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West Ham vs Cardiff Prediction & Betting tips
Without a doubt, there is no clear favorite on this occasion, since both teams are irregular in their actions. However, if we consider the local factor and the good players that have the London box, we believe that the bet “West Ham will win any half” is interesting to bet. Remember that the Welsh are not reliable in their actions, costing them a lot to be effective in attack and solid in defensive matters. It paints to be a closed and tactical duel for the proposal of the visit, but favorable to the “Hammers” for its greater individual hierarchy.
West Ham:
The “Hammers” arrive toned to this duel after beating 0-3 to Newcastle as visitors and add 15 units in total. Thanks to this triumph they were able to cut a streak of 2 games without winning and move a little further away from the relegation zone. The performance of the squad has not been as expected so far, as the leadership hired great players to be better positioned in the table. He has scored 17 goals and has yielded 22 on his fence, proving to be unbalanced at the time of scoring. Its objective will be to add to a direct rival in the fight for the loss.
As a local, West Ham has added negative results so far, after adding only 2 wins in 7 presentations. From there, in more, recorded 1 draw and 4 falls in total. He has scored 8 goals and has given 11 on his fence, costing him to be balanced between the lines. It comes to equal 0-0 with Chelsea, to beat 3-1 at Manchester United, to lose 0-1 with Tottenham, to beat Burnley 4-2 and to lose 0-4 against Manchester City. Apparently, the team is not constant in its actions, ratifying this by conceding goals in almost all its presentations.
Cardiff:
The Welsh side arrives well in this match after beating Wolverhampton 2-1 at home after losing 0-1 partially. Thanks to this victory, he added 11 units in total and momentarily left the lower part of the Premier. The team alternates victories and defeats, with its goal being more regular in its actions. He has scored 13 goals and has yielded 27 in his goal, showing serious problems when preparing and marking. The logic indicates that the owners retract the lines, group themselves in defense and come out in counter-attack when possible.
As a visitor, Cardiff has registered negative scores due to their problems when drawing and marking (1 draw and 5 falls). It is enough to know that he scored 2 goals and that he gave 12 in his fence to corroborate this affirmation. He comes from leveling 0-0 with Huddersfield, losing 4-1 to Chelsea, going down 1-0 with Tottenham, losing 4-1 to Liverpool and stumbling 1-0 against Everton. If we analyze these results, we can affirm that the Welsh people lose order in some exits and end up yielding many so many in their fence. In others they manage to defend in an acceptable manner and only lose by the minimum as they did before the “Spurs” and the “Toffees”.
In the last 7 and a half years, West Ham and Cardiff have met 3 times being the local “Hammers”. These were the results of those matches: West Ham’s 3-0 win in May 2012 for the Championship, West Ham’s 2-0 triumph in August 2013 for the Premier League and West Ham’s 3-2 victory in September 2013 for the Capital One Cup. Apparently, the London team has a clear paternity over its rival, demonstrating it by winning the 3 games they have played. Of course, they have not faced each other for years, since they have not coincided in the same category.
West Ham vs Cardiff head to head matches
11.01.14 PL Cardiff West Ham 0 : 2
24.09.13 EFL West Ham Cardiff 3 : 2
17.08.13 PL West Ham Cardiff 2 : 0
07.05.12 CHA West Ham Cardiff 3 : 0
03.05.12 CHA Cardiff West Ham 0 : 2