CARDIFF. Leicester City had a surprising win over Cardiff City with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Dewsbury-Hall (18′) and a goal from J. Justin (55′). Leicester City was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 24,656 spectators. The referee was John Busby with the assistance of Richard Wild and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Oliver Langford. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.36 degrees Celsius or 47.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 2 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 82 Attack 126
- 30 Dangerous attack 33
- 74 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Leicester City had a superior ball possession 64% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City had a more offensive attitude with 33 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leicester City won the contest.
Cardiff City shot 10 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 1 yellow card (Joe Ralls). On the opposite side, Leicester City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cardiff City stays with 34 points like Coventry City and Norwich City to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Leicester City will has 62 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away against Queens Park Rangers on the 1st of January with a 15-6 head to head stats in favor of Queens Park Rangers (6 draws).
Leicester City will host Huddersfield Town on the 1st of January with a 10-1 head to head stats in favor of Leicester City (2 draws).
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
60'
47'
Cardiff City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Erol Bulut decided to play with the following team: Jak Alnwick , Perry Ng , Dimitrios Goutas , Mark McGuinness , Jamilu Collins , Ryan Wintle , Manolis Siopis , Joe Ralls , Josh Bowler , Kion Etete and Karlan Grant .
The home team had on the bench: Yakou Méïté , Callum Robinson , Mahlon Romeo, Ebou Adams, Jonathan Panzo, Rubin Colwill , Ollie Tanner , Andy Rinomhota and Matthew Turner.
Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of Yakou Méïté (injured) and Callum Robinson (injured).
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 4 changes: Joe Ralls for Rubin Colwill (60′), Josh Bowler for Ollie Tanner (60′), Karlan Grant for Yakou Méïté (40′) and Kion Etete for Callum Robinson (66′).
Player of the match: Rubin Colwill
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Rubin Colwill.
His rating is with 16 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was fantastic also because he began the encounter from the bench before entering in the 60′.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
55'
Leicester City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Enzo Maresca played with: Mads Hermansen , Hamza Choudhury , Wout Faes , Jannik Vestergaard , James Justin , Wilfred Ndidi , Harry Winks , Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Stephy Mavididi and Patson Daka .
These were the players on the bench: Ricardo Pereira, Conor Coady, Callum Doyle, Cesare Casadei , Harry Souttar, Thomas Cannon , Yunus Akgün, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua and Jakub Stolarczyk.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 2 changes: Patson Daka for Thomas Cannon (82′) and Wilfred Ndidi for Cesare Casadei (69′).
Player of the match: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Abdul Fatawu Issahaku even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Leeds United – 1-0
- Watford – Stoke City – 1-1
- Southampton – Plymouth Argyle – 2-1
- Rotherham United – Sunderland – 1-1
- Preston North End – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Millwall – Norwich City – 1-0
- Ipswich Town – Queens Park Rangers – 0-0
- Hull City – Blackburn Rovers – 3-2
- Huddersfield Town – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Coventry City – Swansea City – 2-2
- Cardiff City – Leicester City – 0-2
- Birmingham City – Bristol City – 0-0
