Cardiff City – Leeds Utd

The rivals will score at least three goals in the Welsh capital

Leeds were luckier with the 1/32nd final draw than Chelsea, Manchester City or Wolverhampton, for example. That said, the Premier League representative will have to play his match not just away, but in the Welsh capital, which imposes an additional challenge. Both Cardiff City and Leeds United start in the tournament from the current stage, and the teams have already crashed out of the League Cup. Having said that, they have done so with a similar degree of success. The Welsh side fell at home to Portsmouth (0-3) in the 1/64 finals, while Leeds confidently got past Barnsley in the 1/32 finals but lost in the next round to Wolverhampton. In the upcoming match, bookmakers have identified the guests as favorites, offering them a victory in regular time, with roughly the same odds as the 1X (the first team will not lose). Cardiff are having a pretty mediocre season this season. In the Championship, the team has traditionally struggled to qualify for the playoffs and has been there from time to time. Now the Welsh are in twentieth place with an advantage of only two points over the last team in the relegation zone. The team has huge problems in achieving winning results. The Welsh scored their last three points in early November last year when they beat Sunderland 1-0 away. In the next seven official meetings, Cardiff have either lost or shared points with their opponents. Leeds cannot boast a tournament position in the Premier League either. Back in the top flight of English football, they have long been relegated to the mid-table, but their ambitions for the current season look set to be limited to a fight for survival. Leeds are currently sitting in 14th place with one game to play and a two-point lead over 18th place Everton. Surely Jesse Marsh's players are determined to prove themselves in England's major cup competition. The team, on the other hand, will be looking for fortune in attacking action, with Spaniard Rodrigo and young Dutch talent Summerville in charge. In the last four head-to-head encounters between the two sides over the past five years, the average performance has been around four goals per game. The next game is likely to be a goal-driven affair as well.