Cardiff vs Sunderland Predictions

• Sunderland have won their last two trips to the Cardiff City Stadium.
• Cardiff lost three of their final four home games last season.
• Jack Clarke scored 12 of his 15 league goals away from home last term.

Bluebirds face tough opener

Cardiff ended the 2023/24 Championship campaign with two heavy defeats and they could begin the new term with another loss when Sunderland pay a visit to Wales.

The Bluebirds lost three of their final four home games en route to a 12th-place finish, and one of those was a 2-0 defeat to The Black Cats back in March.

Clarke to help Black Cats to victory

Sunderland ended the season in poor form, too, but they claimed seven points from their final four away games and conceded just one goal in that period.

They have won their last two trips to the Cardiff City Stadium and they can be backed to get another three points on Saturday, with a repeat of the 2-0 scoreline in March also appealing.

Jack Clarke should be taken on to hit the ground running, too. The 23-year-old scored 15 Championship goals last season and 12 of those came on his travels, with him averaging a goal every 149 minutes away from home.