Cardiff City and Leicester City meet at Cardiff City Stadium, in a match for the 11 th round of the Premier League. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last showdown was played on 12-03-2013 and ended with the score: Cardiff City (1-1) Leicester City. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Leicester City presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Cardiff City:
After 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in the 17 th position, with 5 points won. In their last match, they lost with Liverpool out by (4-1), after in the previous match they won (4-2) at home, in a match against Fulham. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. For the league, Cardiff City won 4 points out of 15 possible points, after 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 5 home matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. This is a team that has presented difficulties in opening the scoring and who only managed to score the first goal once in the last 10 matches for the Premier League. In 10 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 7 matches they suffered in the first goal.
Cardiff City is doing a bad campaign in the English championship, going through a terrible phase, with 6 defeats in the last 7 rounds and going in search of a recovery to try to escape from the relegation zone. The team has a low quality attack, which scored only 9 goals in 10 rounds, being the fifth worst in the competition, but the big problem is its enormous defensive deficiency, since it suffered 23 goals, having the second worst defense, both who suffered 2 or more goals in 6 of his last 7 games. Playing at home, Cardiff City has encountered enormous difficulties, won only Fulham, which is among the last classified and is the second team that suffered the most goals at home, with an average of more than 2 goals per game, showing again his defensive fragility. For the game against Leicester City, coach Warnock can not count on Joe Ralls and Arter, the first suspended and the second injured.
Leicester City:
The away team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 13 points won, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Arsenal, by (3-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against West Ham United, by (1-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses in away matches, with 27 goals scored and 32 conceded; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 5 away league matches Leicester City has a record of 2 wins and 3 losses, so they have won 6 points out of 15 possible. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 18 of the last 24 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 10 matches in this competition, they have only won 2-over in the 7 matches they have conceded the first goal. In the last 7 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 8 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Leicester lives a bad phase, does not win 3 rounds ago, lost its last 2 games and is looking for a recovery, since its performance is below what was expected in this Premier League. The team has a reasonable attack, which scored 16 goals and is the seventh best of the competition, but the defense has left to desire, suffered 16 goals and is the sixth worst, so much that he did not suffer goals in only 1 of the last 8 matches he played. As a visitor, as in this Saturday’s game, Leicester City has alternated between defeats and victories and usually adopts an offensive posture, creating several scoring opportunities, so much that he scored goals in the 5 games he played as a visitor, but it should be noted He suffered goals in 4 games and in 2 of these games he suffered 3 or more goals, because due to his offense, he ends up leaving many spaces in his defense. For the match against Cardiff City, coach Claude Puel will not be able to count on the winger, Amartey, because of an injury.
PREDICTION: Leicester to win @ 2.18
