MATCH THREAD: “ CARDIFF CITY v LEEDS UNITED “ MATCH THREAD

CARDIFF CITY v LEEDS UNITED
Saturday 13th January, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
Cardiff City Stadium 



Cardiff City:

Alnwick; Ng, McGuinness, Goutas, Collins; Siopis, Wintle, Ralls; Bowler, Etete, Grant.

Subs: Runarsson, Romeo, Sawyers, Meite, R. Colwill, Tanner, Rinomhota, Ashford.




Leeds sold their full allocation 3,213 fans to Cardiff / But they did enquire if they could have an extra 2,000 tickets.


Leeds have lost a lot of form lately in the League in last 6 games W 2 D1 Lost 3


PAY ON THE DAY CARDIFF CITY FANS

Updated:

Karlan Grant trained with us yesterday and today. So he will be OK for the weekend.





UPDATED:

Not good news on O’Dowda

O’Dowda coming back?

Bulut: “He was starting with us and then he got a small injury, because of the injury he had that can happen. It happened to him. Now it looks like six weeks (from today) until he’s back playing, hopefully March.”

“We are not lucky with this.”


O’Dowda has played only 6 games out of 30 League and Cup games



Ramsey latest:

Bulut: “Aaron about 10 days, he will then start training with the team. He is doing well. I hope he can continue then without any problems and he can be in the team.”

"These injuries are always on a small line - something can always happen that an injury again can finish the season for the players. Ramsey and O’Dowda are very important players for us. We can see it on the field, our xG dropped down a little bit (without them), those players helped us a lot in the offensive part. Our xG, creating chances dropped without these main players.

"The players have had to change, the system has changed. The players have done a really good job. After 26 games we are in ninth position and three points away from the play-offs. We cannot say it’s bad. It’s good work from the players, who have worked really hard and given a lot. We have to push and work hard until the end of the season.







TEAM NEWS:

Striker Grant is out injured.

Cardiff are without Ramsey & O’Dowda.

Ramsey and O’Dowda have played only 6 games this season out of 29 League and Cup games.


O’Dowda is expected back this month (January).

Ramsey will start light training this week.



The Opposition's Manager

Daniel Farke was appointed Leeds manager in July.

He is best known for his time at Norwich, twice getting them promoted to the Premier League.

Opposition Dangerous Players

Crysencio Summerville has twelve goals and six assists in the league this season, including scoring the equaliser against us at Elland Road.

Joel Piroe has nine league goals this season.

Head To Head 

We drew 2-2 at Leeds on the opening day of the season.

That was one of three draws in the lasts five meetings, with both teams each winning one.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Cardiff City: Alnwick, Ng, McGuinness, Goutas, Collins, Siopis, Wintle, Ralls, Colwill, Meite, Etete

Leeds United: Klaesson, Gray, Rodon, Cooper, Byram, Ampadu, Kamara, James, Summerville, Rutter, Bamford

Last Game

We lost at Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup. In our last league game, we won 2-1 at QPR.

Leeds won at Peterborough in the FA Cup. They thrashed Birmingham 3-0 in their last league game.

Match Odds

Cardiff City - 4/1
Leeds United - 4/6
Draw - 13/5

Predictions

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Leeds sold their full allocation 3,213 fans to Cardiff / But they did enquire if they could have an extra 2,000 tickets.



CARDIFF FANS:

Let’s fill our ends / Tickets on Sale now / Great value


A Saturday and not on Sky TV.


Saturday 13th January Leeds United (h)


CARDIFF ARE 3PTS OFF THE PLAY-OFFS

Surely without a doubt a 25,000 plus crowd.

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TEAM NEWS:

Striker Grant is out injured.

Cardiff are without Ramsey & O’Dowda.

Ramsey and O’Dowda have played only 6 games this season out of 29 League and Cup games.


O’Dowda is expected back this month (January).

Ramsey will start light training this week.

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04/11/2023 Stoke City 0 Cardiff City 0 Crowd 23,089 Away Support 1,723

11/11/2023 Cardiff City 2 Norwich City 3 Crowd 21,271 Away Support 860






25/11/2023 Preston North End 1 Cardiff City 2 Crowd 14,593 (789 Cardiff City fans)


28/11/2023 Cardiff City 0 West Bromwich Albion 1 Crowd 18,248 ( Away Support 1,049 )


02/12/2023 Southampton 2 Cardiff City 0 Crowd : 28,659 Away Support ( Away Support )

09/12/2023 Cardiff City 1 Millwall 0 Crowd 19,421 Away Support ( 835 )

13/12/2023 Cardiff City 0 Birmingham City 1 Crowd 17,669 Away Support ( 1,098 )



16/12/2023 Hull City 3 Cardiff City 0 Crowd 20,352 Away Support ( 380 )

23/12/2023 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Cardiff City 2 Crowd 26,009 Away Support ( 854 )

26/12/2023 Cardiff City 2 Plymouth Argyle 2 Crowd 23,983 Away Support ( 2,690 )


29/12/2023 Cardiff City 0 Leicester City 2Crowd 24,650 Away Support (3,211 )



01/01/2024 15:00 Queens Park Rangers 1 Cardiff City 2 Crowd 16,849 Away Support ( 1,305)


6th Jan FA CUP 3rd Sheffield Wednesday 4 Cardiff City 0 Crowd 10,955 Away Support (411)

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Leeds have lost a lot of form lately in the League in last 6 games W 2 D1 Lost 3

PAY ON THE DAY CARDIFF CITY FANS

City will beat Leeds, they ain’t that good

2-1 City

AND ITS PAY ON THE DAY FOR CARDIFF FANS

CARDIFF CITY v LEEDS UNITED THIS SATURDAY 3PM / NOT Live on Sky.


Leeds have sold over 3,200 tickets

The middle section of the red stand has been opened for the Leeds game

Tickets are great value.


CARDIFF CITY ARE EXPECTING UP TO A 28,000 CROWD

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Is bulut back from illness or have we got his clueless sidekick in charge for his 2nd game ?

Leeds United players past and present have been taking to social media following Luke Ayling’s Elland Road departure. After struggling for game time under Daniel Farke this season, the club’s vice-captain has been allowed to join Middlesbrough on loan until the end of the season.

With his contract at the club due to expire this summer, the move ensures he has played his last game for the club, bringing an end to his seven-and-a-half-year stint in West Yorkshire. The 32-year-old has achieved club legend status for his efforts in white during that time with his role during the club’s promotion season of 2019-20 being considered absolutely pivotal.

Leeds United players past and present have been taking to social media following Luke Ayling’s Elland Road departure. After struggling for game time under Daniel Farke this season, the club’s vice-captain has been allowed to join Middlesbrough on loan until the end of the season.

With his contract at the club due to expire this summer, the move ensures he has played his last game for the club, bringing an end to his seven-and-a-half-year stint in West Yorkshire. The 32-year-old has achieved club legend status for his efforts in white during that time with his role during the club’s promotion season of 2019-20 being considered absolutely pivotal.

I'd love him to have come to us, Luke Ayling...

I will be delighted if we get a draw from this game.

Leeds have got their act together since coming down from the Premier, a bit like Southampton.

Not good news on O’Dowda

O’Dowda coming back?

Bulut: “He was starting with us and then he got a small injury, because of the injury he had that can happen. It happened to him. Now it looks like six weeks (from today) until he’s back playing, hopefully March.”

“We are not lucky with this.”


O’Dowda has played only 6 games out of 30 League and Cup games

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Ramsey latest:


Bulut: “Aaron about 10 days, he will then start training with the team. He is doing well. I hope he can continue then without any problems and he can be in the team.”

"These injuries are always on a small line - something can always happen that an injury again can finish the season for the players. Ramsey and O’Dowda are very important players for us. We can see it on the field, our xG dropped down a little bit (without them), those players helped us a lot in the offensive part. Our xG, creating chances dropped without these main players.

"The players have had to change, the system has changed. The players have done a really good job. After 26 games we are in ninth position and three points away from the play-offs. We cannot say it’s bad. It’s good work from the players, who have worked really hard and given a lot. We have to push and work hard until the end of the season.

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Was really looking forward to seeing the three new signings in this game but it’s not to be just yet.Still think we’ll get something out of the game tho.2-2

Erol Bulut insists his Cardiff City side will play with no fear this weekend as they welcome Leeds United to South Wales. The Bluebirds have struggled for consistency in the Championship of late, picking up just three wins in their last nine league.

However, after their win over QPR on New Year's Day, they sit ninth in the league table and they know a win over Leeds would be enough to carry them to the brink of the play-off picture. The Welsh outfit will take confidence from their win in west London last time out, while they'll also be keen to look back to the opening day of the season when they picked up a point against the Whites at Elland Road.

Leeds needed a stoppage time equaliser from Crysencio Summerville to save themselves from an embarrassing opening day defeat on that occasion and Bulut believes his side can take plenty from that contest.

"It will be a tough game against Leeds, we know about their quality, but of course we will not hide on Saturday," he said during his pre-match press conference on Thursday, as per Wales Online. "We will try to give our best on the field to get the points for us.

Erol Bulut:

Karlan Grant trained with us yesterday and today. So he will be OK for the weekend.

Farke has received a boost with goalkeeper Illan Meslier set to return after a three-match ban for his red card in the 2-1 Boxing Day defeat to Preston, while Sam Byram, Joe Gelhardt and Ian Poveda, who's been ill, are all expected to make the trip across the Welsh border.

Cooper joins Struijk on sidelines -

The bad news for Farke is that he's looking somewhat light at centre-back, with Pascal Struijk set to miss a third consecutive game and Liam Cooper now considered a "major doubt".

Phil Hay reports that Cooper missed training on Friday because of a groin problem, and his manager consequently expects to be without him against the Bluebirds.

Just shows:

Coventry 3 Leicester City 1

Cardiff City:

Alnwick; Ng, McGuinness, Goutas, Collins; Siopis, Wintle, Ralls; Bowler, Etete, Grant.

Subs: Runarsson, Romeo, Sawyers, Meite, R. Colwill, Tanner, Rinomhota, Ashford.

Bluebirds

Top tier red empty

We need creative midfielder and strikers , there's no onecto hold the ball up

Cardiff cut open there by one ball around Goutas. Bamford latches on to it but whips his shot way wide of the post.

GOAL! LEEDS!

Poor decending from the Bluebirds who have allowed Leeds to come on to them way too much

LATEST SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 1 LEEDS UNITED (13 mins)

Leeds 1nil

Too bloody easy again. Boys against men.

It was a matter of time. Barely touched the ball. Embarrassing that we are just chasing shadows

Erol Bulut has got to wake up and stop starting games so negatively. 15 mins gone, we have not got out of our half and we find ourselves 1-0 down at home again.

Playing Siopis, Wintle and Ralls together is just criminal.

Alnwick kept us in it after cock up by Ng.

The game percentage for Leeds must be quite high at the moment but when we do have tge ball it's very wasteful...

LATEST SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 1 LEEDS UNITED (20 mins)