Cardiff VS Fulham ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )
PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Cardiff vs Fulham
Cardiff City and Fulham play at Cardiff City Stadium in a 24th round match of the Championship. In the final clash between these teams in this competition, on 09-09-2017, the final result was a draw for (1-1). At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 games. However, the last time they met at this stadium was on 25-02-2017, in a Championship match that ended in a draw for (2-2). The goals of the match were scored by K. Zohorè (24 ‘and 56’) for Cardiff City and S. Johansen (17 ‘) and N. Kebano (68’) for Fulham.
Cardiff Team News
After 14 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, the home team is in 2nd place, having won 47 points. In the last match, he lost with Bolton away (2-0), after having won the home game against Hull City (1-0) in the last game. In the last 10 home games for the league, Cardiff City have 7 wins and 3 draws, having won 24 points out of 30.
For this competition, he records a 4-game winning streak in his last home games and has not lost any of the last 11 games at his stadium. His attack has marked regularly, since he managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 23 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 9 times and only got 2 turns on the scoreboard.
Cardiff City conceded in the final round and added a 2-0 defeat at Bolton, putting an end to their six straight games without proving the taste of the championship defeat. It is important to note that the local team is the main candidate to rise division this season. Playing at home, Cardiff City are four consecutive victories, being the last on Hull City.
Cardiff vs Fulham Stats
In this game against Fulham coach Neil Warnock should keep the team in the 4-2-3-1 formation, taking advantage of the possession and the attacks paused, looking for the defensive difficulties of his opponent. Junior Hoillett is the top scorer of the Cardiff City team with 6 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Harris, Camp and Gunnarsson, all injured.
Fulham Team News
After 8 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses, the visiting team is in 11th place, having won 32 points. In the last match, Barnsley won at home (2-1), after the previous match had lost out in a match against Sunderland by (1-0). In the last 10 away games for the championship Fulham has recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, having won 13 points out of 30. In matches played outside the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 1-1, which occurred in 4 of his 12 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 23 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 10 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Fulham come to this motivated round after being able to return to the championship win by beating Barnsley 2-1. Performance at home and away from home is different since it has added several negative results in these conditions: it has not won for two games. Currently the team still see on the horizon the vacancies that give access to the play-offs of promotion to the Premier League.
In this away game the technician Slavisa Jokanovic must maintain his tactical scheme, that is, the 4-3-3, being Kamara the most offensive reference of the team. Central midfielder Stefan Johansen is one of the top scorers of the visitors with 4 goals scored. Without a foothold in this match, Fulham should go on the pitch with their best plays.