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Sheffield United vs Cardiff City: FA Cup Match Prediction
In the 1/32 finals of the FA Cup on January 9, Sheffield United will meet Cardiff City. The hosts are fighting in the Championship for a direct ticket to the Premier League, while the visitors risk being relegated at the end of the season. How will the cup game between the rivals go and what reliable bets to choose? - the answer is in our expert's betting tip
Command Analysis
Sheffield United
EnglandCurrent form
A year ago, Sheffield United played in the Premier League, but completely failed the season and went down in class. In the Championship, the Blades are fighting for a return to the EPL. After 26 rounds, the team with 52 points is in third place and only by additional indicators is behind the second-placed Burnley. Let us recall that the first two positions give direct tickets to the Premier League. In the last rounds, Sheffield United did not show stable results, in the last five games they won and lost twice, one match ended in a draw. On the eve of the cup game, they managed to beat Watford away with a score of 2:1.
Disqualifications and injuries
Seriki, Souttar, Vini and Campbell will not play today due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Sheffield United have not won in the first half in their last five matches
- Three consecutive Sheffield United matches have seen goals exchanged
Projected lineup: Davis; Gilchrist, Ahmedhodzic, Baptiste, McCallum; Hampson, Peck; Brooks, O'Hara, Brewster; One.
Cardiff City
WalesCurrent form
On the eve of the start of the new season, Cardiff significantly replenished their squad with experienced players, but the bet did not pay off. After 26 rounds in the Championship, the Welshmen occupy 23rd place in the relegation zone, although only on additional indicators they are behind the saving 21st place and have a match in hand. On the eve of the cup game, Cardiff drew with Coventry and Middlesbrough in two rounds in a row with the same score of 1:1. The team has had noticeable problems in attack throughout the season, as they have managed to score only 25 goals in the same number of matches played.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ramsey and Turnbull are both out today due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Cardiff have won in the first half in two of their last three matches
- Four straight games involving Cardiff have seen goals exchanged
- Cardiff have lost five head-to-head matches in a row against their upcoming opponents
Probable line-up: Alnwick; Ng, Gutas, Daland, O'Dowda; Siopis, Chambers; Tanner, Robertson, Willock; Colville.
Trends
Bet Goals in both halves - no
Three of Sheffield United's last five games have seen no goals scored in either half
1.77Bet Total first half under 1.5 goals
Four of the previous five head-to-head matches have seen no more than one goal scored in the first half
1.43Bet Exact score 2:1
This score was recorded in the hosts' two previous matches
8.20Tip and bets
The Blades have been performing much better this season, playing on their home field today, which also gives them a good chance of winning. In addition, the upcoming opponent is very convenient for Sheffield United, as they have managed to beat Cardiff City in five head-to-head matches in a row, including this season in the Championship away with a score of 2:0. We recommend a betting tip for the home team in this cup match.
Our prediction is Sheffield United win at odds of 1.87
Bet on total
At home, Sheffield United plays first number, does not hesitate to go on the attack with large forces, which leads to a decent number of goals. Thus, in four of the six previous home victories, the Blades scored at least two goals, which is what we expect today.
The second bet is Sheffield United's individual total goals over 1.5 with odds of 1.94
Bet on the first half
Please note that in the last four head-to-head matches, a draw was recorded in the opening 45 minutes. Based on this trend, we recommend another option for betting on the game.
Prediction - draw in the first half with odds of 2.18
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