On Sun Jan 8th, Cardiff City and Leeds United will play a match in Cardiff in a meeting of these two FA Cup teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Cardiff City recorded a 0-1 loss against Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 48th minute on a feed from Ben Brereton, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Cardiff City couldn’t muster any offence and Blackburn Rovers ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while leeds United is fresh off their 2-2 draw against West Ham United. Degnand Gnonto scored the first goal for Leeds United in the 27th minute, but Lucas Paquetá got the equalizer for West Ham United in the 45th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
For Leeds United, their top scorers are Pascal Struijk and Rodrigo, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Callum Robinson and Ryan Wintle are the top scorers for Cardiff City in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.