Championship: Sunderland vs Cardiff – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 36 match between Sunderland and Cardiff and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Cardiff come to Stadium of Light for the Championship match on Saturday, Sunderland will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Sunderland approach the next Championship round as number 4 in the table, having claimed 65 points this season so far. With 35 games behind them, Cardiff amassed 36 points, placing them as number 21 before their next fixture.

Team form: Sunderland vs Cardiff

Sunderland Form

Sunderland suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Leeds in a 2-1 defeat. Hull also proved too hard to handle, as they won 0-1, before Sunderland were able to strike back last time out in a 1-2 win against Sheffield Wednesday. Sunderland won three of their previous six matches at Stadium of Light in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring nine goals to six against.

Cardiff Form

Cardiff have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 1-0 win against Hull. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-0 against Aston Villa, before suffering another loss in a 1-2 match against Burnley. Cardiff managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring 14 time and letting in seven.

Betting facts for Sunderland and Cardiff

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

Players on top: Sunderland vs Cardiff

It has been a great season for Wilson Isidor so far as he currently has 12 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net three times in his last six games, leaving Sunderland hoping he delivers against Cardiff on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Betting markets: Sunderland vs Cardiff

Full-time result

Sunderland won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadium of Light. They drew three and lost two as well, while Cardiff won two of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost four. Cardiff have not lost to Sunderland in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Sunderland 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. Cardiff managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Sunderland were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Cardiff have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Sunderland when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sunderland, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Cardiff, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.