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Ace Football previews the Championship round 33 match between Cardiff and Bristol City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Cardiff enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bristol City swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Sitting bottom of the table, Cardiff have claimed 31 points after 31 rounds, while Bristol City have amassed 45 points. This places the latter as number 7 in the Championship at the moment.

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Form: Cardiff vs Bristol City

Cardiff Form

A draw is the best Cardiff can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 7-0 defeat against Leeds. A3-3 draw with Stoke followed before they were defeated 2-1 by Portsmouth. Cardiff claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew two and lost two, scored seven goals and conceded seven.

Bristol City Form

In their last three matches, Bristol City drew 1-1 with Oxford, lost 0-1 against Swansea and beat Stoke 2-0. Bristol City didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed four draws, while suffering two defeats. They conceded nine and scored six goals themselves.

Betting stats for Cardiff and Bristol City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Cardiff and Bristol City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 13 of the last 15 Cardiff home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Cardiff home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 6 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 5 Cardiff matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Cardiff matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 11 of the last 13 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Bristol City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Bristol City away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players on top: Cardiff vs Bristol City

It has been a great season for Callum Robinson so far as he currently has 11 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net three times in his last six games, leaving Cardiff hoping he delivers against Bristol City this coming Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

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Full-time result

Cardiff claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Bristol City won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run. Cardiff have not lost to Bristol City in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Cardiff scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Bristol City scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Bristol City managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Cardiff have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Bristol City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Cardiff’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bristol City, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches. Cardiff’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.

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