Ace Football previews the Championship game between Wolverhampton and Cardiff who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Cardiff come to Molineux Stadium for the Championship match on Saturday, Wolverhampton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Wolverhampton approach round 13 as number 4 in the Championship table with 21 points on their account so far. With 12 rounds behind them, Cardiff have amassed 14 points, placing them as number 16 in the standings.
Form: Wolverhampton vs Cardiff
Wolverhampton Form
Wolverhampton look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Burnley by 1-2, before drawing 1-1 with Portsmouth. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Watford 1-0. Wolverhampton won three of their previous six matches at Molineux Stadium in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring ten goals to seven against.
Cardiff Form
Cardiff are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Watford by 5-1. This was followed by a 2-2 with Middlesbrough and a 1-0 win against Birmingham. Cardiff are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 11 goals while scoring six themselves.
Betting stats for Wolverhampton and Cardiff
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 Wolverhampton and Cardiff played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 8 Wolverhampton home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Wolverhampton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Cardiff away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Cardiff matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Cardiff have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Cardiff have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Wolverhampton vs Cardiff
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Fer Lopez, who is performing well for Wolverhampton. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Cardiff.The visitors will be looking to Jack Moylan to find the net once again, after managing five Championship goals for Cardiff in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Wolverhampton vs Cardiff
Full-time result
Wolverhampton won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Molineux Stadium. They drew three and lost two as well, while Cardiff won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five.
Both teams to score
Wolverhampton scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Cardiff scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Wolverhampton probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Cardiff managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Wolverhampton have scored in 11 consecutive home meetings with Cardiff.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wolverhampton, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Cardiff, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.
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