Championship

Championship | Gameweek 3

Aug 19, 2023 at 3pm UK

King Power Stadium

Leicester
2 - 1
Cardiff

Marcal-Madivadua (36'), Casadei (90+2')
Mavididi (5')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Ramsey (45+1')
Ramsey (19'), Goutas (57'), Collins (87'), Simpson (90+1'), Romeo (90+4')
Romeo (90+6')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Leicester City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Huddersfield 0-1 Leicester
Saturday, August 12 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Cardiff City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Cardiff 1-2 QPR
Saturday, August 12 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Leicester City 2-0 Cardiff City

Cardiff will feel that they can play with a certain level of freedom against opponents who have been tipped to win the league. Nevertheless, that is unlikely to change the end result, the Foxes likely to come through this match in comfortable fashion. Read more.

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 46.46%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 27.95% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.23%) and 2-0 (8.27%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
Leicester City	Draw	Cardiff City
46.46% ( -1.62)	25.59% ( -0.11)	27.95% ( 1.73)

Both teams to score 52.48% (

1.66)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.97% (

1.53)

51.03% (

-1.53)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.1% (

1.33)

72.89% (

-1.33)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.04% (

-0.08)

21.95% (

0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.76% (

-0.13)

55.24% (

0.13)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.25% (

2.19)

32.75% (

-2.2)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.69% (

2.38)

69.31% (

-2.38)

Score Analysis

Leicester City 46.46%

Cardiff City 27.95%

Draw 25.58%

Leicester City	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 10.9% ( -0.71) 2-1 @ 9.23% ( -0.06) 2-0 @ 8.27% ( -0.57) 3-1 @ 4.66% ( -0.04) 3-0 @ 4.18% ( -0.3) 3-2 @ 2.6% ( 0.13) 4-1 @ 1.77% ( -0.02) 4-0 @ 1.58% ( -0.12) 4-2 @ 0.99% ( 0.05) Other @ 2.29% Total : 46.46%	1-1 @ 12.16% ( -0.05) 0-0 @ 7.19% ( -0.45) 2-2 @ 5.15% ( 0.27) 3-3 @ 0.97% ( 0.1) Other @ 0.11% Total : 25.58%	0-1 @ 8.03% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 6.79% ( 0.37) 0-2 @ 4.48% ( 0.26) 1-3 @ 2.53% ( 0.28) 2-3 @ 1.92% ( 0.21) 0-3 @ 1.67% ( 0.19) Other @ 2.54% Total : 27.95%