Cardiff vs Leicester

29 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Busby

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 18’
  • James Justin 55’

Match summary

Leicester beat Cardiff 2-0 on the road. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall put Leicester ahead in the 18th minute and James Justin made it 0-2 in the 55th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 1.71 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Cardiff's 0.42 from 10.

Match stats

Cardiff Leicester
10 Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.42 xG 1.71
0.42 Non-penalty xG 1.71

Key events

Cardiff Leicester
Kick-off
18’
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall0-1 (Leicester)
Half-time0-1
55’
James Justin0-2 (Leicester)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cardiff
  • Joe Ralls

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.42 1.71 18’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), 0-1 18’ 55’ James Justin (Leicester), 0-2 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.42 1.71 18’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), 0-1 Dewsbury-Hall 18’ 55’ James Justin (Leicester), 0-2 Justin 55’
Cardiff 0.42 xGLeicester 1.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Cardiff attacking 
73’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 18’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 14’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 36’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 58’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 90’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 85’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 85’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+6’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ James Justin (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 73’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 76’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 18’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 14’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 36’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 58’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 90’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 85’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 85’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+6’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ James Justin (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 76’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Jak Alnwick
90′ – – – – – – –
Perry Ng
90′ – – – – – – –
Dimitris Goutas
90′ – – – – – – –
Mark McGuinness
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Jamilu Collins
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Wintle
90′ – – – – – – –
Manolis Siopis
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Joe Ralls Taken off
60′ – – 2 0.08 – –
Josh Bowler Taken off
60′ – – – – – – –
Kion Etete Taken off
66′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Karlan Grant Taken off
40′ – – – – – – –
Yakou Méïté Came on as a substitute
50′ – – 3 0.15 – – –
Ollie Tanner Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Rubin Colwill Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 16% Avg odds 5.85
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.01
Leicester win 60% Avg odds 1.59

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cardiff WLLWD
Leicester WWWWD

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.