Eng. Championship
2021-10-20 - Fulham vs Cardiff City
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Championship
Wednesday 20th October 2021 - Kick Off 7:45pm
Fulham
A big win in a West London derby has just got Fulham back on track, but Marco Silva has to be pushing his players forward to make sure they don't slip up against an out of form opponent. Even at this early stage of the Championship season, Fulham will not want to lose too much ground to rivals Bournemouth and West Brom in the race for the automatic promotion places.
They are 3rd in the Championship table and 5 points behind leaders Bournemouth after the top three were all able to win over the weekend. Home form has been very important for Fulham who have a 4-1-1 record here in the League and they have scored 14 goals and conceded 5 in those games.
Fulham were hammered 4-1 at Coventry City prior to the October international break so it was important to bounce back immediately and they did so by crushing Queens Park Rangers by the same scoreline. They have won 4 of their last 5 League games at Craven Cottage and Fulham have scored at least three goals in 3 of their last 4 here.
Cardiff City
The run at the end of last season saw Cardiff City just come up short of the top six in the Championship, but there was plenty of optimism going into the 2021/22 season under Mick McCarthy. A horrific run of form has put McCarthy under immense pressure though and the rumour is that he has to find big results this week to avoid being Sacked.
A capitulation against rivals Swansea City will never be tolerated by the Cardiff City fans and it doesn't help that their team have slipped down to 20th in the League table and being just 3 points clear of the relegation zone. The Bluebirds have a 2-1-3 record away from home and have scored 7 goals and conceded 12 in those games.
Cardiff City were beaten 3-0 at Swansea City on Sunday and they have now lost 6 in a row and have scored a total of a single goal in that poor run. They have lost 3 away games in a row in the League and Cardiff City have conceded 9 goals in those losses.
Head to Head
These clubs met four times in the Championship two seasons ago and it was Fulham who won twice and dumped Cardiff City out of the Play Off Semi Final.
Fulham had won 2 in a row at Craven Cottage against Cardiff City, but they were beaten in the Play Off Semi Final Second Leg despite doing enough to move through to the Final and eventual promotion.
Prediction
It would be some upset if Fulham are not able to get the better of Cardiff City in this League fixture.
The recent form of both clubs suggest the home team are going to have too much and the rumours around Mick McCarthy's future as Cardiff City manager cannot help their cause. They were embarrassed at Swansea City on Sunday and they have been conceding goals for fun in recent weeks as Cardiff City have lost 6 in a row.
Fulham had a really poor experience at Coventry City prior to the October international break, but they have been very strong at home and hammered Queens Park Rangers here on Saturday. With plenty of attacking threat to go around, Fulham should have too much for Cardiff City and can secure another good win on Wednesday to keep up with the likes of Bournemouth and West Brom at the top of the standings.
The Pick :
Fulham 3-0 Cardiff City
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
I'll back Fulham to Win & Over 1.5 Total Goals at 1.72 with BetFred
