Match Preview

In today’s free OddsDigger Cardiff City vs Bristol City preview, we dissect a top of the table Championship contest between the teams currently positioned in 2^nd and 6^th place respectively. But while those league placings would suggest that we are in for a close game, in reality, the sides are heading along very different trajectories.

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The Bluebirds have won three out of their last four matches ahead of this week’s Cardiff City vs Bristol City betting tips as they look to hold on to the second automatic promotion place in the division. Cardiff City have lost only one of their most recent nine overall and they didn’t concede a goal in any of their last three Championship games at home. Their results in Wales have provided a fantastic platform for Neil Warnock in 2017/18 – the Bluebirds have lost only two of their sixteen league matches at their own stadium.

Bristol City have won plenty of plaudits this season for their efforts in the Carabao Cup in particular, but the Robins have allowed the distraction of the cup to massively impact their performances in the league. Lee Johnson’s men are currently in free fall – they have only won one game in their last eleven. Their superb form before the turn of the year is just about keeping them in the play-off positions, but another month of poor results will surely see them drop out of the top six. Make sure to take a look at our weekend Championship football tips for this fixture below.

Cardiff City vs Bristol City Prediction and Betting Advice

Given the respective recent fortunes of the teams analysed for today’s Cardiff City vs Bristol City bets, it’s a little strange to see such generous odds for the outright home win. The Bluebirds are one of the Championship’s strongest teams on their own patch and only league leading Wolves have collected more points at home this season than the Welshmen.

As we highlighted earlier, the Robins have won only one of their last eleven contests in all competitions as their season begins to unravel before them. We have to go all the way back to December 8^th of last year to find their last away victory and they have since gone seven matches without a win on the road.

Lee Johnson’s troops managed to grab all three points against ten men Cardiff the last time the sides met, though that was their only win in their last six meetings with Warnock’s side. The club from the Welsh capital are in terrific form and they should have enough in their armoury to take advantage of a BCFC side low on confidence. The Championship match odds at Bet-at-home give the biggest returns for your stake, so we recommend giving them your business.

The Robins showed a real flair for attacking in their League Cup clashes with Manchester United and Man City this season, though in the Championship away from home, they have found it difficult to replicate that success in front of goal, especially in 2018.

As we pointed out above, Lee Johnson’s side have gone seven away matches without a win prior to today’s Cardiff City vs Bristol City predictions and it’s their lack of cutting edge in the final third that has cost them more often than not. Interestingly, they scored one goal or less in six out of seven fixtures during their winless away run.

The Bluebirds are notoriously hard to score against when they play in Wales – they have the joint best home defensive record in the Championship alongside Derby County. Warnock’s defenders have helped to secure three cleans sheets in succession at the Cardiff City Stadium in their last three league outings there. Having evaluated the data, Sunbets’ odds for the away team to score under 1.5 goals are too good to turn down.