On Friday, at 20:15, Fulham and Cardiff duel in a “classic” of the English second league. The Londoners start as favorites on their own field, but they have emotions with the physical condition of Kamara and Mawson. Cardiff has the whole lot. Since relegation from the Premier League, the two teams have hardly regrouped, but Fulham and Cardiff are in a good position for promotion.
Without a draw since the restart of the season, Fulham have 73 points and pull hard to catch the first two places, which ensure access to the Premier League. From the 4th position, the team from Craven Cottage comes after three consecutive successes and relies on the pragmatism that brought so much satisfaction to the manager Scott Parker. Cardiff is in 6th place (goal average 60-54) and compensates for a problematic defense with an effective attack, which usually makes a difference.
Cardiff is one of the “champions” of the draws in the Championship and comes after a 2-3 with Blackburn, which affects the chances of glory of the Welsh. However, Cardiff can hardly get out of the play-off zone and recent victories with Leeds (2-0), Preston (3-1) and Bristol City (1-0) have highlighted the strength of the white-blues. Fulham, on the other hand, have recently had QPR (2-1), Birmingham (1-0) and Nottingham (1-0), quite awkward opponents.
In the round it was 1-1 and we expect once again a balanced duel, in which it is wiser to bet on few goals. Probably the stakes of a place on the podium will weigh a lot in the approach of Fulham, who must be very careful in defense. Remarkable that 74% of Cardiff’s away goals were scored in the second half of the matches!
-In 4 of the last 5 matches of Fulham he has scored only one team or none;
-Cardiff has only one defeat in the last 7 games and comes after 3 away victories;
-In 8 of the last 9 direct duels both teams have scored;
-Fulham have had only one defeat in the last 12 direct duels against Cardiff;
-4 points separate the two teams in the Championship standings;
PREDICTION: Fulham to win @ 1,96
