Leicester City vs Cardiff City

Championship 19 Aug 2023, 14:00
Leicester City
Leicester City
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
🏟 King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire) 👤 G. Scott Round 3

Match report

Leicester City edged past Cardiff City 2-1 in the Championship on 19 August 2023.

Leicester City dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 15 shots to Cardiff City's 10.

M. Romeo was sent off in the 90+6th minute.

The match was played at King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire), with G. Scott in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 65% - 35% Shots 15 - 10 On target 6 - 4 Corners 10 - 4 Fouls 11 - 10 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Harry Winks
Leicester City · 97 passes (96% accurate)
8 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall captained the side
7 Wanya Marcal-Madivadua 1 goal
7 Cesare Casadei 1 goal
7 Aaron Ramsey 1 goal
First half vs second half
Cardiff City came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–2 7–8
Shots On Goal 4–1 2–3
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 5–1 5–3
Match statistics
15 Shots Total 10
6 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 2
9 Shots Inside Box 5
6 Shots Outside Box 5
11 Fouls 10
10 Corners 4
2 Offsides 0
65% Ball Possession 35%
1 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 4
642 Passes Total 343
579 Passes Accurate 271
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Leicester City · 4-3-3
30 M. Hermansen
21 R. Pereira 3 W. Faes 23 J. Vestergaard 5 C. Doyle
25 W. Ndidi 8 H. Winks 22 K. Dewsbury-Hall
40 W. Marcal-Madivadua 14 K. Iheanacho 10 S. Mavididi
Cardiff City · 4-2-3-1
21 J. Alnwick
2 M. Romeo 5 M. McGuinness 4 D. Goutas 17 J. Collins
8 J. Ralls 6 R. Wintle
14 J. Bowler 10 A. Ramsey 11 C. O'Dowda
12 I. Ugbo
Leicester City
Coach
E. Maresca
Substitutes
  • 7 Cesare Casadei
  • 9 Jamie Vardy
  • 11 Marc Albrighton
  • 41 Jakub Stolarczyk
  • 1 Danny Ward
  • 2 James Justin
  • 33 Luke Thomas
  • 45 Benjamin Nelson
  • 17 Hamza Choudhury
Cardiff City
Coach
E. Bulut
Substitutes
  • 22 Yakou Méïté
  • 23 Manolis Siopis
  • 16 Karlan Grant
  • 26 Jack Simpson
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 13 Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
  • 18 Ebou Adams
  • 9 Kion Etete
  • 32 Ollie Tanner
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Y. Meïté ↓ I. Ugbo Cardiff City
  • 61' ↑ C. Casadei ↓ W. Ndidi Leicester City
  • 61' ↑ M. Siopis ↓ J. Ralls Cardiff City
  • 66' ↑ K. Ahearne-Grant ↓ J. Bowler Cardiff City
  • 76' ↑ J. Vardy ↓ K. Ịheanachọ Leicester City
  • 77' ↑ J. Simpson ↓ D. Goutas Cardiff City
  • 77' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ A. Ramsey Cardiff City
  • 87' ↑ M. Albrighton ↓ Wanya Marçal Leicester City
Cards
  • 90+6' M. Romeo Cardiff City
  • 5' S. Mavididi Leicester City
  • 19' A. Ramsey Cardiff City
  • 57' D. Goutas Cardiff City
  • 87' J. Collins Cardiff City
  • 90+1' J. Simpson Cardiff City
  • 90+4' M. Romeo Cardiff City
  • 90+6' M. Romeo Cardiff City
Head-to-head
Leicester City 2 0 draws 0 Cardiff City
2023-12-29 Cardiff City vs Leicester City 0 - 2
2023-08-19 Leicester City vs Cardiff City 2 - 1
Recent form
Leicester City D D L D L
Cardiff City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Leicester City vs Cardiff City?
Leicester City won 2-1 against Cardiff City on 19 August 2023.
Who won Leicester City vs Cardiff City?
Leicester City won the match 2-1.
Where was Leicester City vs Cardiff City played?
The match was played at King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire).
Who had more possession in Leicester City vs Cardiff City?
Leicester City had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.