Ipswich – Cardiff Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (21.02.2018)

Ipswich Town and Cardiff City meet at Portman Road Stadium, in a match for the 33rd round of the Championship. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 10/31/2017, Cardiff City won at home against (3-1). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 1 and tied 2. But the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 10-12-2016 , for the Championship, the two teams tied by (1-1). L. Varney (52 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Ipswich Town, and A. Gunnarsson (38′), for Cardiff City. Attention to the home factor, since the Ipswich Town usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

Ipswich Town:

After 13 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses, the home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 45 points won. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Burton Albion, by (0-0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Norwich City, 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 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats in their stadium. For the championship, Ipswich Town have won 15 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 16 matches). In 32 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 16 times and only managed 3 comebacks.

The Ipswich Town leaves for this game with a tie to a ball in the land of Norwich, adding the third game followed without losing in this competition. In this game against his fans, coach Mick McCarthy should not make major changes compared to the previous eleven, with Gleeson, the Swiss team number 25, the one responsible for organizing the offensive process. On the other hand, Martyn Waghorn is the great highlight of this training, with 10 goals and 10 assists. For this game the coach of the house can not count on Dozzell, Gerken, Adeyemi and Huws, all due to injury.

Cardiff City:

The away team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 61 points won, after 18 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Bolton Wanderers, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Middlesbrough, by (1-0). This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home team factor, as in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. For the league, Cardiff City won 15 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 16 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 32 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 11 matches in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 8 of their 19 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘); He suffered 7 of his 17 goals between the minutes (61’-75 ‘).

The Cardiff starts for this game with a victory against Middlesbrough, by 1-0, totaling the following consecutive victory in the championship. It should be noted that visitors go through a phase of confidence in this competition, currently occupying the second position, with 61 points. If we analyze the last 10 games played, it is possible to verify that the visiting team added only 2 defeats, one of them for the Cup of England, against Manchester City. In this away game, coach Neil Warnock must maintain his usual tactical scheme, that is, 4-2-3-1, with Grujic as the team’s master: this player is very competent in the creation and organization of the offensive process. However, the great highlight of this team is the extreme Hoilett, with 8 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach can not count on Connolly, Bryson, Richards and Gunnarsson, all injured.