Our prediction for this Championship match:
Cardiff
Match Time & Date:
24/11/2021
20:45
Prediction: 0-0
Hull CIty
Cardiff City will be looking to build on back-to-back wins over Huddersfield and Preston when they host Hull City to their Cardiff City Stadium. The Bluebirds have been showing signs of improvement of late, but they need to keep on making progress if they are to move closer to the playoffs berth. Both Kieffer Moore, who scored a brace against Huddersfield, and Joe Ralls are likely to miss the game through different reasons.
The Tigers are eyeing their third consecutive league win as well. Hull City have been in a fine form in recent weeks, but beating the high-flying Bluebirds on the road is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the cards, and we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. All Tom Huddlestone, Alfie Jones, Brandon Fleming, and Lewis Cole should miss out with injuries for the away side.
Highlighted Player (Sol Bamba):
Souleymane “Sol” Bamba is an Ivory Coast international who plays for Leeds United in the Championship. The defender spent five years in PSG youth school (1999-2004) and he made no more than one league appearance for the first team.
In July 2006 he signed for Scottish team Dunfermline and after spending two years at East End Park, he moved to fellow Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in 2008. Sol Bamba played as a centre back for the Hibs and he was producing brilliant performances with the Easter Road outfit.
The Ivory Coast defender used to play for the likes of Leicester City, Trabzonspor and Palermo in the past as well and on 24 June, 2015 he signed a permanent deal with Leeds United. Bamba made his Ivory Coast debut in 2008 in a friendly game against Israel. Over the years he has established himself as Ivory Coast first-team regular, but he was surprisingly omitted from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Ivory Coast squad. Bamba is a 190-cm-tall centre back and he is well known for his aerial skills and brilliant tackles.
Highlighted Team (Hull City):
Hull City are a professional football club that was founded back in 1904. The Tigers used to play their home games at Boothferry Park, but they moved to the KC Stadium in 2002. The stadium capacity is 24,450.
Hull impressed in the 2015/2016 Championship campaign and, as a result, they returned to the English Premier League. Hull City fans consider Leeds United their main rivals, but Sheffield United are regarded as Hull’s fierce rivals as well. Steve Bruce took over the reins at the club in 2012 and the experienced tactician helped the team book a place in the 2013/2014 FA Cup final, but Arsenal proved to be a big catch for the Tigers in the title decider.
Hull City finished the 2013/2014 Premier League campaign in 16th place in the standings to achieve their highest ever top flight finish. It has to be noted that Curtis Davies was named the team’s player of the year in the 2013/2014 season.
