Leicester vs Cardiff: result 0-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 23Kick-off on December 22, 2012 at 03:00 PM (UTC)King Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire
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What was the result of Leicester vs Cardiff?
Cardiff won 0-1 on December 22, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 25′Craig BellamyCardiff
Official lineup for Leicester vs Cardiff
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Leicester
- 9J. Vardy
- 35D. Nugent
- 4Daniel Noel Drinkwater
- 10A. King
- 11Lloyd Dyer
- 24A. Knockaert
- 2R. De Laet
- 3P. Konchesky
- 5W. Morgan
- 6Zak Whitbread
- 1K. Schmeichel
Cardiff
- 1D. Marshall
- 22Heiðar Helguson
- 39Craig Bellamy
- 7Peter Whittingham
- 11C. Conway
- 13Kim Bo-Kyung
- 18J. Mutch
- 3Andrew Taylor
- 5M. Hudson
- 6Ben Howard Turner
- 12Matthew Connolly
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Leicester have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Cardiff have 10, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2012 | Millwall(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Dec 8, 2012 | Barnsley(home) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Dec 1, 2012 | Derby(home) | 4-1 | Championship |
| Nov 27, 2012 | Leeds(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Nov 24, 2012 | Sheffield Wednesday(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2012 | Peterborough(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Dec 7, 2012 | Blackburn(away) | 4-1 | Championship |
| Dec 2, 2012 | Sheffield Wednesday(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Nov 27, 2012 | Derby(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Nov 24, 2012 | Barnsley(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Leicester win, 2 draws, 0 Cardiff wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2012 | Leicester 2-1 Cardiff | Championship |
| Sep 25, 2011 | Cardiff 0-0 Leicester | Championship |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Cardiff 4-4 Leicester | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Leicester score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 2.1 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 1.7 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Cardiff | 2.1 | 1.3 | 4 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Cardiff | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
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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