Bristol City vs Cardiff BETTING TIPS (14.01.2017)
Bristol City vs Cardiff Predictions, Betting Tips & Previews
Bristol City and Cardiff City play at Ashton Gate Stadium in a match of the 26th round of the Championship. In the final clash between these teams in this competition, on 14-10-2016, Cardiff City won at home for (2-1). The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. Indeed, in the last showdown in this stadium, in a Championship match on 05-03-2016, Cardiff City only managed to win , By (0-2). The goals of the match were scored by L. Immers (21 ‘) and S. O’Keefe (83’) for Cardiff City. Particular attention needs to be paid to the home / off condition as Bristol City presents different results at home and away.
The home team is currently in 18th place with 27 points earned after 8 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Ipswich Town by (2-1). In the last match, lost at home to Reading by (2-3). This is a team affected by the home factor, the stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats as a visitor, with 21 goals scored and 24 conceded, against 6 wins, 3 draws And 6 defeats at home, with 16 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last game he played for the FA Cup, tied with Fleetwood Town at home (0-0). In the last 10 home games for the league, Bristol City have 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, having won 16 points out of 30. In their domestic league matches the most frequent marker in the interval was 0-1 (6 out of 12 matches). The team conceded goals to their opponents in 9 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 25 games in this competition, he only managed 3 tackles in the 18 games in which he conceded the first goal. In the last 12 home games in this competition there are 1 highlights: scored 6 of his 15 goals in minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Bristol City team are going through a very difficult season and are now seven consecutive games without proving the taste of victory. Still coach Lee Johnson should continue to draw the team in 3-5-2 with Djuric and Abraham being the most offensive references: the second player is the best finisher of Bristol with 14 goals scored. It is important to note that the home team has three consecutive defeats in this condition. For this game the coach can not count on Smith, O’Neil, Lucic, Magnusson, Matthews and Ekstrand, players who recover from injury.
After 7 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, the visiting team is in 19th place, having won 27 points. In the last match, he beat Aston Villa at home (1-0), after the previous match tied it out in a game against Brentford (2-2). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has recorded 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with a total of 17 goals scored and 22 suffered. Already inside the home, he won 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, with a total of 17 goals scored and 21 conceded. The team arrives in this match after a home defeat with Fulham by (1-2). In the league, Cardiff City had 9 points out of 30, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in their last 10 away games. The team conceded goals in 8 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 matches in this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their away games, as 10 of the last 11 matches they played for this competition ended with over 1.5 goals. In 24 games in this competition, only managed 2 turns on the scoreboard in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 11 away games for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: scored 5 of his 13 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘); Suffered 7 of his 20 goals in minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Cardiff City team comes to this game with a 1: 2 defeat at Fulham home for the FA Cup third round: the only goal of the team was scored by Pilkington. In this away game, coach Neil Warnock should keep the team 3-4-3 with Lambert the most offensive benchmark. It is important to emphasize that this team has one of the worst performances outside the home, being that in 11 games played added 5 losses, 4 draws and only 2 victories. The big highlight of Cardiff City this season, has been Whittingham midfielder with 5 goals and 6 assists, however, is absent from the team due to injury.