Ace Football previews the Championship game between Cardiff and Birmingham who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Birmingham go up against Cardiff on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Cardiff City Stadium.
Cardiff are number 19 in the table on 11 points after 11 matches. Birmingham rank as number 4 with 20 points after 11 matches played.
Team form: Cardiff vs Birmingham
Cardiff Form
In their last three matches, Cardiff lost 2-1 against Blackburn, won 5-1 against Watford, before drawing 2-2 against Middlesbrough. Cardiff managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored 12 and conceded six goals.
Birmingham Form
Birmingham look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against West Bromwich, who were defeated by 0-1. Then, Preston got outclassed in a 4-0 win, before beating Queens Park Rangers by 3-0. Birmingham won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored seven while also conceding five times.
Betting facts for Cardiff and Birmingham
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Cardiff and Birmingham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Cardiff home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Cardiff matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Cardiff home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Cardiff home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 37 of the last 39 Birmingham away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 35 of the last 37 Birmingham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have won 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Birmingham have won 8 of the last 10 away matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Cardiff vs Birmingham
Liam Millar look like great value to find the back of the net on Saturday, having hit the target four times in recent Championship matches for Birmingham. His total for the season says four goals scored in this Championship campaign. With five goals lately for Cardiff in the Championship, Jack Moylan is also a player worth mentioning.
Popular betting markets: Cardiff vs Birmingham
Full-time result
Cardiff won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Cardiff City Stadium. They drew three and lost two as well, while Birmingham won eight of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost one. Cardiff did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil. Birmingham remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Cardiff scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Birmingham scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Cardiff games Birmingham have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. Birmingham should be able to score at least once this coming Saturday as Cardiff failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Birmingham managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.
Total goals
Cardiff saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Birmingham. They performed an average of 1.9 goals in these. Amazingly, Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 matches. Birmingham scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.
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