The most exciting phase in international football has already begun. Also in the Premier League the time of the decisions has come. Everything is still open in the relegation, as well as in the championship race. With Cardiff City and Liverpool, two clubs involved in these decisions meet late Sunday afternoon. The hosts from Wales are currently ranked 18th in the Premier League with 31 points. Only two counters missing the Bluebirds on Brighton and thus the non-relegation places. On Tuesday Cardiff won against this direct competitor away with 0: 2. The situation is quite different with the guests from Liverpool. The Reds lead with 85 points to the highest English league. However, Manchester City lurks just behind with two points and a game less. On Wednesday evening, the team of Jürgen Klopp in the Champions League with a 1: 4 away win against FC Porto fix the semi-final.
According to the previous season’s performances of Cardiff and Liverpool also their quotas are distributed. The hosts are the absolute underdogs in the upcoming game. Although the Welshmers desperately need the three points in the relegation battle, the bookmakers give them little chance. The unequal duel between Cardiff and Liverpool brings clear predictions and the Reds are clearly the favorite.
Cardiff:
For Cardiff City, the last four Premier League games of the 2018/19 season are no less than relegation. The Welsh are currently on the 18th place in the table. This is the only relegation place that has not been awarded yet. On Brighton the Bluebirds are missing only two points. However, Cardiff already completed a game more than the direct competitor. 21 of the previous 34 games in the Premier League lost the team of Neil Warnock. Only nine times went the hosts as the winner from the square. Six of these victory drove Cardiff home. In the home table, the climber occupies 17th place. Although the statistics do not speak for the Bluebirds, the away win over the week against Brighton & Hove Albion gave the team new confidence. Neil Warnock tried out a few systems this season. The favored lineup of the British is a 4-2-3-1. Thus Cardiff succeeded on Tuesday also the away win.
Especially in the forward movement Cardiff has some problems. Only 30 goals scored the Bluebirds in the previous 34 league games. Only the already fixed-descended team from Huddersfield was even more harmless in front of the opposing goals. After all, the Welshman home in Cardiff City Stadium are much more successful in the gate. In their 17 home games, the hosts scored 19 goals. Víctor Camarasa is Cardiff’s top scorer. The loan from Real Betis Sevilla scored five goals this season and gave four assists. These are club-internal top values. No other Cardiff player managed to get the ball into the opponent’s net more than four times. In the last five games, Neil Warnock’s team has scored five times. This weak attack encourages predictions for the Reds’ win against Cardiff and Liverpool.
Even on the defensive Cardiff is not very safe. In the current Premier League season, the team of Neil Warnock conceded 63 goals. Only the two chance Huddersfield and Fulham got even more goals. In each of the previous Premier League games Neil Etheridge guarded the box of the home side. The Philippine goalkeeper was able to hold zero only in nine of the previous 34 league games. Coach Neil Warnock trusts his two center-backs fully. The duo Bruno Ecuele Manga and Sean Morrison were together in 30 games in the square. Currently, the host has no known failures for the upcoming game.
Liverpool:
The Reds are currently playing a very impressive season. For the Liverpool it is about the first championship in 29 years. Currently, the guests lead the Premier League with 85 points. Manchester City owns two points less. However, the Skyblues still have a game more to come and have the much better goal difference. Therefore, the team of Jürgen Klopp can no longer afford a point loss. The past eight competitive games were decided by the English all for themselves. For 17 games the visiting team is unbeaten. Liverpool is the best away team in the league. On Wednesday evening, the team sat down after a 2-0 from the first leg with 4-1 against FC Porto in the Champions League. The conclusion is that the exhaustion from the international competition could be transferred to the achievements of the Reds in the Premier League. With the exception of the matches against the two clubs from Manchester, against which they drew, Liverpool could always win in the league after Champions League evenings. This impressive statistic confirms betting in the match between Cardiff and Liverpool, which predict a clear victory for the visitors.
The attack of Liverpool FC has been known throughout Europe since the last season. In the Premier League, the English traditional club is the second most dangerous offensive. 77 goals scored the visiting team in the previous 34 games. However, the team of Jürgen Klopp scored only 19 goals away. On Wednesday in the Champions League, the entire triad consisting of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané meet. Together, the three strikers come in the Premier League to 49 goals in the current season. Noteworthy here is Mohamed Salah, who is currently in an impressive form. The 26-year-old Egyptian has scored three times in the last three games. There is the possibility that Jürgen Klopp will spare one or the other of his stars for the upcoming tasks.
Liverpool represents the best defense of the highest English league. Only 20 goals were the guests in the Premier League. Exactly half of these goals were collected by the Reds away. Goalkeeper Alisson was in every league match on the field and was able to keep his white vest 18 times. The Brazilian, as well as defender Virgil van Dijk, gives the team the necessary stability to withstand offensive teams. This solid defense confirms the tip in the match between Cardiff and Liverpool for a zero victory for the visitors. Also on the part of the Reds are currently no known failures.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,56
