Championship

Championship | Gameweek 25

Dec 29, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
0 - 2
Leicester

Ralls (47')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Dewsbury-Hall (18'), Justin (55')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Cardiff City

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 2-2 Plymouth
Tuesday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Leicester City

All competitions

Last Game: Ipswich 1-1 Leicester
Tuesday, December 26 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 46.39%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 28.64% and a draw had a probability of 25%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.3%) and 0-2 (7.87%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (7.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.82%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Leicester City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Leicester City.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Leicester City
28.64% ( 0)	24.97%	46.39% ( -0)

Both teams to score 54.94%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.96% (

-0)

48.04%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.79% (

-0)

70.21% (

-0)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.32% (

30.68% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.07%

66.93% (

-0)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.25% (

-0)

20.75% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.62% (

-0)

53.38%

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 28.64%

Leicester City 46.4%

Draw 24.96%

Cardiff City	Draw	Leicester City
1-0 @ 7.52% ( 0) 2-1 @ 6.99% 2-0 @ 4.44% 3-1 @ 2.75% 3-2 @ 2.16% 3-0 @ 1.75% Other @ 3.02% Total : 28.64%	1-1 @ 11.82% 0-0 @ 6.37% 2-2 @ 5.5% 3-3 @ 1.14% Other @ 0.14% Total : 24.96%	0-1 @ 10.01% 1-2 @ 9.3% 0-2 @ 7.87% ( -0) 1-3 @ 4.88% 0-3 @ 4.13% 2-3 @ 2.88% 1-4 @ 1.92% 0-4 @ 1.62% 2-4 @ 1.13% Other @ 2.65% Total : 46.4%