Man City vs Cardiff: Preview and Prediction

Wednesday 3rd April 2019

England Premier League
Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Kick off at 7.45pm BST
Venue: Etihad Stadium

Match Preview:

When you feel you’ve had such bad officiating that led to losing a game from winning it in the last few minutes which team do you not want to play next…away from home? Answer Manchester City, and if Neil Warnock and Cardiff were looking to heal some wounds after their controversial defeat at the hands of Chelsea, well they may have to wait until the next game.

Manchester City have been playing, as one would expect, some glorious football in the last few weeks especially even if they are not scoring a ton of goals to go with it and the mission is simple enough to defend their league title over Liverpool.

Liverpool went back to the top of the standings at the weekend after their very lucky last minute win against Tottenham but City have a game in hand and if they can beat Cardiff they will put the pressure back on Jurgen Klopp’s team.

As far as recent form goes there isn’t a better team in the league than City and at home City have won 15 of their 16 matches with just one defeat. They’ve ‘only’ scored 7 goals in their last four matches but they look like scoring almost every minute and this will be a daunting game for The Bluebirds.

Cardiff lost at the weekend and they are now 5 points from safety so they won’t just turn up here and roll over. At the same time all they can realistically do is try and soak up the pressure and play on the counter, play toe to toe with City espeically at The Etihad and start counting the goal difference.

Neil Warnock’s side has just 1 win in their past five and away from home they have lost 10 from 14. The only encouraging sign is that even though they have won just 2 games on the road all season, those wins have occured in their last five away games.

Team News:

Manchester City: Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of this game with a slight muscle injury. Fabian Delph is still out with a knock.

Cardiff: Cardiff have no new injuries since the weekend and no playerrs returning either with the likes of Mathew Connolly and Callum Peterson set to miss the next few weeks.

Man City vs Cardiff Head to Head:

Earlier this season Manchester City beat Cardiff 5-0.

Cardiff have not beaten Manchester City since 2013.

Manchester City have scored 11 goals against Cardiff in the last 3 meetings.

Man City vs Cardiff Prediction:

Manchester City are massive odds on to win this game, and perhaps even looking at the handicap offers more risks as City have not been scoring many goals lately. One option is backing the goal scorers market. This opens up a little for us given that Aguero is injured. We tend to get different scorers sharing the spoils for City but Riyad Mahrez did net twice in the match earlier this season and he could be worth looking out for. We also think that City can take an early lead in the game. Notice how Guardiola’s side have been quick to attack from the start and score early before settling more into the game. Anything from Cardiff in this game will come as a massive shock, and despite playing well they will simply be outclassed by the far better side.

Man City vs Cardiff Betting Tips:

Anytime goalscorer: Riyad Mahrez at 1.91

Manchester City to be leading at 15 minutes at 3.00