Our prediction for this Championship match:
Bournemouth
Match Time & Date:
30/12/2021
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Cardiff
Bournemouth will look to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Blackburn and Middlesbrough when they take on Cardiff City at Vitality Stadium on Thursday. The Cherries are eager to stay in automatic promotion berth, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the Bluebirds. David Brooks remains on the sidelines through illness, but he should be the only absentee in the home team. The Welsh outfit, on the other hand, head into the match following a 2-2 draw with Birmingham City.
The Bluebirds are fighting hard to secure the Championship survival, and seeing that Bournemouth are a real force to be reckoned with at home, the visitors are unlikely to grab something from the match. Cardiff City boss Steve Morison should have a full squad to choose from. In the first half of the season the Cherries defeated the Bluebirds thanks to Philip Billing’s goal.
Highlighted Player (Robbie Brady):
Robbie Brady is an Irish footballer who plays for Norwich City as a winger, but he is capable of playing at left back as well. Brady began his youth career at St. Kevin’s Boys, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. In 2008 he joined the Old Trafford outfit at age 16.
He played for Manchester United U-18 team, but he did not make his debut for the senior team. The Irish footballer played for Hull City on loan in the 2011/2012 and the 2012/2013 Championship campaigns and in January, 2013 he signed a permanent deal with the Tigers for an undisclosed fee. Robbie Brady made his Republic of Ireland debut on 8 September, 2012, in a 4-1 win over Oman and it has to be noted that he scored one goal and provided two assists for his teammates in the victory over the Asian team.
He represented the Boys in Green at the 2016 European Championship finals and he scored the winner against Italy that helped the team make it to the knockout stages of the showpiece tournament.
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.
