This fixture involves two contenders living in the basement of the Championship, Cardiff City holding 19th place and Blackpool lying 22nd. A nice chance for one of the sides to better their position.
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Championship
- Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This looks to be an absorbing match with lots of action and energy as both squads are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Cardiff City form and stats
The complete Championship statistics at home this season for Cardiff City are 4-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). When Cardiff City hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cardiff City, Rotherham United, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan Athletic, Hull City, Stoke City and Huddersfield Town), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Game days at Cardiff City Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Cardiff City as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
The Cardiff City coach Hudson and his pawns return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Stoke City (placed 17th). Midfield player Wintle got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, the max score being 10. Wintle scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 52 successful passes (of 57 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Hull City with the scoreline 2-3.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cardiff handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
Cardiff City have scored {9 league goals} here from 11 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Cardiff have conceded only 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Blackpool form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Blackpool have lost on their last two travels.
Blackpool's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Birmingham City that finished 0-0. Defender Garbutt was the best team player with a rating of 7.63. Garbutt won 7 of 10 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Wigan Athletic's place.Blackpool are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats. From a total of 18 matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Blackpool have scored 12 goals in 11 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Blackpool have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior ten meetings between these two participants are: four wins for Cardiff, three draws and three wins for Blackpool. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Yates 9 goals |   C. Robinson 4 goals |  G. Madine 3 goals |
Cardiff City missing players
Blackpool missing players
| Cardiff City | Blackpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 27 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 33 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 55% | 36% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 64% | 55% |
| 36% | 27% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 55% | 50% |
| 18% | 9% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 27% |
| 9% | 9% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 36% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 45% | 41% |
| 32% | 45% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 27% | 23% |
| 41% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 36% | 45% |
| 5 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 10.7 | 13.8 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.6 | 8.6 | 10.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 35% | 30% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 40% | 36% |
| 10.5 | 8.5 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
| 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
- Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Championship
- Cardiff City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 36 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Watford | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Reading | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 29 |
| 8 | Millwall | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 31 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 27 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 25 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 20 | Hull City | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 24 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -10 | 23 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 22 |
| 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
