Championship: Plymouth vs Cardiff – Betting preview

Ace Football team offers a betting preview for Plymouth and Cardiff who will clash this coming Saturday. The betting preview includes the latest fixture stats, facts and a free betting tip with the best odds from our recommended bookmakers.

Mid-placed Cardiff travel to Home Park to face struggling Plymouth in a round 28 game, which kicks off on Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the Championship table.

Team form: Plymouth vs Cardiff

Plymouth Form

Plymouth are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 3-3 with Watford, beating Sutton United 3-1 and drawing 1-1 with Huddersfield. Plymouth claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored 16 and conceded 12 goals.

Cardiff Form

In their last three matches, Cardiff won 1-2 against Queens Park Rangers, lost 4-0 against Sheffield Wednesday, and lost 0-3 against Leeds. Cardiff won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored six goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats and facts for Plymouth and Cardiff

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Plymouth and Cardiff. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players to watch: Plymouth vs Cardiff

It has been a great season for Morgan Whittaker so far as he currently has 14 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net six times in his last six games, leaving Plymouth hoping he delivers against Cardiff on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Popular betting markets: Plymouth vs Cardiff

Full-time result

In the Championship, Plymouth are without defeat in seven home matches on the spin. Plymouth won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Home Park. They drew three and lost two as well, while Cardiff won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five.

Both teams to score

Plymouth scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Cardiff scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last six Plymouth games in the Championship. Plymouth and Cardiff only managed to keep a clean sheet in one of their last 10 games. Cardiff have also scored in eight consecutive meetings with Plymouth at Home Park.

Total goals

Plymouth conceded a goal in their previous six Championship matches in a row. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Plymouth, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Betting on over 2.5 goals in the last ten Cardiff matches would have returned some winnings in six of them. Cardiff managed to score an average of 0.7 goals per game. Cardiff conceded a goal in their last seven Championship matches.

Betting prediction: Plymouth vs Cardiff

Here we present a free betting tip for this Championship match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Plymouth and Cardiff.

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