Our prediction for this match:
Cardiff
Match Time & Date:
24/07/2021
14:00
Prediction: 2-1
Exeter
Cardiff City will be looking to build on a 2-1 win over Forest Green when they take on Exeter in yet another pre-season friendly. The Bluebirds have been having their ups and downs in pre-season, but they are still seen as hot favourites to beat Exeter in Saturday’s warm-up game. Cardiff City boss Mick McCarthy is likely to use this outing to test as many players as possible. Gavin Whyte, who found the net in the triumph over Forest Green, is pushing for a start.
The Grecians, on the other hand, have been impressive in pre-season, with the team eyeing their fifth consecutive win. Since the League Two side have been impressive in front of goal of late, we are tempted to put our money on over 2.5 goals. When the two teams met in a friendly five years ago Exeter recorded a 3-0 win over Cardiff.
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 (Exeter):
Nicknamed the Grecians, Exeter City are a professional football club that welcome their rivals at St. James Park. The stadium was opened in September 1904, and it can hold up to 8,696 spectators. Exeter City play their homes in white jerseys with red stripes, and black shorts, while violet and yellow are the dominant colours of their away kit.
The Grecians made it to the FA Cup quarter-finals on two occasions (1930/31, 1980/81), with the team advancing to the FA Trophy semis in the 2005/06 season. The likes of Harry Gee, Cliff Bastin, Maurice Setters, Dick Pym, Fred Whitlow, Arnold Mitchell, Tony Kellow, Fred Binney, Darran Rowbotham, Lee Sharp, and David Pleat are one of the most notable footballers who played for Exeter City in the past.
Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United, Bristol Rovers, and Yeovil Town are considered the club’s fiercest rivals. The Grecians currently compete in the League Two.
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