Our prediction for this FA Cup match:
Aston Villa
Match Time & Date:
28/02/2025
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Cardiff
Aston Villa will look to book their spot in the FA Cup quarter-finals when they welcome Cardiff City to their Villa Park on Friday evening. The Villans did well to beat Chelsea in their last home game, which is surely fuelling fans with optimism ahead of Cardiff’s visit, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. The likes of Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara, and Pau Torres miss out with injuries.
The Bluebirds, on the other hand, head into the match following back-to-back draws with Bristol City and Plymouth. Cardiff did well to beat Stoke City in the FA Cup last 32, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Villa, who are a real force to be reckoned with at home. Dimitrios Goutas is banned for the match, while all Joel Bagan, Ollie Tanner, Jesper Daland, and Alex Robertson remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Leon Bailey):
Leon Bailey is a Phoenix All Stars Academy product who was born in Kingston on August 9, 1997. The Jamaica international played for the likes of FC Liefering and Trencin during his youth career, but he made his senior debut with Belgian side Genk in August, 2015 in a 3-1 win over Saint-Truiden.
The pacey winger quickly established himself as one of the best players in the Belgian top flight, but he scored only 8 goals in 56 appearances for Genk from 2015 to 2017. In the winter of 2017 Leon Bailey signed a deal with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €20 million. Bailey is a left-footed footballer, but he is capable of playing on both sides of the field.
The Bayer Leverkusen winger made one appearance for Jamaica U23 team, but he eventually refused to represent the Reggae Boyz at senior level as he has personal problems with the association. It has to be noted that Leon Bailley scored 12 goals in 34 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in the 2017/2018 Bundesliga season.
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.
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