Cardiff City vs Bristol City Prediction: Difficult to back either side

Cardiff City and Bristol City will lock horns at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday. The hosts are unbeaten in their last four games at home, while the visitors are unbeaten in four of their last five games. Who will win? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Cardiff City

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Cardiff City suffered a 2-1 loss to Portsmouth in their last game. Callum O’Dowda scored the consolation for his side in the 22nd minute after they were two goals behind. They remain winless in their last three games in all competitions. However, they remain unbeaten in their last four games at home.

Cardiff sit 20th on the table with 31 points in 31 games, scoring 34 goals and conceding 53. However, David Turnbull (muscle), Isaak Davies (leg), and Aaron Ramsey (muscle) are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Bristol City

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Bristol City bounced back to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Stoke City in their last game, with two goals from Anis Mehmeti in the 11th and 73rd minutes. The visitors are unbeaten in four of their last five games but are winless in their last eight games on the road.

Bristol sit 7th on the table with 45 points in 32 games, scoring 40 goals and conceding 36. However, Cameron Pring (muscle) and Ayman Benarous (hamstring) are out of this game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Cardiff City — Jak Alnwick, Andy Rinomhota, Dimitrios Goutas, Joel Bagan, Callum O'Dowda, Calum Chambers, Sivert Mannsverk, Cian Ashford, Rubin Colwill, Anwar El Ghazi, Callum Robinson.

Bristol City — Max O'Leary, Zak Vyner, Robert Dickie, Haydon Roberts, Mark Sykes, Max Bird, Jason Knight, Ross McCrorie, Scott Twine, Anis Mehmeti, Nahki Wells.

Interesting Facts

• The hosts have won four of their last 20 matches in all competitions;
• Bristol are winless in their last eight games on the road;
• Ten of the last 12 games between the two sides have seen less than three goals;
• Four of the last five games between the two sides have seen the BTTS-NO results.

Expert Betting Tips

Bristol might have remained unbeaten in four of their last five games, but their away record has been concerning, where they are winless in their last eight games on the road. On the other hand, the hosts are not superb in their recent games, and it will be hard to back either side. With this, I will go for a draw in the first half of this game and a low goalscoring match.

Our prediction for the match is to see less than three goals for odds of 2.20 at Betway.

Our second prediction is for at least a team to keep a clean sheet (BTTS-NO) for odds of 1.83 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is a draw in the first half of the game for odds of 2.00 at 1xbet.