We have three Championship matches to be played on the 6th of August, including the meeting between Leeds United and Cardiff City.
The game will be played at Elland Road and Leeds United will be hoping to make a swift return to the Premier League while Cardiff City will keen to improve on their bottom half finish in the Championship last season.
50' Ruled out for obstructing the keeper, but we can still appreciate this 'goal' by Dan James! 0-1 pic.twitter.com/FIbkwb0Sky— Leeds United (@LUFC) July 30, 2023
50' Ruled out for obstructing the keeper, but we can still appreciate this 'goal' by Dan James! 0-1 pic.twitter.com/FIbkwb0Sky
Leeds United come into the match having beat Hearts 1-0 away in their final preseason fixture. Leeds United ended preseason in style as they also beat Nottingham Forest of the Premier League 2-0 away.
However, there were 3 defeats against strong opposition earlier in preseason, with the losses coming against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, and Monaco.
Leeds United were hugely disappointing in the Premier League last season and finished in 19th place having won only 7 of their 38 league matches.
They went on a run of 9 games without a win from the 9th of April until the end of the season, losing 7 of those games.
They even struggled to win matches at home and Leeds United failed to win any of their last 5 home Premier League fixtures.
Leeds United last played in the Championship in 2020 and they are undefeated in their 8 most recent Championship games.
They have won each of their last 6 matches in the Championship, including each of their last 3 games at home.
Cardiff City travel to Elland Road on the back of a 0-0 draw at Wycombe Wanderers in a friendly match.
The Bluebirds recorded 2 wins from their 6 preseason friendlies, with the wins coming over Penybont and The New Saints.
There were defeats against Portuguese clubs Braga and Porto plus a draw with Cambridge United.
Trends show Cardiff City have won only 1 of their last 4 Championship games but they did enough to avoid the drop to League One last season.
The win came away against Rotherham United but Cardiff City lost their final 2 matches of the season to Huddersfield Town at home and Burnley away.
Away from in the Championship shows Cardiff City have won 3 of their last 5 fixtures. The wins came over Blackpool, Watford, and Rotherham United.
Both teams have scored in 4 of Cardiff City’s last 5 away league matches and Cardiff City have not been defeated by Leeds United in 20 of their last 24 games in all competitions.
Team news: Leeds United have lost several players, including some top players on loan. Ethan Ampadu and Karl Darlow are the two main arrivals.
Cardiff City have added three players to their squad for the coming season, with Yakou Méïté, Aaron Ramsey, and Dimitrios Goutas all likely to feature in this game.
This could be a tough opening fixture of the Championship season for Leeds United, who do not always have things their own way against Cardiff City.
We expect to see both teams find the back of the net and this one could end level.