Cardiff vs Leicester: result 4-4 and analysis
League Cup3rd RoundKick-off on September 21, 2011 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd
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What was the result of Cardiff vs Leicester?
Cardiff and Leicester drew 4-4 on September 21, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 33′D. CowieCardiff
- 40′S. HowardLeicester
- 66′Lloyd DyerLeicester
- 82′Rudy GestedeCardiff
Official lineup for Cardiff vs Leicester
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cardiff
- 1D. Marshall
- 10R. Earnshaw
- 15Rudy Gestede
- 20J. Mason
- 4F. Kiss
- 8D. Cowie
- 37S. McPhail
- 3Andrew Taylor
- 12Dekel Keinan
- 14Paul Quinn
- 23D. Blake
Leicester
- 9S. Howard
- 11Lloyd Dyer
- 17Michael Johnson
- 18Franck Moussa
- 23Neil Danns
- 27J. Schlupp
- 4John Paintsil
- 5Matt Mills
- 12S. St. Ledger
- 16M. Ball
- 21C. Weale
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 9 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat; Leicester have 5, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2011 | Blackpool(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Sep 10, 2011 | Doncaster(home) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Aug 27, 2011 | Portsmouth(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 23, 2011 | Huddersfield(home) | 5-3 | League Cup |
| Aug 20, 2011 | Burnley(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2011 | Brighton(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Sep 10, 2011 | Barnsley(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 27, 2011 | Southampton(home) | 3-2 | Championship |
| Aug 23, 2011 | Bury(away) | 4-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 20, 2011 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Cardiff score 2.0 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 9; Leicester score 1.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2 | 7/9 | 4/9 |
| Leicester | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2 | 6/9 | 5/9 |
Over the last 9 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy