Leeds United vs Cardiff City Prediction: An easy win for the hosts

League leaders, Leeds United hope to bounce back to winning ways when they welcome Cardiff City to Elland Road on Saturday. The visitors have seen just one win on the road this season. Can they get the second here? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Leeds United

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Leeds United were held to a goalless draw in their las game against Burnley. The game was their first in 12 outings, where they failed to find the back of the net. Regardless, they are unbeaten in their last 12 games in all competitions and are unbeaten in 14 of their 15 home games this season. They sit first in the Championship with 60 points in 29 games, scoring 53 goals and conceding 19. They have scored the most goals in the league this season and have the second best defensive record. However, Patrick Bamford (hamstring) and Pascal Struijk (hamstring) are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Cardiff City

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Cardiff City secured a 2-1 win over Derby County in their last game. Callum Robinson scored the first goal of the game in the 62nd minute, before Anwar El Ghazi doubled the lead in the 64th minute. Derby got a consolation goal six minutes later. Cardiff remain unbeaten in their last eight games and their last four on the road. They sit 18th on the table with 31 points in 29 games, scoring 33 goals and conceding 44. However, Aaron Ramsey, David Turnbull, and Ollie Tanner are ruled out of this game.

Possible Starting 11

Leeds United — Illan Meslier, Jayden Bogle, Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu, Sam Byram, Ao Tanaka, Ilia Gruev, Daniel James, Brenden Aaronson, Manor Solomon, Joël Piroe.

Cardiff City — Jak Alnwick, Andy Rinomhota, Dimitrios Goutas, Jesper Daland, Perry Ng, Joe Ralls, Calum Chambers, Anwar El Ghazi, Alexander Robertson, Chris Willock, Callum Robinson.

Interesting Facts

• Leeds have scored the highest number of goals (53) in the Championship this season.
• Cardiff have secured just one away win this season.
• Leeds are unbeaten in their last five games against Cardiff, winning two.

Expert Betting Tips

Leeds United seem to be running away with the title, though they were held to a goalless draw in their last game. They are good offensively and defensively, which is why they sit at the top of the table. Moreover, they are just two points ahead of Sheffield United, and they won’t want to drop a point in this game to keep their aspiration alive. With this, I expect them to get the win right from the first 45 minutes of the game and also keep a clean sheet.

Our prediction for the match is to see at least one team keep a clean sheet (BTTS-NO) for odds of 1.62 at Betway.

Our second prediction is for the game to see more than two goals (Over 2.5) for odds of 1.73 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is for Leeds to win in the first half for odds of 1.70 at 1xbet.