Cardiff City v Leicester City Preview, Prediction, and TV Listings
Cardiff City takes a 1-0 lead from the first leg into the second against Leicester City in the English Championship promotion playoffs. The match will take place at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Kickoff is scheduled for 19:45 GMT (local UK time) and 14:45 EST.
It can be televised on Sky Sports 1 in the United Kingdom, Sport Italia in Italy, Setanta Sports in Canada, Al Jazeera Sport in the Middle East, and on SuperSport in Africa.
Cardiff City v Leicester City Preview
Cardiff City won the first leg 1-0 at Leicester City and only need a draw to advance to the promotion playoff final at Wembley Stadium. Leicester City will be looking to repeat the performance of Blackpool on Tuesday night who won the second leg on the road.
Leicester’s away form during the season was 8-7-8 while Cardiff City’s home form was 12-6-5. SkyBet has the betting odds at 11/20 for a Cardiff win, 12/5 for a draw (at end of regulation time), and a Leicester win is 5/2. William Hill has betting odds at 21/20 for a Cardiff win, 23/10 for a draw (at end of regulation time), and a Leicester win at 13/5.
Cardiff will be expected to win but the match on Tuesday showed that anything can happen in one match. Leicester didn’t perform well in the first leg but are more than capable of getting a win on Wednesday night. It should be a close match but Cardiff should have just enough to get through to the final at Wembley.
| Last Five Matches in Competition | |
| Cardiff City | Leicester City |
| @Leicester City 0-1 | Cardiff City 0-1 |
| @Derby County 2-0 | Middlesbrough 2-0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 | @Preston North End 0-1 |
| @Queens Park Rangers 0-1 | Watford 4-1 |
| Reading 0-0 | @Peterborough United 1-2 |
| COMPETITION STATS | ||
| Cardiff City | Leicester City | |
| Goals | Peter Whittingham 21 | Martin Waghorn 12 |
| Reds | Joe Ledley 1 | Martin Waghorn 1 |
| Yellows | Jay Bothroyd 13 | Bruno Berner 7 |
Cardiff City v Leicester City Prediction
Cardiff City will win the match 2-1 and advance 3-2 on aggregate.
