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Bet 1 – Cardiff City vs Stoke City – Tuesday 8th September at 7:45pm
Cardiff City return home after losing 2-0 at Portsmouth, but their attacking performance was stronger than the result suggests. They generated 1.37 xG, recorded 13 shots inside the box and created two big chances. It was their first failure to score in five Championship matches. Last season at home they found the net in 19 of their 23 home League One fixtures.
Their record at the Cardiff City Stadium supports a response. Cardiff have scored in both home games, averaging 1.33 xG, 6.5 shots on target and 13 attempts inside the penalty area. Those numbers should test a Stoke defence which has struggled away from home.
The Potters have lost both league trips, conceding three times at Southampton and four at Wolves. They have allowed 2.49 xGA, 6.5 shots on target and 12 box attempts per away match, without keeping a clean sheet. Cardiff have also faced no clean sheets across their five opponents, with every league fixture producing at least two goals.
Stoke’s 4-0 win over Charlton Athletic showed their attacking threat, but it does not erase their problems on the road. That victory came at home, where Mark Robins’s side restricted Charlton to 0.61 xG. Their away performances have been far less controlled.
Stoke have now lost nine straight away Championship games, failing to win any of their last 11. Their last away shut out was back in early February.
Adding under seven match goals provides protection against an extreme scoreline. None of the 10 combined league matches involving these sides has produced seven goals. Cardiff’s games average three goals, while Stoke’s average 3.4.
Cardiff’s home chance production and Stoke’s away defensive record support the hosts scoring. The under-seven element has a wide margin, with seven or more goals requiring a major departure from both teams’ results and underlying data.
- Bet: Stoke no clean sheet & under seven match goals
- Odds: 1/5
- Bank: 10 units returns 12
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