Championship

Championship | Gameweek 1

Aug 6, 2023 at 2.30pm UK

Elland Road

Leeds
2 - 2
Cardiff

Cooper (49'), Summerville (90+5')
Ampadu (90+3'), Summerville (90+6')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Bowler (23'), Ugbo (39')
Meite (70')

The Match

Match Report

Leeds United earn a comeback 2-2 draw with Cardiff City in Sunday's Championship opener at Elland Road.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Leeds United and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Leeds United

All competitions

Last Game: Hearts 0-1 Leeds
Sunday, July 30 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1

Goals
for

Cardiff City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Wycombe 0-0 Cardiff
Saturday, July 29 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1

Goals
for

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 Leeds United win with a probability of 40.04%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 33.25% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leeds United win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.5%) and 2-0 (7.11%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (9.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.69%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.

Result
Leeds United	Draw	Cardiff City
40.04% ( -0.02)	26.71% ( 0.15)	33.25% ( -0.13)

Both teams to score 51.46% (

-0.5)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.49% (

-0.63)

53.51% (

0.63)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.97% (

-0.53)

75.02% (

0.53)

Leeds United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.78% (

-0.3)

26.21% (

0.3)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.69% (

-0.4)

61.31% (

0.4)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.74% (

-0.4)

30.26% (

0.4)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.56% (

-0.48)

66.43% (

0.48)

Score Analysis

Leeds United 40.04%

Cardiff City 33.25%

Draw 26.7%

Leeds United	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 10.62% ( 0.17) 2-1 @ 8.5% ( -0.03) 2-0 @ 7.11% ( 0.06) 3-1 @ 3.79% ( -0.04) 3-0 @ 3.17% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.27% ( -0.05) 4-1 @ 1.27% ( -0.03) 4-0 @ 1.06% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.25% Total : 40.04%	1-1 @ 12.69% ( 0.06) 0-0 @ 7.93% ( 0.19) 2-2 @ 5.08% ( -0.07) 3-3 @ 0.9% ( -0.03) Other @ 0.1% Total : 26.7%	0-1 @ 9.48% ( 0.13) 1-2 @ 7.59% ( -0.04) 0-2 @ 5.67% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 3.02% ( -0.05) 0-3 @ 2.26% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 2.02% ( -0.05) 1-4 @ 0.9% ( -0.03) Other @ 2.3% Total : 33.25%