Leeds vs Cardiff

6 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Liam Cooper 49’
  • Crysencio Summerville 90+5’
  • Josh Bowler 23’
  • Ike Ugbo 39’

Match summary

The points were shared as Leeds and Cardiff drew 2-2. Cardiff led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Josh Bowler put Cardiff ahead in the 23rd minute and Ike Ugbo made it 0-2 in the 39th minute. In the second half, Liam Cooper pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 49th minute and Crysencio Summerville equalised in stoppage time.

Leeds had the better of the chances, with 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Cardiff's 1.34 from 7.

Match stats

Leeds Cardiff
25 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 2
10 Corners 0
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.77 xG 1.34
1.77 Non-penalty xG 1.34

Key events

Leeds Cardiff
Kick-off
23’
Josh Bowler0-1 (Cardiff)
39’
Ike Ugbo0-2 (Cardiff)
Half-time0-2
Liam Cooper1-2 (Leeds)
49’
Crysencio Summerville2-2 (Leeds)
90+5’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Leeds
  • Ethan Ampadu
  • Crysencio Summerville
Cardiff
  • Yakou Méïté

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.77 1.34 23’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), 0-1 23’ 39’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), 0-2 39’ 49’ Liam Cooper (Leeds), 1-2 49’ 90+5’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), 2-2 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.77 1.34 23’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), 0-1 Bowler 23’ 39’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), 0-2 Ugbo 39’ 49’ Liam Cooper (Leeds), 1-2 Cooper 49’ 90+5’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), 2-2 Summerville 90+5’
Leeds 1.77 xGCardiff 1.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Leeds attacking 
39’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 53’ Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 23’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 23’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 16’ Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 17’ Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 19’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+5’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 49’ Liam Cooper (Leeds), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 43’ Pascal Struijk (Leeds), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 39’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Charlie Cresswell (Leeds), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Archie Gray (Leeds), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Sam Byram (Leeds), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Sam Byram (Leeds), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Charlie Cresswell (Leeds), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+7’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Sam Byram (Leeds), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Ian Poveda (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Archie Gray (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Ethan Ampadu (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Luis Sinisterra (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Luke Ayling (Leeds), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Sam Byram (Leeds), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 53’ Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 23’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 23’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 16’ Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 19’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 17’ Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+5’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 49’ Liam Cooper (Leeds), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 43’ Pascal Struijk (Leeds), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 39’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Charlie Cresswell (Leeds), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Archie Gray (Leeds), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Sam Byram (Leeds), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Sam Byram (Leeds), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Charlie Cresswell (Leeds), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+7’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Sam Byram (Leeds), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Ian Poveda (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Archie Gray (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Luke Ayling (Leeds), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Ethan Ampadu (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Luis Sinisterra (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Sam Byram (Leeds), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Liam Cooper Taken off
53′ 1 – 1 0.10 – – –
Leo Fuhr Hjelde Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Archie Gray Taken off
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
90′ 1 – 5 0.41 – –
Luis Sinisterra
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Daniel James Taken off
82′ – – 3 0.08 – – –
Wilfried Gnonto Taken off
82′ – – 3 0.62 – – –
Sam Byram Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 4 0.16 – – –
Charlie Cresswell Came on as a substitute
37′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Joe Gelhardt Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Ian Poveda Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
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

Leeds win 65% Avg odds 1.46
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.58
Cardiff win 14% Avg odds 6.73

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

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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.