CARDIFF V LEEDS FACTS & YOUR PREDICTIONS

TEAM NEWS

Cardiff will have to cope with the loss of influential midfielder Craig Conway who misses the rest of the season with ankle ligament damage.

Striker Rudy Gestede is struggling with a hip problem while midfielder Don Cowie is carrying a minor knock.

Leeds are missing defender Darren O'Dea who saw red against Blackpool and may have played his last game for the club.

Alex Bruce may come in to replace him but striker Billy Paynter is out with an Achilles injury.


MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Cardiff have won 21, drawn 12 and lost 14 of the 47 league and cup meetings with Leeds over nine decades. The Welsh club have scored 50 goals, and conceded 49.

• The Bluebirds are unbeaten in 11 league games with Leeds (W7, D4).

• Leeds' only league win on Cardiff turf was 1-0 at Ninian Park in the old Second Division in February 1984.

Cardiff City

• Victory will guarantee Cardiff, the Championship's draw specialists, a third successive opportunity to gain promotion to the Premier League, via the play-offs.

• Malky Mackay has steered the side to the longest current unbeaten sequence in the Championship of eight games, having won three and drawn five since losing at home to Hull on 13 March.

• If selected, Kevin McNaughton will be making his 250th appearance for Cardiff.

Leeds United

• 12th-placed Leeds, on 60 points with two to play, are ending their second season since promotion from League One, and have failed to make progress on 12 months ago, when they finished seventh with 72.

• The Whites have lost four of their five previous matches, including the last two away.

• Three points at the Cardiff City Stadium would provide Leeds with their 500th away win in league football.

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I'm going for a scrappy 1-0 win

I have a good feeling about this one.........leeds have leaked goals and its cost them.......we will be up for it and knowing warnock he has told a few home truths to a few players who wont be at leeds next year.
we will win this one 3-1.
Miller, Gunnerson , and whitts to score.

Going for 2-1 to city
Miller and the Gunnar to score

Good to see they are hit by injuries as well.

3-1 City Miller, Gunnarsson and Whitts free kick

Cheers Rhys.

I fancy 1-0 Miller

1-0 mason

Referee: Mark Halsey
Assistants: Andy Newbold and Bobby Pollock
Fourth Official: Keith Stroud

Referee: Mark Halsey
Assistants: Andy Newbold and Bobby Pollock
Fourth Official: Keith Stroud

Bobby Pollock
The drinkers need to be careful they dont call him "Pobby Bollock"

2-1 city says my heart, head says 1-1