On Saturday, from 15:01 pm, Cardiff City receives Carlisle’s visit in the “16” of the England Cup. Hosts are great favorites for success, in front of a lower echelon team. The Welsh will also be supporting a whole stadium, which is expected to see a show at the weekend.
Cardiff comes after a disappointing result, with the Welsh winning six goals in a match for the first time since 2014. After 1-6 at QPR, Cardiff hopes to take revenge in front of their supporters, against a team before The Bluebirds have not lost 10 consecutive duels (7 wins and 3 draws). Cardiff’s defeat surprised, judging by the latest results.
The Cardiff team came after draws with Leeds (3-3), Preston (0-0) and Milwall (1-1), second-place teams, but also after a 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday. Then came the disaster on Loftus Road, after which the blue-and-white fell to 12th place in the second league (goal 38-40). Already the promotion mission is difficult, but there are only three points that separate Cardiff from the Top 6 and, implicitly, the qualification in the play-off at the end of the season.
Otherwise, Carlisle is 21st in League Two (23-40), in England’s fourth season. Coming after defeats away with Colchester (0-3) and Crewe (1-4), Carlisle boasts a single good game in the last month, except for the white draws with Grimsby and Bradford: 2-1 at Walsall. Cardiff have won 4-1 and 2-1 the last two duels on their own field with Carlisle, and the goals should not be missing in this weekend’s match. Cardiff is a big favorite in qualifying, especially as the white-blue have only one failure on their own ground, in the current Championship season.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,67
