Leeds United are sitting at 14th in the Premier League table with 17 points from 18 games, while Cardiff City are placed 21st in the Championship table.
Cardiff City will travel to Leeds United for an intriguing FA Cup third-round replay on Wednesday night. This match will be normally in favour of the Premier League side. However, the game is set to take place in the middle of a busy schedule, which could force both sides to make plenty of alterations to their starting lineups. This in turn could mean that anything is possible when these two sides take to the field on Wednesday night.
They both played out a 2-2 draw in the third round of the FA Cup. A late fightback by Leeds levelled the score and brought the game into a replay. In their respective leagues, both teams are going through difficult spells. Leeds United are sitting at 14th in the Premier League table with 17 points from 18 games, while Cardiff City are placed 21st in the Championship table and have 29 points from 27 matches. They both are in the middle of a bad run, which they would hope to rectify soon.
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These clubs have played each other on several occasions over the years but in the FA Cup there have only been limited matches that has happened between them. There has been a total of four FA Cup matches between them and Leeds United hold the upper hand in this tie. Leeds won two of them, while Cardiff have tasted success once. The other match ended in a draw.
Key Details | Stats |
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Total matches | 4 |
Leeds United won | 2 |
Cardiff City won | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
Total Leeds United goals | 6 |
Total Cardiff City goals | 4 |
Biggest Leeds win | 2-0 (1972) |
Biggest Cardiff City win | 2-1 (2002) |
Last 5 matches (all competitions) | Results |
Cardiff City draw Leeds United | 2-2 |
Cardiff City beat Leeds United | 2-0 |
Leeds United draw Cardiff City | 3-3 |
Leeds United lose to Cardiff City | 1-4 |
Cardiff City beat Leeds United | 3-1 |