Cardiff produced their best performance in a number of weeks against Plymouth last time out, but a test against the league leaders may prove too much for the Bluebirds.
Leicester will be desperate to return to winning ways following Ipswich's added-time equaliser on Boxing Day, and we believe that the Foxes will be the convincing victors in South Wales.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 46.39%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 28.64% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.3%) and 0-2 (7.87%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (7.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.82%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Leicester City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Leicester City.