Championship: Plymouth vs Cardiff – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 34 match between Plymouth and Cardiff and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Cardiff come to Home Park for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Plymouth will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Plymouth vs Cardiff

Plymouth Form

In the last three outings, Plymouth beat Millwall by 5-1, lost 2-0 against Blackburn, before drawing 1-1 with Luton. Plymouth claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew two and lost two, scored ten goals and conceded 11.

Cardiff Form

Cardiff have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Stoke, they gained a 3-3 draw, before coming up short against Portsmouth, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 1-1 draw with Bristol City. Cardiff managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 16 time and letting in eight.

Betting stats and facts for Plymouth and Cardiff

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

Players on top: Plymouth vs Cardiff

Ryan Hardie look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Callum Robinson adds to his three Championship goals come this coming Saturday.

Popular betting markets: Plymouth vs Cardiff

Full-time result

Plymouth claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. Cardiff won two of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost three of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Plymouth scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Cardiff got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Plymouth managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Cardiff kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Cardiff have scored in 9 consecutive meetings with Plymouth when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Plymouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Cardiff, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches. Plymouth conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.