Cardiff City have been made narrow favourites in the betting to take all three Championship points on offer in this difficult looking away fixture against Leeds at Elland Road tonight. Ladbrokes quote Cardiff at a best price of 8/5 to win the match, with Leeds at 13/8 and the draw 23/10.
Cardiff come into the game in second place in the league table and know that a win would put them level on points with QPR at the top. They also come to the game unbeaten in their last five games and with a defensive record only bettered by QPR. Leeds on the other hand, after a good start to the campaign, have slipped to 16th in the table, due in the main, to them losing three of their last four outings.
Cardiff boss, Dave Jones has outlined his desire for his team keep ahead of the play-offs this season after their heart-breaking defeat at Wembley last season to Blackpool and a win here would put them six points clear of that particular lottery. To that end he is almost certain to start tonight’s match with Jay Bothroyd partnering the fit again, Craig Bellamy up front, with Michael Chopra ready and waiting on the bench. Certainly Bothroyd is playing at the top of his game currently having scored seven times in the league and twice in the Carling Cup. He has also been touted by Jones as a genuine England prospect after several match winning performances. These are just some of the reasons why he has been made co-favourite in the betting, along with Bellamy, to score the opening goal tonight with odds of 9/2 from ladbrokes.
Jones has done an outstanding job with Cardiff over the last few years but he will be particularly pleased with the way they have played away from home since losing to Leicester and Ipswich last month. The ‘Bluebirds’ came back after those defeats to beat a useful looking Coventry City team last week after ‘doing a number’ on Barnsley the week before. They are now a very good looking bet at 11/4 with Ladbrokes.com to win the Championship this season.
Leeds have been suffering badly with inconsistency so far this season, highlighted by their home defeat at the hands of Leicester last week after beating Middlesbrough away a few days before. The inconsistency has seemed to spark some frustration with their loyal fans who have been expressing themselves raucously lately particularly due to the fact that they have lost half of their home games played so far this season. In response, Leeds manager, Simon Grayson has said that the fans should not expect too much too quickly in the Championship as it is a notoriously difficult league to get out of. To that end he is likely to replace goalkeeper, Jason Brown with newly arrived loan signing, Ben Alnwick from Spurs, this after his side has conceded 11 goals in their last four games.
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With the mediocre home form of Leeds pitted against the excellent away record and determination of Cardiff, it is quite obvious that the Welsh side would be backed to win this match. Add to the mix that Cardiff have not lost at Elland Road in their last four visits then it becomes a bit of a ‘no-brainer’, however we all know how fickle football can be which means that Leeds will probably win by a mile. That said, a Cardiff win by an odd goal would be the most likely outcome. 2-1 outcomes in fact has been a bit of a trend for both sides recently, with Cardiff having won by that scoreline in three of their last four wins and Leeds having played in 2-1 outcomes in their last three games. A 2-1 win therefore for the Bluebirds is the order of the day and that can be backed at 9/1 with ladbrokes.com
Leeds v Cardiff Form
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Leeds v Cardiff Tips
Selection 1: Cardiff to win by 2-1@ 9/1
Selection 2: Jay Bothroyd to open Scoring @ 9/2
Match Betting
8/5 Cardiff
13/8 Leeds
23/10 Draw
First Goalscorer Betting
9/2 Bothroyd
9/2 Bellamy
5/1 Chopra
5/1 Becchio
5/1 Somma
6/1 Paynter
6/1 McCormack
7/1 Keogh
7/1 Snodgrass
Correct Score Betting
1-1 Draw – 11/2
1-0 Leeds – 7/1
1-0 Cardiff – 7/1
2-1 Leeds – 8/1
0-0 Draw – 8/1
2-1 Cardiff – 9/1
2-0 Cardiff – 9/1
2-2 Draw – 14/1
Odds provided by the Magic sign Ladbrokes Bookmakers who will be operating a LIVE in-play market on this match.
Posted: Monday, 25th October 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: english championship, elland road, leeds united, cardiff city, ladbrokes,
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