Cardiff – Wolves SOCCER PICKS
Cardiff City and Wolverhampton Wanderers meet at Cardiff City Stadium, in a match for the 14th round of the Premier League. In this situation, the history of direct confrontations indicates total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 victories for each team in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 06-04-2018, for the Championship, which ended in a Wolverhampton Wanderers victory by (0-1). The only goal of the match was scored by Rúben Neves (67 ‘). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Wolverhampton Wanderers presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Cardiff City:
The home team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Brighton & Hove Albion, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Everton, by (1-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. For the league, Cardiff City won 7 points out of 21 possible points, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 7 home matches. The team has not been very strong defensively, since it has suffered goals in the last 10 games which it disputed in this competition. This is a team that has presented difficulties in opening the scoring and who only managed to score the first goal once in the last 13 games for the Premier League. In 13 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 10 games in which they suffered the first goal.
Cardiff enter this unmotivated match, after a foreign snub, by 1-0, in the displacement to the Everton field. It is important to underline that the landlords are going through a terrible time, as they only record 2 wins in the last 10 matches played by the English championship. The local team usually acts in a 4-3-3, privileging a game style of constant transitions. It should be noted that in this tactical drawing the three most advanced players are Arter, Harris and Paterson, being the first the best marker of Cardiff, with 3 goals scored. For this day the coach of the premises can not count on Richards and Zohore.
Wolverhampton Wanderers:
The away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 16 points won, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Arsenal, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Huddersfield Town, by (0-2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 6 away league matches Wolverhampton Wanderers has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 18 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Wolverhampton enter this day motivated, after a home defeat, by 0-2, at the reception to Huddersfield. Despite the good start of the championship, it must be emphasized that the visitors are going through a negative moment, since they have not won five consecutive games. The Wolverhampton usually acts in a 3-4-3, in which the three more advanced players are Hélder Costa, Ivan Cavaleiro and Raúl Jiménez: this last player is the great gunner of the Wolverhampton, with 3 goals marked. Coach Nuno Espírito Santo can count on the entire squad at his disposal.
