Our prediction for this Championship match:
Coventry City and Cardiff City go head to head at Coventry Building Society Arena on day 7 of the new Championship campaign. The Sky Blues quickly bounced back from a 2-0 loss to Queens Park Rangers, with the team beating Middlesbrough at home ground, but the midweek game will be anything but a walk in the park for the hosts. Both Liam Kelly and Josh Eccles are sidelined with injuries, while both Rose and Kane are pushing for a start.
The Bluebirds, on the other hand, did well to beat Nottingham Forest at the City Ground at the weekend, with the team climbing to sixth position in the standings. Cardiff City aim to give fans yet another reason for celebration, and seeing that teenage midfielder Rubin Colwill helped the team improve their game at the weekend, away win should be considered. There are no absentees in the away team ahead of Wednesday’s clash.
Highlighted Player (Wesley Jobello):
Wesley Jobello is a Martiniquais professional footballer who plays for Coventry City in the English Football League One. He was born in Gennevilliers, France, on the 23rd of January 1994. The 26-year-old is a Marseille youth product, having featured for both the club's first team and the b-team over 50 times.
His debut appearance came as a substitute against Sochaux in Ligue 1 match on the 20th of May 2012. Apart from Marseille, his resume includes playing for teams Clermont Foot and Gazelec Ajaccio. He signed for Coventry City on the 30th of June 2019, on a three-year contract. Jobello has played ten games for the English outfit so far, providing a goal and an assist apiece in the process. Incidentally, Coventry marks his first time playing outside France.
On the International forefront, Jobello, initially a youth International for France, represented the nation at the under-18 level before switching to play for The Martinique national football team. His International career highlight is getting selected for Martinique's 40 man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Jobello is predominantly a left midfielder but is capable of playing on the right as well.
Highlighted Team (Cardiff):
Cardiff City are a Welsh football club that compete in the English second tier (Championship). In 2009 they moved from Ninian Park to Cardiff City Stadium, the venue that officially holds 33,280 spectators.
The Bluebirds played their first ever Premier League match on 18 August, 2013, but they were beaten by West Ham United (0-2) on their debut in the English top flight. However, a week later Fraizer Campbell (two goals) and Aron Gunnarson helped Cardiff City record their first ever win in the Premier League.
The Bluebirds outplayed Manchester City back then, but they eventually dropped to the Championship at the end of the season. Fellow Welsh outfit Swansea City are considered Cardiff’s fiercest rivals and the two teams take on each other in the South Wales derby.
The colour of Cardiff City’s home kit is blue, whilst they wear red shirts and shorts when playing on the travels.