Cardiff vs Bristol City Predictions: Bluebirds to have wings clipped
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- Cardiff have won just three of their last 20 matches in all competitions
- Four of Bristol City's last six matches have featured two goals or fewer
- Recommended bet: Bristol City draw no bet
Bristol City are firmly in play-off contention in the Championship and they can push their top six claims with a victory over struggling Cardiff City.
The pair meet in the Welsh capital in this Saturday lunchtime tussle with Cardiff happy to be returning to home soil following a three-match stretch on the road.
It was a largely fruitless exercise for the Bluebirds who lost both away league matches either side of a penalty shootout success at Stoke in the FA Cup.
Things have been going slightly better for their visitors, who start the weekend seventh in the second tier, just two points off West Brom in sixth.
Team news
David Turnbull, Ollie Tanner and Isaak Davies miss out for Cardiff with injury issues.
Jesper Daland is also likely to sit out this match, while Yakou Meite faces a fitness test on his thigh concern.
Alex Robertson is also a doubt after missing the Bluebirds' previous two matches.
Bristol City have been dealt a huge blow with the news that Luke McNally will miss the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Cameron Pring and Ayman Benarous are already on the sidelines through injury.
Nakhi Wells is pushing for a recall having been rested for the midweek clash win over Stoke.
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The stats
Cardiff have won just three of their last 20 matches in all competitions.
Four of Bristol City's last six matches have featured two goals or fewer.
Only one of the last 12 meetings between these two has featured over 2.5 goals.
One or both teams have failed to score in four of the last five meetings.
Prediction
This fixture is often a cagey contest and this latest effort could follow a similar pattern, with goals often hard to come by.
Cardiff are toiling at the wrong end of the Championship, just two points above the drop zone with 15 games remaining, and they may slip into the bottom four if results go against them this weekend.
Just three wins from their last 20 matches in all competitions is cause for concern but they do have a decent record against Bristol City, having gone unbeaten in the last four match-ups.
However, that run could end this weekend with the Robins in much better shape and pushing hard for a play-off spot to prolong their campaign and chase an unlikely promotion to the Premier League.
Consistency has been an issue but they arrive into this match on the back of a 2-0 win over Stoke and they have lost just one of their last four away fixtures.
A cagey contest looks likely, but on current form Bristol City are fancied to edge it but keep the draw on side as insurance.
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