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Plymouth - Cardiff
England Championship - Home Park
Prediction 1
BTTS
13/20 (1.65)
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Prediction 2
2-2 Draw
10/1 (11.00)
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* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change
Here are our Championship predictions ahead of Cardiff's trip to newly promoted Plymouth. The Bluebirds sit seven points and six places above Plymouth in the Championship table but the hosts have been at their best in their own backyard this season, so Saturday's clash should be a close one.
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Plymouth vs Cardiff prediction – Betting tips & odds
Hot Tip – Both Teams to Score
- Each of Plymouth's last six matches in all competitions have ended with both teams scoring.
- Three of Cardiff's last six matches have also produced goals at both ends of the pitch.
Another reason that we have backed BTTS as our main prediction for this game is that these two sides played out a 2-2 draw in their reverse league fixture just last month.
Latest odds
Head to Head
26/12/23
England Championship CHA
Cardiff
Plymouth
2
2
21/07/17
UK Friendlies UK
Plymouth
Cardiff
0
1
Last Five - Plymouth
01/10/24
England Championship CHA
Burnley
Plymouth
1
0
L
27/09/24
England Championship CHA
Luton
Plymouth
1
3
W
21/09/24
England Championship CHA
West Brom
Plymouth
1
0
L
14/09/24
England Championship CHA
Sunderland
Plymouth
2
3
W
31/08/24
England Championship CHA
Stoke
Plymouth
1
0
L
Last Five - Cardiff
01/10/24
England Championship CHA
Millwall
Cardiff
0
1
W
28/09/24
England Championship CHA
Hull
Cardiff
4
1
L
21/09/24
England Championship CHA
Leeds
Cardiff
2
0
L
14/09/24
England Championship CHA
Derby
Cardiff
1
0
L
31/08/24
England Championship CHA
Middlesbrough
Cardiff
2
0
L
Win probability
- HOME: 11/8 (2.38) – 42.1%
- DRAW: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8%
- AWAY: 9/4 (3.25) – 30.8%
Plymouth are the expected winners of this game with a probability of 42.1%, but we are predicting a close game between the pair. For more football betting tips on the game, check out the Under/Over 2.5 Goals market.
If you want to back over 2.5 goals to be scored the odds stand at 4/5 (1.80) with a probability of 55.6%, or you could go with under 2.5 goals at 21/20 (2.05) which has a probability of 48.8%.
Plymouth vs Cardiff prediction – Other tips
Correct Score: 2-2
- The December meetings between these two clubs in Cardiff ended 2-2.
- Over 3.5 goals have been scored in four of Plymouth's last six matches.
Morgan Whittaker to Score Anytime
- Whittaker top scores for Plymouth this season with fourteen league goals.
- Whittaker is in great form right now with seven goals in his last seven appearances in all competitions.
Plymouth vs Cardiff team news
Plymouth
Plymouth got off to the perfect start away at fellow relegation rivals Huddersfield. Morgan Whittaker scored his fourteenth league goal of the campaign in the twelfth minute to hand Plymouth the lead but the two sides went in level at the break following a thirty-eighth-minute equaliser and no further goals were produced in the second half, so the game ended all square.
Plymouth head into Saturday's clash with no suspended or injured players which puts them in with a great chance of picking up some more points.
Predicted Lineup: Hazard (GK), Galloway, Scarr, Mumba, Kesler-Hayden, Phillips, Houghton, Wright, Gyabi, Hardie & Whittaker
Cardiff
Cardiff were well and truly beaten at home by Leeds last time out. The visitors scored three goals without reply, two in the first half and one in the second to secure a comfortable victory against the Bluebirds.
Aaron Ramsey and Callum O'Dowda are the two main injury concerns for Cardiff this weekend, though both are close to making a return.
Predicted Lineup: Alnwick (GK), Goutas, Collins, Ng, McGuinness, Siopis, Colwill, Wintle, Bowler, Ahearne-Grant & Etete
Plymouth
Cardiff
*Lineups are usually announced 1hr before kick-off
Player to Watch: Morgan Whittaker
Morgan Whittaker is making a real name for himself in the Championship this season and could soon get signed by a bigger club.
However, until that point, Plymouth will be hoping to squeeze even more goals out of their star striker as that will give them a great chance of avoiding relegation.
The 23-year-old has scored fourteen times in the Championship this season and being a former Swansea City player, he will be desperate to add to that tally against Cardiff City this weekend.
