Cardiff – Burton Prediction & Picks (30.03.2018)

Cardiff City and Burton Albion meet at Cardiff City Stadium, in a match for the 39th round of the Championship. Cardiff City won away by (0-1), the last time they met in this league edition, on 05-08-2017. The record of recent direct matches between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there were 2 victories for each team in the last 4 matches they played. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 22-08-2017, ended with the victory of Burton Albion by (1-2). The Burton Albion has considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.

Cardiff City:

The home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 76 points won, after 23 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Birmingham City, by (3-2). In the last match, they won in an away match against Brentford, by (1-3). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor. against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Cardiff City has a record of 8 wins and 2 losses, so they have won 24 points out of 30 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 3 comebacks. In the last 19 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Cardiff has made great exhibitions throughout the season and currently has seven consecutive victories in the championship. It is important to note that the home winners beat Brentford on the last day of this competition, 1-3. Cardiff is a formation that presents several strong points, both offensive and defensive, such as the end, counterattacks, set-pieces and aerial play. In this game against his fans, coach Neil Warnock must keep the team in 4-3-3, Zohore being the most offensive reference. However, it must be emphasized that the left winger Junior Hoilett is the great highlight of Cardiff, with 8 goals and 10 assists. Everything indicates that the coach can count on all the players.

Burton:

The away team is currently in the 23 rd position, with 30 points won, after 7 wins, 9 draws and 22 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Sheffield United, by (2-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (3-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 3 draws and 12 losses at their stadium, with 8 goals scored and 32 suffered. For the league, Burton Albion won 13 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (8 out of 19 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 8 of its last 38 matches for the Championship, of these 8 it reached the break in advantage in 5 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 6. In 38 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 23 times and only got 1 comeback. In the last 19 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).

The Burton Albion is going through immense difficulties this season and currently occupies the relegation zone, with only 30 points won. In the last match played, the visitors lost against Wolverhampton, 3-1. In this away game, coach Nigel Clough must keep the team at 5-4-1, being the most advanced position occupied by Boyce. On the other hand, Lloyd Dyer is the best score of Burton Albion, with 6 goals scored. One of the weak points of the visiting team is precisely at the time of finishing the attacking plays created. Everything indicates that the coach can count on all the players.