Ace Football previews the Championship round 45 match between Cardiff and West Bromwich and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Round 45 of the Championship serves up an encounter between Cardiff and West Bromwich taking place at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday.
Form: Cardiff vs West Bromwich
Cardiff Form
A single draw is all Cardiff have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-1 and 2-0 against Stoke and Sheffield United respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Oxford. Cardiff claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-1 win against Watford. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-0 against Coventry, before suffering another loss in a 1-3 match against Derby. West Bromwich came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by eight goals to four.
Betting facts for Cardiff and West Bromwich
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Cardiff and West Bromwich played across all tournaments.
- In the last 13 Cardiff home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Cardiff home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Cardiff matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 18 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 14 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 14 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 West Bromwich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Cardiff vs West Bromwich
Yakou Meite hit the target once in six Championship, while Alex Mowatt scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Cardiff City Stadium.
Betting markets: Cardiff vs West Bromwich
Full-time result
Cardiff won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing three as well. West Bromwich won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost six in this run. West Bromwich conceded a goal in their last 8 matches. West Bromwich have not lost to Cardiff in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Cardiff scored first in seven of their last ten home games. West Bromwich scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Cardiff probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as West Bromwich managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. West Bromwich have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Cardiff when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Cardiff saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for West Bromwich, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches. West Bromwich conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
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