-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perry Ng DF | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(73%) | 4 | 11/16 |
| 7.1 | 30' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 16(75%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 65(83%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(95%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 41(90%) | 1 | 3/4 | |
| 7.0 | 50' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 8(63%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
| 7.0 | 30' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 20(85%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.8 | 66' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 7(71%) | - | 3/8 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 48(92%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 6.6 | 60' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 29(90%) | 1 | 1/5 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(74%) | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 60' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(100%) | 1 | 3/8 | |
| 6.4 | 40' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(77%) | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(71%) | 2 | 4/11 | |
| 6.4 | 24' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(50%) | - | 0/3 |
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