Our prediction for this Championship match:
Cardiff
Match Time & Date:
30/04/2022
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Birmingham City
Cardiff City play host to Birmingham City at their Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship round 45. The Bluebirds are on a four-game losing run in the English second tier, and they must be low on confidence ahead of Saturday’s clash. All Sean Morrison, Alex Smithies, and Alfie Doughty are sidelined with injuries, while both Harris and Collins are pushing for recalls.
The Blues, on the other hand, collected only one point from the previous four league fixtures. Since Birmingham City are eager to return to winning ways as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. All Tahith Chong, Teden Mengi, Matija Sarkic, and Adan George are out of contention through injuries for the visiting team. In the first half of the season the two teams played out a 2-2 draw at St. Andrew’s Stadium.
Highlighted Player (Leandro Bacuna):
Despite being born in Netherlands Leandro Bacuna decided to represent Curacao on international stage. The powerful midfielder, who parents are of Curacaoan descent, is a product of Groningen youth school and it has to be noted that he scored 14 goals in 109 appearances for the first team.
After ending his spell with Groningen, Leandro Bacuna joined Aston Villa in 2013 and he has been playing for the Villa Park outfit ever since. The Curacao international scored his first Premier League goal in September, 2013 against Manchester City, but seeing that Aston Villa coaches often used him as a full back he was not impressive in front of goal in previous seasons.
Leandro Bacuna was born in Groningen on August 21, 1991 and it has to be noted that he received his first call-up for the Curacao national football team 25 years later, in March 2016. The two teams played out a 1-1 draw in San Salvador, with Bacuna picking up a yellow card in the 54th minute of the game.
Highlighted Team (Birmingham City):
Birmingham City are a club located in the city of Birmingham, England. Birmingham City were founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, but the club’s named was changed to Small Heath in 1888. 17 years later they became Birmingham and in 1943 they finally changed their name to Birmingham City.
The Blues welcome their rivals at St. Andrew’s, the stadium that was opened in 1906. Birmingham City compete in the Championship and their fiercest rivals are WBA and Aston Villa. The Blues made it to the FA Cup final twice, but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy. In 1931 they were beaten by their local rivals WBA in the title game (1-2), whilst in 1956 they were outplayed by Manchester City in the title game.
The colour of Birmingham’s home kit is blue with white stripe. Trevor Francis, Gil Merrick, Bob Latchford, Jeff Hall, Alex Govan, Joe Bradford and Christophe Dugarry are notable footballers who played for the St. Andrew’s outfit in the past.
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