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Leeds vs Cardiff: result 3-3 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 22Kick-off on December 14, 2019 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Elland Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Leeds
3-3
Cardiff

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What was the result of Leeds vs Cardiff?

Leeds and Cardiff drew 3-3 on December 14, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 6′Hélder CostaLeeds
  • 8′P. BamfordLeeds
  • 52′P. BamfordLeeds (pen.)
  • 60′Lee TomlinCardiff
  • 82′S. MorrisonCardiff
  • 88′R. GlatzelCardiff

Official lineup for Leeds vs Cardiff

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Leeds

4-1-4-1
  1. 9P. Bamford
  1. 17Hélder Costa
  2. 22J. Harrison
  3. 23K. Phillips
  4. 15S. Dallas
  1. 43M. Klich
  1. 19Pablo Hernández
  2. 5B. White
  3. 2L. Ayling
  4. 28G. Berardi
  1. 13Kiko Casilla

Cardiff

4-4-2
  1. 19N. Mendez-Laing
  2. 23D. Ward
  1. 17Lee Tomlin
  2. 6W. Vaulks
  3. 8J. Ralls
  4. 15M. Pack
  1. 5A. Flint
  2. 3J. Bennett
  3. 4S. Morrison
  4. 2L. Peltier
  1. 1N. Etheridge
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Leeds have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Cardiff have 6, 5 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Leeds
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 10, 2019Hull City(home)2-0Championship
Dec 7, 2019Huddersfield(away)2-0Championship
Nov 30, 2019Middlesbrough(home)4-0Championship
Nov 26, 2019Reading(away)1-0Championship
Nov 23, 2019Luton(away)2-1Championship
Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 11, 2019Brentford(away)1-2Championship
Dec 7, 2019Barnsley(home)3-2Championship
Nov 30, 2019Nottingham Forest(away)1-0Championship
Nov 26, 2019Stoke City(home)1-0Championship
Nov 23, 2019Charlton(away)2-2Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Leeds wins, 0 draws, 3 Cardiff wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 3, 2018Leeds 1-4 CardiffChampionship
Sep 26, 2017Cardiff 3-1 LeedsChampionship
Feb 11, 2017Leeds 0-2 CardiffChampionship
Sep 17, 2016Cardiff 0-2 LeedsChampionship
Mar 8, 2016Cardiff 0-2 LeedsChampionship
Nov 3, 2015Leeds 1-0 CardiffChampionship

Last archived meeting: Leeds vs Cardiff on Feb 3, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Leeds score 1.5 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 1.6 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Leeds1.50.595/154/15
Cardiff1.61.349/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
18Cardiff10244161510

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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

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