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Interesting matchup at Cardiff Stadium between Cardiff City and Huddersfield in the second round of the English Championship.
Cardiff City did not manage to stay in the Premier League last season but they have good chances of returning next year if they meet expectations in the Championship. Cardiff has a good team, they are considered the 2nd favorite to win the Championship and have started the season very well: a 1-1 draw away against a good Blackburn team and a 2-1 road win against Coventry in the league cup. Now they are facing their home opener this season and surely they must be pumped up, as they will get a lot of support and have always had an edge playing at home, in Wales.
Huddersfield started the season with a devastating 4-0 defeat at home to Bournemouth and have sacked manager Mark Robins, a shocking move after just one game. They went on to defeat League 2 side Chesterfield in the League Cup in extra time, but clearly things are not looking good right now for the visitors. They are in poor form, just lost their manager and they were always considered among the favorites for relegation, so traveling to Wales to play Cardiff may seem a scary thought.
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Team news & lineups
Federico Macheda will probably miss out for Cardiff, while Huddersfield will most likely have to do without their best player Vaughan.
Cardiff City: Marshall – Brayford, Hudson, Connolly, Fabio – Gunnarsson, Whittingham, Adeyemi – Maynard, Jones, Fondre
Huddersfield: Smithies – Lynch, Wallace, Peltier, Dixon – Hammill, Hogg, Lolley, Norwood – Majewski – Wells
Cardiff is a brilliant attacking team so they will surely score goals against a side that allowed 7 goals from Bournemouth and Chesterfield. Huddersfield must score themselves if they are to get something out of this game, but their task will be much harder without best player and top scorer James Vaughan. The odds on Cardiff look very tasty here, they have everything going for them: better team, home advantage, good form, opponent with big problems. The matchup also seems favorable considering that they are expected to score goals, while Huddersfield is without their main attacking option. Cardiff to win seems like a solid bet and the Championship is a rugged league with tight scores, but I will go with better value and tip Cardiff to win and cover the 1 goal asian handicap. The risk is the same, we only risk getting the money back instead of winning the bet if Cardiff wins by 1. Prediction: Cardiff City – Huddersfield 2-0.
Pick: Cardiff City (-1 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 2.48 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 10.36
Event date: 16 August
