MATCH THREAD: " CARDIFF CITY v LEYTON ORIENT " MATCH THREAD

CARDIFF CITY v LEYTON ORIENT
Saturday 4th October, 3pm
Sky Bet League One - Match 11
Cardiff City Stadium 



Breaking: 16-year-old Rob Tankiewicz named on the bench!

Cardiff XI: Trott; Kpakio, Osho, Lawlor, Bagan; Wintle, J. Colwill, R. Colwill; Davies, Robinson, Willock.

Subs: Turner, Fish, Chambers, Turnbull, Kellyman, Salech.




Pay on the day for both sets of fans:

Cardiff have lost 2 consecutive home games and desperately need a home win.

Orient are 17th in the league:


TEAM NEWS:

Brian Barry-Murphy:

"Isaak Davies is fine.

“He will be back for Saturday.”

Gabe Osho had a bang to his knee.

We expect him to be possibly available for Saturday but not guaranteed."


ALEX ROBERTSON IS FULLY FIT AND READY TO START


NG is doubtful after picking up an injury v Burton.

Ollie Tanner is out until December at least.

Eli King out for the season.

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About Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient are in their third successive season in League One, following promotion from League Two in 2023.

Last season they finished 6th, losing the play-off final against Charlton.

This season they are in 17th, with eleven points from their ten games.

Club Connections

Jack Simpson currently plays for Leyton Orient. He played 20 games for us before he was sacked by the club following a racist comment he made was reported.

Ebou Adams also played for both clubs.

The Opposition's Manager

Richie Wellens has been Leyton Orient manager since March 2022.

He got them promoted from League Two in 2023.

He also got promoted from that league with Swindon. Other clubs he has managed are Oldham, Salford and Doncaster.

Opposition Dangerous Players

Aaron Connolly has played many years at a higher level.

Josh Koroma scored 11 goals for Huddersfield last season.

Referee

Matthew Corlett will take charge of this game.

Last season he showed 121 yellow cards in 25 games, and average of 4.84 per game.

He also showed three red cards.

Head To Head - last five meetings 

We have won three of our last five against Orient, with them winning one.

The last of these games was in 2007.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Cardiff City: Trott, Ng, Lawlor, Fish, Bagan, Wintle, Turnbull, R Colwill, Ashford, Willock, Salech

Leyton Orient: Simkin, James, Beckles, Happe, Mitchell, Clare, El Mizouni, Connolly, Koroma, Wellens, Ballard

Last Game

We lost 1-0 at home to Burton on Tuesday.

Leyton Orient didn't play midweek. They lost 3-2 at home to Stevenage on Saturday.

Match Odds

Cardiff City - 4/7
Leyton Orient - 4/1
Draw - 3/1

Predictions

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3-1 to us as we go into the International break with a win which will quieten down the doom mongers until our next defeat

Pay on the day for both sets of fans:

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Leyton Orient have only won one of their last 6 league games

And Cardiff after their shock home defeat by bottom of the league Burton and two consecutive home defeats, will need to beat Orient at home:


Orients last 6 league games:

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Up and coming Cardiff Fixtures:





Sat Oct 4 Cardiff City v Leyton Orient Crowd Away Support

Tue Oct 7 Vertu Trophy Cardiff City v Newport County

Sat Oct 11 - Barnsley (A) PP


Sat Oct 18 Reading (H)

Sat Oct 25 Bolton Wanderers (A) - 12.30pm, live on Sky Sports

Tue Oct 28 Live Sky 8pm League Cup 4th Rd Wrexham v Cardiff City







Sat Nov 8 - Blackpool (A)

Sat Nov 15 - Huddersfield Town (H)

Sat Nov 22 - Northampton Town (A)

Sat Nov 29 - Mansfield Town (H)



Tue Dec 9 - Stevenage (A)

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Brian Barry-Murphy:


"Isaak Davies is fine.

He just played Tuesday and Saturday so consecutive games for the first time in a long, long time.

He wasn't completely comfortable that he would recover in time so I just took the decision for him that I didn't want to risk him.

But he'll be back for Saturday.

Gabe Osho had a bang to his knee.

We expect him to be possibly available for Saturday but not guaranteed."

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Injury update:

ALEX ROBERTSON IS FULLY FIT AND READY TO START


Ollie Tanner is out until December at least.

Eli King out for the season.

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No such thing as a must win game in October so I won't be calling it that and hope others don't.

But I would hope we respond with a win, no league game for two weeks after this.

No such thing as a must win game in October so I won't be calling it that and hope others don't.

But I would hope we respond with a win, no league game for two weeks after this.

I’ve called it Ned,

As fans will quickly turn if we don’t go back to winning ways at home and yes it is important m, very in fact.

This is League 1 / Div 3 We can’t go through another year in this league, finances and crowds would drop dramatically.

Plus we need to believe in ourselves


V Burton was one of our lowest ever league attendances at the CCS and if we fail to win at home again then belief will
Disappear fast and oppositions will not be scared to come here to the Soulless Stadium

No such thing as a must win game in October so I won't be calling it that and hope others don't.

But I would hope we respond with a win, no league game for two weeks after this.

I’ve called it Ned,

As fans will quickly turn if we don’t go back to winning ways at home and yes it is important m, very in fact.

This is League 1 / Div 3 We can’t go through another year in this league, finances and crowds would drop dramatically.

Plus we need to believe in ourselves


V Burton was one of our lowest ever league attendances at the CCS and if we fail to win at home again then belief will
Disappear fast and oppositions will not be scared to come here to the Soulless Stadium

True, some fickle fans will turn because it doesn't take much.

Personally think it's way too early to call it must win.

But would hope we bounce back with a win.

If we play like we did last night then I think we'll win, just got to put those chances away.

No such thing as a must win game in October so I won't be calling it that and hope others don't.

But I would hope we respond with a win, no league game for two weeks after this.

I’ve called it Ned,

As fans will quickly turn if we don’t go back to winning ways at home and yes it is important m, very in fact.

This is League 1 / Div 3 We can’t go through another year in this league, finances and crowds would drop dramatically.

Plus we need to believe in ourselves


V Burton was one of our lowest ever league attendances at the CCS and if we fail to win at home again then belief will
Disappear fast and oppositions will not be scared to come here to the Soulless Stadium

True, some fickle fans will turn because it doesn't take much.

Personally think it's way too early to call it must win.

But would hope we bounce back with a win.

If we play like we did last night then I think we'll win, just got to put those chances away.

I do expect us to Win and I expect the players to take dreadful defeat to Burton out on Orient

But I feel anything less than a win will not be looked upon lightly.

Sat Sep 13 Stockport County 1 Cardiff City 1 Crowd 9,956 Away Support 1,158


Sat Sep 20 Cardiff City 1 Bradford City 3 Crowd 22,132 Away Support 2087


Sat Sep 27 Wigan Athletic 0 Cardiff City 2 Crowd 10,609 Away Support 2,311


Tue Sep 30 Cardiff City 0 Burton 1 Crowd 15,813 Away Support 158

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BBM:

“Leyton Orient “

“They have many different ways of playing,” Brian continued. “I think they’re a very adaptable team and they have a clear identity. They can build-up from the back - they’re really progressive. But in certain games they can be direct and get in behind the backline with their attackers’ exceptional movement.

“Once we’ve acknowledged their strengths, it comes back to what we can do to hurt them. It’s dangerous for us to presume what our opponents are going to do.

"We’re looking to produce another performance that gives us the best chance to win.

“The players have to be open-minded and consistently focused on improving all parts of their game. On Saturday, we need to trust that we have the tools to cope with the challenge we face.”

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Rotherham 2-2 Bradford

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2-1 win for the Bluebirds.

Orient - Both Archibald and Graham missing ( knee injury ) .

Rotherham 2 Bradford 2

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I'd be surprised if we win this based on the previous 2 home defeats and performance. Hopefully BBM has had a word with players and changes his tactics. I predict a loss, but hope I'm wrong. Good luck

I'd be surprised if we win this based on the previous 2 home defeats and performance. Hopefully BBM has had a word with players and changes his tactics. I predict a loss, but hope I'm wrong. Good luck

Tactics aren't changing and that's the right decision. Changing tactics after a couple of defeats would undo all the good work we've done.

There was nothing wrong with Tuesday's performance. Missed chances cost us. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.

I'd be surprised if we win this based on the previous 2 home defeats and performance. Hopefully BBM has had a word with players and changes his tactics. I predict a loss, but hope I'm wrong. Good luck

Tactics aren't changing and that's the right decision. Changing tactics after a couple of defeats would undo all the good work we've done.

There was nothing wrong with Tuesday's performance. Missed chances cost us. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.

So, you are happy with the tippy tappy, stopping, side passing, slowing down play, football in the final third? They need to shoot more, service the players in the box and get more accurate crosses in. Not clinical enough in multiple games this season. More confidence going forward required. Imo that will improve the results which is what football is about, not playing well, having the majority of possession and losing.

I'd be surprised if we win this based on the previous 2 home defeats and performance. Hopefully BBM has had a word with players and changes his tactics. I predict a loss, but hope I'm wrong. Good luck

Tactics aren't changing and that's the right decision. Changing tactics after a couple of defeats would undo all the good work we've done.

There was nothing wrong with Tuesday's performance. Missed chances cost us. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.

So, you are happy with the tippy tappy, stopping, side passing, slowing down play, football in the final third? They need to shoot more, service the players in the box and get more accurate crosses in. Not clinical enough in multiple games this season. More confidence going forward required. Imo that will improve the results which is what football is about, not playing well, having the majority of possession and losing.

I'm happy with the style, yes. I was happy with it when we beat Wigan and Burnley so I'm happy with it after Tuesday.

We have to stick with the style because it's what's working for us. If people want us to shoot on sight then I'm sorry but that's just not going to happen. That's not how we play anymore, and I'm happy about that.

We did give the forwards service on Tuesday. They missed eight big chances.

The only thing you said there that I agree with is not clinical enough.

Come on the boys, let's get a win and keep the pressure on those teams at the top.

I'm going with a hard fought 1 niller (salech header from a simple but quality cross - Bagan with the assist).

Disclaimer - This is of course just a humble opinion. I'm not presumptuous enough to always/constantly call things fact.

City to win 3-0

Wind to cause a bit of havoc but scruffy 3-1

Breaking: 16-year-old Rob Tankiewicz named on the bench!

Cardiff XI: Trott; Kpakio, Osho, Lawlor, Bagan; Wintle, J. Colwill, R. Colwill; Davies, Robinson, Willock.

Subs: Turner, Fish, Chambers, Turnbull, Kellyman, Salech.

Bluebirds

No excuses 3pts

And a few goals

24 yrs since we last met

Orient get early chance

Early scare for Cardiff after Ronan Kpakio and Gabriel Osho struggle to clear their lines. A cross finds Orient's Dom Ballard in the box. He takes a shot but Dylan Lawlor blocks well.