Cardiff vs Wolves Prediction & Tips
Cardiff have won two of their last three Premier League (PL) matches at home (G2, P1) and now face a vulnerable team such as Wolverhampton, who have scored only one point in their last five PL meetings.
Incredibly, the bluebirds have not yet managed to open the scoring at Cardiff City Stadium so far this season, as in their two wins against Fulham and Brighton they came back with disadvantages to get all three points.
In fact, C’Cardiff have scored the first goal in only one occasion during this campaign of PL and still has not managed to go to the break in advantage. That is a problem that coach Neil Warnock will need to solve in this match, since the Wolves have been losing to the rest in just two of their away games this season.
With no victories in their last five games, the Wolves (E1, P4) are going through a rough patch and have suffered a surprise 2-0 loss to Huddersfield at home the previous day. This season, the team has never been able to recover from a loss immediately and in the duel following a defeat, has not been able to win (E2, P2).
Something interesting is that the team that serves as the home side has won five of the last 10 games between these two teams, but the other five matches have ended with victories from the visit. Four of the last five duels between Cardiff and Wolves have ended with both teams scoring.
Key battles: Cardiff central defender Sean Morrison has performed well in the PL and averages 6.7 aerial duels won per game (fourth highest amount in the league among players who have played at least eight games). Surely he will be in charge of stopping forward Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), who has three assists in his last four away games in the PL.
Statistics to consider: Five of Cardiff’s last six home games in the PL have ended with more than 2.5 goals in total.
Wolves are in fourth place in the league in terms of more attempts to rival (13.7 on average), as well as more shots on goal (5.2) as a visitor.
All but one of the last 12 Wolves games in the PL have ended with two or fewer goals.
Cardiff – Wolves FREE TIPS
Wolves – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
