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Brighton & Hove Albion and Cardiff City meet at The American Express Community Stadium in a match for the 24th round of the Championship. The two teams tied (0-0) on 12/03/2016, the last time they faced each other in this edition of the league. At this stage, the record of direct confrontations indicates balance between these two teams, since there have been 4 draws in the last 4 games. In fact, the last time they met at this stadium was on 10-03-2015, in a Championship game that ended in a 1-1 draw. The goals of the match were scored by D. Stephens (38 ‘) for Brighton & Hove Albion and J. Mason (5′) for Cardiff City.
Brighton & Hove Albion
After 15 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, the home team is in 1st place, having won 51 points. In the last match, he won at Queens Park Rangers home for (3-0), after having won in the previous game in a game against Birmingham City, (1-2). For the championship, Brighton & Hove Albion claimed 23 points out of 30 after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 10 games at their home stadium.
In this competition, you have not lost any of the last 9 games in your stadium. In their domestic league games the most frequent marker in the break was 1-0 (6 out of 12 matches). His attack has marked regularly, since he has managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 23 games in this competition, only managed 2 turns on the scoreboard in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 highlights in the last 12 home games in this competition: he suffered 3 of his 6 goals in the minutes (16’-30 ‘).
Brighton have a good time in this tournament and in the last game they received and won the QPR 3-0: goals were scored by Baldock, Murray and Knockaert. Usually Irish coach Chris Hughton scores in a 4-4-2 formation, benefiting possession of the ball and organized bouts, especially through the sidelines. Glenn Murray is the highlight of Brighton this season with 14 goals and 2 assists. In 12 home games, Brighton has 9 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss. For this game the coach can not count on Kayal, Rosenior and March, players who recover from injury.
Cardiff City
After 6 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, the visiting team is in 19th place, having won 24 points. In the last match, they drew with Brentford off by (2-2), after having lost at home in a game against Barnsley (3-4). In the last 10 away games, Cardiff City have won 2, 3 draws and 5 defeats, having won 9 points out of 30. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 23 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only got 2 turns on the scoreboard. In the last 11 away games for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: scored 5 of his 13 goals in the minutes (76’-90 ‘); Suffered 7 of his 20 goals in minutes (76’-90 ‘).
The Cardiff City team comes to this game with a 2-2 draw against Brentford, registering their second consecutive game without winning in the competition: the goals were scored by Whittingham and Zohorè. In this away game coach Neil Warnock should keep the team in 3-5-2 with the most advanced positions being taken by Zohorè and Hollett. However it is important to note that Whittingham is one of Cardiff’s top scorers with 5 goals scored. It is important to note that the ” Bluebirds ” no longer win away from home four games in a row. For this game the home manager does not have Richards, Chamakh and Pilkington, all injured.
Prediction: Brighton & Hove Albion Win @ 1.55