Cardiff vs Millwall predictions: Close clash expected in Cardiff
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- Both teams have scored in seven of the last nine meetings between these sides
- Millwall have won just one of their last nine matches
- Recommended bet: Both teams to score
Millwall are 19th in the Championship following a poor run of form lately and will be looking over their shoulders nervously should their results not improve soon, being just five points above the relegation zone.
They head across the border on Saturday to face Cardiff, who they have beaten in the last three meetings between the sides, meaning they should arrive in Wales feeling confident.
However, the Bluebirds are eight places higher than their visitors and just three points off the play-off places, suggesting a close affair could unfold at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Team news
Aaron Ramsey is nearing a return for the hosts, but this game may come slightly too soon for the Wales midfielder, so he remains on the injury list alongside winger Callum O’Dowda.
Yakou Meite has been leading the line for the Bluebirds of late but, after two consecutive matches without his side scoring, Erol Bulut may look to start Kion Etete instead.
Joe Bryan is Millwall’s only likely injured absentee, although he is said to be nearing a return very soon.
However, George Saville and Jake Cooper will miss out, having both picked up their fifth bookings of the season against Sunderland on Sunday.
The stats
Both teams have scored in seven of the last nine meetings between these sides.
Millwall have won just one of their last nine matches, while Cardiff have won five of their last eight home matches.
The Lions have won the last three meetings between these sides and Cardiff have lost three of their last four games.
Both teams have scored in three of Millwall’s last four matches, with their only clean sheet in that run coming against Championship basement boys Sheffield Wednesday.
Prediction
Millwall may have had the better of Cardiff in recent times, but their recent form will be a worry as they edge closer towards a relegation scrap after winning just one of their last nine matches.
That sole win came at basement boys Sheffield Wednesday and they could fail to improve their poor form in the Welsh capital, where hosts Cardiff have won five of their last eight matches on their own patch.
Although their form has also been far from convincing of late and, having lost three of their last four games, they do not rate as secure favourites for this clash, suggesting a better avenue to explore could be the both teams to score market instead.
That bet has landed in seven of the last nine meetings between these sides and, with neither inspiring much confidence recently, it may be worth backing once again.
Cardiff have managed just one clean sheet in their last five matches, while both teams to score has been a winning bet in three of Millwall’s last four games, suggesting that there should be goals at both ends in this Championship clash.
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