Cardiff vs Bristol City prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-10-27 14:00.
Cardiff City thrashed Huddersfield Town 4-0 on Tuesday night to secure their first win in four games (D1, L2), pushing the Welsh outfit to within goal difference of the play-off places. Manager Erol Bulut is refusing to get carried away though, saying that itâs âtoo earlyâ to talk about a top-six finish, and instead urging his team to build momentum and record back-to-back victories.
A return to the Cardiff City Stadium is likely to be a morale booster as Cardiff are unbeaten across five home league encounters (W4, D1), the longest such undefeated run theyâve enjoyed since August 2021. Extending that streak will be put to the test here as Severnside rivals Bristol City have won three of their last four away league H2Hs (L1), although Cardiff won this corresponding fixture 2-0 last season.
The Robins are only two points behind their hosts, but it would have been a different story had they not lost four of their last six games (W2). That represents a sharp decline for Nigel Pearsonâs men, who had suffered one defeat from their first seven Championship clashes of 2023/24, and it could perhaps be a case of âwhat ifâ as their last half-dozen matches have all been won by a single goal.
The story is the same on the road as the visitorsâ five away win/loss results this league campaign (W3, D1, L2) have been by a one-goal margin. One of those was in a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Swansea City last month, which gives the West Country club a chance to post two away league victories in Wales in a single season for only the third time this century.
Players to watch: Perry Ng rounded off Cardiffâs scoring against Huddersfield, but has just one victory in three personal meetings with Bristol City. Tommy Conway hasnât had the same struggles, as he scored the opener in a 2-0 triumph over the Bluebirds last term at Ashton Gate in his only appearance against them in his career to date.
Hot stat: Seven of the last nine H2Hs saw the winners keep a clean sheet.