Cardiff City will be looking to end a poor run of results at home when they host Huddersfield Town in a Championship fixture on Sunday.
Cardiff have been on the rise in recent weeks, claiming two wins and a draw from their last three Championship matches. They are now six points clear of the bottom three and can confirm their survival with a win on Sunday.
The Welsh side head into Sunday’s clash off the back of a 2-1 victory at Rotherham United in their previous Championship fixture. They looked to be headed for a share of the spoils after Kion Etete’s early effort was cancelled out by the hosts but Cedric Kipre struck the winner three minutes from time.
The strange thing about Cardiff City’s recent resurgence is that they have done their best work on their travels. Sabri Lamouchi’s men are winless in their last four home matches and were held to a 1-1 draw with Stoke City in their previous fixture in front of their fans.
While Cardiff City are slowly easing themselves away from relegation trouble, things have not been particularly smooth for Huddersfield Town. They remain just one point above the bottom three and are winless in their last three Championship matches.
Huddersfield Town are coming off a 1-1 draw with Sunderland in their previous Championship fixture. They fought back from a goal down with Josh Koroma’s effort after the break earning them a share of the spoils.
The Terriers have also been unconvincing on their travels with just two wins in their last 10 Championship away matches. Neil Warnock’s men have suffered six defeats in that run but will be keen to build on the draw at Sunderland last time out.
How the bookies view it
Cardiff City have the edge among the bookies with a home win priced at 11/8 by Coral. A victory for Huddersfield Town is valued at 23/10 by Unibet while Paddy Power is also offering odds of 23/10 for a draw.
Head to head
Cardiff City have a 17-14 advantage with 17 draws from 48 previous matches against Huddersfield Town. The Terriers claimed a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in September while the Welsh have won the last three meetings at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Players to watch
Sory Kaba was not on target in the win at Sunderland but remains one of the most dangerous attackers for Cardiff City. The forward had scored in the previous three matches and is priced at 12/5 by bet365 to find the net on Sunday.
Huddersfield Town have spread their goals across the team this season but Danny Ward often leads the line and could be worth keeping an eye on. Bet365 has the forward at odds of 7/2 to get on the score sheet on Sunday.
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been over 2.5 goals in two of the last three meetings between Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town and a repeat is priced at 5/4 with Coral. Over 3.5 goals is valued at 4/1 with William Hill, who are also offering odds of 10/11 on both teams to score.
Huddersfield Town have gone behind in four of their last five matches, which means Cardiff City can be backed to score first at 10/11 with Coral.
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