Cardiff City and Birmingham will play in one of the matches of the 3rd round of the English Championship. On whose side will the victory be?
Cardiff City
Cardiff City successfully entered the season, beating Norwich in the first round (1-0), but made a lot of mistakes in defense, for which he was punished in the second match, conceding two goals from Reading, and scored only once in response. After this misfire, Cardiff City made another one, losing to Portsmouth without a chance in the 1/64 final of the English League Cup (0-3). If Cardiff City managed to resist in the first half, then after the break they could not stand the pressure, conceding three times.
"Birmingham"
The match of the 1/64 final of the English League Cup for Birmingham was more successful, but the result was the same - defeat and relegation from the tournament. The rivals were Norwich, which actively started the meeting, but managed to distinguish itself only at the end of the first 45 minutes, but twice. In the 77th minute, Birmingham established equality in the score, and then turned out to be weaker in the penalty shootout, realizing two strikes against four accurate shots of the opponent.
Statistics and figures:
- Cardiff City won in the first round and lost in the second;
- Birmingham scored four points in two rounds;
- Cardiff City have not lost to Birmingham for seven games.
Forecast
Birmingham have not won against Cardiff for a long time, and in the upcoming match they have excellent chances to break the negative series, since they play more interesting in the first rounds. I think that the guests are capable of at least not losing.