Hosts Sunderland take on rivals Cardiff City in Saturday’s Championship clash at the Stadium of Light.
Sunderland will be hoping to bounce back from the final result in a 0-2 win over Huddersfield Town. In this game, Sunderland had 54% possession and had nine shots and three set-pieces. Scorers for Sunderland: Alex Pritchard (55′) and Amad Diallo (96′). Huddersfield Town made 16 attempts and scored 3 tries.
It has been rare in recent games for Sunderland to keep a clean sheet. In fact, Sunderland have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their previous six games and have conceded 10 away goals. This pattern may not continue in this game. Sunderland have drawn their last two league games against Cardiff City in this fixture.
After beating Watford in the last game of the Championship Race, Cardiff City will be hoping to turn the tide here. In this match, Cardiff City have 52% possession of the ball and have attempted 11 goals, including three. Cedric Kipre (9′) was the only player to score for Cardiff City. Watford attempted 16 shots, of which 5 were successful.
Francisco Sieralta (38′) and Ismaila Sar (59′) score for Watford. Looking at their form, they have scored in 5 of their last 6 matches against Cardiff City and their opponents have scored a total of 9 goals. Defensively, “Cardiff City” showed weakness. In this match, Cardiff City have drawn their last two away matches.
prediction
We think it will be difficult to find a clear half against Sunderland where Cardiff City can win and keep a clean sheet.
With that in mind, we think it will be a very close game for Sunderland to win 1-0 at the end of the game. I hope you have a good match.
head-to-head
In their last meeting on 31 October 2006, Sunderland had 2 wins and Cardiff City had 3 wins and 1 draw.
A total of 19 goals were scored between the two teams in this match. The Black Cats scored 9 goals and the Bluebirds 10 goals. The average number of goals scored per match is 3.17 goals.
Their previous league meeting was on 13 January 2018, the day Cardiff City beat Sunderland 4-0 in the 27th game of the Championship. Cardiff City had 47% possession on the day and had 21 shots, of which 9 were on target. The goals were scored by Callum Patterson (46′, 80′), Joe Rals (55′) and Anthony Pilkington (94′). On the other hand, ‘Sunderland’ scored 0 goals in 3 attempts.
line-up
Sunderland:
Anthony Patterson, Luke O’Nien, Bailey Wright, Danny Batth, Dennis Cirkin, Patrick Roberts, Corry Evans, Elliot Embleton, Jack Clarke, Amad Diallo and Ellis Simms.
Cardiff City:
Ryan Allsop, Mahlon Romeo, Perry Ng, Cédric Kipré, Niels Nkounkou, Andy Rinomhota, Ryan Wintle, Joe Ralls, J. Philogene-Bidace, Kion Etete and Sheyi Ojo.
betting tips
Looking at the latest odds for this match in the 90 minutes results market, Sunderland is 2.15, the draw is 3.3 and Cardiff City is 3.7. This is the highest market price currently available.