Chris Coleman makes a return to Cardiff as he brings his struggling Sunderland side to the Welsh capital in search of 3 crucial points. The Mackems have struggled all season, although the introduction of Coleman has seen a small upturn in fortunes whilst Cardiff are winless in their last 5 but are still very much engaged in the automatic promotion race to the Premier League.
Skybet Championship – Cardiff City v Sunderland – Cardiff City Stadium – Saturday 13th January 2018 – 12:30 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 5/2 at Skybet |
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Cardiff City
SunderlandCardiff City
The Bluebirds have had a fantastic first half of the season and are flying high in 3rd place in the Championship table under Neil Warnock. With 47 points from 26 games, Cardiff are only 2 points behind Derby County in second place and will be looking to propel themselves up towards the guaranteed promotion places. Junior Hoilett has notched 6 goals this season for Cardiff and has a habit of scoring in big games.
Sunderland
Chris Coleman’s revival is still in its formative stages at Sunderland, who although they sit bottom of the table – are only 2 points from safety. 22 points from 26 games is not the return the Black Cats faithful will have been looking for but with only 2 defeats in their last 6 Championship games, the outlook is a little brighter currently. Lewis Grabban has scored 12 goals this season for Sunderland but his loan has ended and he has returned to Bournemouth.
Head to Head
Cardiff edge the head to head record between the two teams with 26 wins to Sunderland’s 21 with another 17 matches between the teams ending in draws. Cardiff won the reverse fixture earlier in the season 2-1 thanks to goals from Craig Bryson and Joe Ralls.
Cardiff City v Sunderland – Betting Odds and Predictions
With so much at stake and both teams out of form somewhat, this game looks likely to be a cagey affair.
Under 2.5 goals in the game looks shrewd at 7/10 with Coral.
Sunderland will set their stall out to frustrate Cardiff for as long as possible and be astute defensively.
The match to be a draw at half time and at full time represents great value at 4/1 with Betfred.
Junior Hoilett is Cardiff’s top scorer and his pace is sure to cause huge problems for Sunderland.
Junior Hoilett to score anytime is way overpriced at 28/13 with UniBet.
Despite their huge difference in league position, this is an even match on paper, between two well organised teams.
The match to finish as a draw looks a sensible punt at 5/2 with Skybet.
Score Prediction
Cardiff City 1 – 1 Sunderland – 13/2 with William Hill
Top Betting Tip Cardiff City v Sunderland
Sunderland have been in resolute form under Chris Coleman whilst Cardiff have struggled for goals in recent weeks and could find it difficult to put the Mackems away. Both teams to score in the game and the match to finish as a draw looks a great bet at 4/1 with Coral.