Cardiff vs Preston Betting Tips and Predictions

These two have hit form at the right time and given there is usually one team that makes a late charge and finishes in the top six, there is no reason why it can’t be either club. Cardiff are perhaps the more likely and had gone 6 matches unbeaten prior to their 3-1 defeat at Middlesbrough on Tuesday. They were impressive 4-1 winners at home to promotion hopefuls Brighton though last weekend and have a strong overall record at home this season.

Preston’s form is the more remarkable given they looked destined for a season of struggle in the opening weeks of the season when they looked desperately short on quality in front of goal. They are still struggling a little in terms of goals, averaging less than 1 per game overall but they have won their last 4 Championship games to fire themselves up to 9th place, just 1 point below the Bluebirds.

Reason for Betting Tips

This is a tough game to call. Preston are playing with so much confidence right now but it’s also hard to ignore the fact that Cardiff have lost just 1 of their last 18 home matches in this league. Both teams have scored in 6 of their last 8 league outings at the Cardiff City Stadium and with a draw not really doing much to further either side’s play-off credentials we should see a fairly open contest and backing both teams to score at 10/11 might be the smart bet in this one.

Recent Form

All competitions, most recent first:

Cardiff: LWDDWD

Preston: WWWWDL

Head-to-Head

Cardiff are unbeaten in 6 home games against Preston.

Statistics

Both teams have scored in 55% of Cardiff’s games this season and 52% of matches involving Preston.

Team News

Cardiff: Sammy Ameobi returns from suspension and could start.

Preston: Eoin Doyle is unavailable to face his parent club.

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