Cardiff vs Sheffield Wed prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-08-25 14:00.
Stoppage time heartbreak denied Cardiff City claiming a hard-earned point against Leicester last weekend, as the Foxesâ 92nd minute strike inflicted a second successive Championship defeat upon the Bluebirds. Cardiff boss Erol Bulut described the loss as âunluckyâ, but that was the second time already this season his side have given away points in stoppage time.
Thatâs a concerning trend for Bulut to deal with, and after club chairman Mehmet Dalman claimed Cardiff have had the âbest transfer windowâ from his decade at the club, he should have the tools needed to fix the issue. Whether he can begin the healing process against Sheffield Wednesday remains to be seen though, with Cardiff winless in the last five home H2Hs (D4, L1).
If there was ever a time for Cardiff to end that hoodoo, then now is probably that time, with Wednesday making the trip to South Wales as the only Championship side to have lost each of their opening three games. The pictureâs actually much gloomier if you allow for the fact theyâre one of only two EFL teams without a single point in league action this season, but theyâve got fond recent memories of this fixture, winning the last H2H 5-0.
That actually serves as Wednesdayâs joint-second highest Championship win of all time, but things arenât quite as positive now, with boss Xisco Muñoz already under pressure after his side were booed off in the wake of a 1-0 home defeat to Preston last weekend. A defiant Muñoz insists his side have âthe quality to competeâ at this level, but he now faces a new challenge of convincing the Owlsâ faithful his words arenât empty.
Players to watch: Aaron Ramseyâs fairytale return to Cardiff got lift-off against Leicester as he netted his first goal for his boyhood club in over a decade with an absolute screamer. Wednesdayâs Callum Paterson played in the Premier League for Cardiff not too long ago, and the Scot showed thereâs no room for sentiment by getting on the scoresheet in that 5-0 H2H drubbing back in 2021. Heâs more used to the refereeâs notebook now these days, collecting yellow cards in three of his four appearances this term.
Hot streak: Cardiffâs last six Championship home wins came âto nilâ.