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Cardiff City Aston Villa betting prediction


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The most probable scenario for this match will be for Cardiff to not win. Sure, they will be at home, with the support of their fans, but they have 2 losses in their last 5 home matches. So we expect Aston Villa to take advantage of their opponent's bad form and win at least one point.
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Preview
Cardiff City and Aston Villa meet at Cardiff City Stadium, in a match for the 25th round of the Championship. Aston Villa got a home win by (3‑1), in the last league head‑to‑head, played in 26‑11‑2016. In 3 head‑to‑heads in the last 3 years, the away team won 2 and tied 1. Aston Villa registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Cardiff

The home team is currently in the 20th position of the league, with 24 points won, after 6 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Barnsley, by (3‑4). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Brentford, by (2‑2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Cardiff City has a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (6 out of 12 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 23 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 13 times and have only turned the score around in 2. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 8 of their 18 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Cardiff heads into this match after a 2-2 draw away from home, against Brentford. They play in a 5-3-2 formation, prioritising offensive transitions and attacks through the wings. Their 2 wingers will be Hoilett and Zohore, with Gunnarsson as their player responsible for setting the attacking plays. They should also have Whitingham, Ralls and Gunnarsson as their midfielders.

Confirmed Lineup: Brian Murphy, Lee Peltier, Joe Bennett, Bruno Ecuele Manga, Sean Morrison, Sol Bamba, Kadeem Harris, Aron Gunnarsson, Joe Ralls, Kenneth Zohore, Junior Hoilett.
Coach: M. Hudson.

Analysis Aston Villa

The away team is currently in the 9th position of the league, with 35 points won, after 8 wins, 11 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Burton Albion, by (2‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Leeds United, by (1‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 17 conceded. Their last away match for this competition ended in a win by (0‑1) against Queens Park Rangers. In the last 10 away league matches Aston Villa has a record of 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (7 out of 12 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 24 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Aston Villa heads into this match after a 1-1 draw at home, against Leeds, as Kodjia scored the tying goal in the 86th minute, leading to 1 point. They usually play in a 4-3-3 formation, prioritising a fast paced match, with constant transitions. Their 2 wingers will be Bacuna and Ayew. They should have Westwood, Jedinak and Grealish.

Confirmed Lineup: Mark Bunn, Alan Hutton, Jordan Amavi, James Chester, Nathan Baker, Ashley Westwood, Albert Adomah, Gary Gardner, Jack Grealish, Leandro Bacuna, Ross McCormack.
Coach: U. Emery Etxegoien.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Cardiff vs Aston Villa match, on 2 January 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Double chance, Draw or Aston Villa ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Cardiff vs Aston Villa on 2 January 2017 will be played at Caerdydd, Millennium Stadium.

 

Championship - 2016/2017

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 47.4%
  • Draws 23.7%
  • Away team wins 28.9%
  • Over 1.5 73.61%
  • Over 2.5 48.83%
  • Over 3.5 25.13%
  • Goals 1446
  • Goals /match 2.6
  • Goals /match home 1.49
  • Goals /match away 1.11
  • Both teams score 52.6%
  • Goals after 80' 17.98%
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