Manchester City and Cardiff City meet at Etihad Stadium, in a match for the 33rd round of the Premier League. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 22-09-2018, Manchester City won out by (0-5). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins in the last 2 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Cardiff City presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Manchester City:
After 25 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, the home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 77 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Fulham, by (0-2), after in the previous match they have won (3-1) at home, against Watford. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in away matches; against 14 victories and 1 loss at their stadium. For the league, Manchester City won 27 points out of 30 possible points, after 9 wins and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. Their defense has been very strong, having only scored goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 16 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores many times first: it opened the scoring in 28 of its last 31 matches for the Premier League, of these 28 it reached the halftime advantage in 21 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 25 .
The Manchester City enters this day motivated, after a foreign victory, by 0-2, in the displacement to the arena of Fulham: Bernardo Silva and Aguero, even in the first half, scored the goals of the triumph. The club of Manchester usually acts in a 4-3-3, in which the three responsible for throwing the panic in the defensive adversary are Sterling, Aguero and Bernardo Silva. Thus, acting in their stadium, we believe that Manchester City will adopt a more offensive stance. For this game the local coach will not be able to count on Delph and Claudio Bravo, because they are injured.
Cardiff City:
The away team is currently in the 18 th position of the league, with 28 points won, after 8 wins, 4 draws and 19 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against West Ham United, by (2-0). In the last match, they lost at home against Chelsea (1-2). 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 2 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 1 draw and 8 defeats in their stadium. In the last away game in this competition, they lost in by (2-0) against Wolverhampton Wanderers. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Cardiff City has 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 30 possible. In their away matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 0-0 (7 out of 17 matches) and 1-0 (5 out of 17 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the score in 7 of its last 31 matches for the Premier League, of these 7 it reached the break in advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 5. In 31 matches in this tournament, suffered the first goal 20 times and only got 3 comebacks. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 9 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Cardiff enter this unmotivated round, after a home defeat, 1-2, at the Chelsea reception. The visiting team usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring the offensive transitions and channeling their attacks through the lateral corridors. The three arrows pointing to the goal of the rival will be Niasse, Hoilett and Murphy, being that the man whose mission is to lead the attacks of his team is the Spanish midfielder Víctor Camarasa. Coach Neil Warnock should not be able to count on Paterson, Connolly, Bamba and Richards, for being injured.
