Wycombe Wanderers and Cardiff City meet at Adams Park, in a match for the 22nd round of the Championship. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 08‑04‑2003 and ended with the score: Wycombe Wanderers (0‑4) Cardiff City. In this game the home factor may be decisive, as Cardiff City presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Wycombe:
After 2 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses, the home team is currently in 24th position, with 12 points won. In their last match, they lost to Bristol City in an away match by (2‑1), after having drawn (1‑1) at home in the previous match, against Queens Park Rangers. This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. In their last 10 home games for the championship the Wycombe Wanderers won 1, tied 4 and lost 5, for which they have 7 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 11 matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (5 out of 10 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that scores few times in the first place and that only managed to open the scoring in 2 of its last 21 games for the Championship, of these 2 it reached the break in advantage in all and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 21 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 17 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Wycombe Wanderers come into this game with a 2-1 loss on the trip to Bristol City, thus adding the fourth loss in the last five games of this competition: the only goal for the team was signed by Garath McCleary. In this game against Cardiff, coach Gareth Ainsworth must emphasize his style of play, that is to say, benefit from the defensive organization and counterattacks in the hallways. Scott Kashket is the star of Wycombe Wanderers, who is the best scorer with 4 goals scored. For this game, the home team cannot count on Alex Pattison, suspended, or Dominic Gape and Anthony Stewart, players recovering from injury.
Cardiff:
The visiting team is currently in 12th position, with 29 points won, after 8 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Norwich City by (2‑0). In the last match, they lost at home to Brentford by (2‑3). This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Cardiff City won 15 points out of a possible 30, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 away games. The most frequent final result at half ‑ time in their away league matches was 1‑0 (4 out of 11 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 21 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 10 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘); they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘).
Cardiff comes to this match unmotivated after a 2-3 loss to Brentford, thus adding the second defeat in a row in this Premier League: the team’s two goals were signed by Will Vaulks. In this game against Wycombe, coach Niel Harris must assume an offensive strategy, with the lines ahead, trying to better explore the opponent’s defensive weaknesses. Harry Wilson is Cardiff’s highest point in the league with 3 goals and 5 assists. Outside of this game are Kieffer Moore, Lee Tomlin and Jordi Osei-Tutu, all with physical problems.
