Ace Football previews the Championship round 1 match between Cardiff and Wrexham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Cardiff start the season as favourites to land the Championship crown. They launch their title bid on Monday at home in an opening day fixture with Wrexham at Cardiff City Stadium.
Team form: Cardiff vs Wrexham
Cardiff Form
Cardiff have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Northampton by 5-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 5-4 against Mansfield, before achieving a 3-2 win against Swindon. Cardiff didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Championship games at the Cardiff City Stadium. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded seven and scored four goals.
Wrexham Form
In their past three games, Wrexham lost 3-1 against Coventry, drew 2-2 with Middlesbrough, and lost 1-0 against Middlesbrough. Wrexham won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting stats for Cardiff and Wrexham
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 Wrexham played across all tournaments.
- In the last 15 Cardiff home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Cardiff matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 4 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Wrexham matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Wrexham away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Wrexham away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Wrexham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Wrexham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Cardiff vs Wrexham
Yousef Salech has three strikes in six Championship matches for Cardiff, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Wrexham. The visitors are looking to Josh Windass, who has provided his team with four Championship goals.
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Full-time result
Cardiff claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Wrexham won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
Cardiff scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Wrexham scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Wrexham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Cardiff have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Wrexham.
Total goals
Cardiff saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Wrexham, who managed to score one time in those matches.
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