San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals Prediction: 49ers have to show dominant performance

In week five of the National Football League action, the San Francisco 49ers will be at home against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi’s Stadium. Heading into this game, the 49ers are heavily favored. Can the Cardinals prove a point in this fixture? 

The San Francisco 49ers secured their second win of the season in good fashion against the New England Patriots and will look to keep things going. In that game, this team had a strong start, securing a 6-0 and 14-3 win in the first two quarters. However, while being held to a 7-7 and 3-3 draw in the last two quarters, the home side still did well to pull off a 30-13 win at full time. This season, the San Francisco 49ers have two wins and two defeats in their first four matches, positioning them 7th in the Conference standings. 

The Arizona Cardinals will hope to get things right in this game after suffering a defeat at the hands of the Washington Commanders last weekend. In that game, this team had a strong start, holding the Commanders to a 7-7 draw at the end of the first quarter. However, a poor second quarter saw them concede ten goals while failing to score. Despite losing 7-10 in quarter three, a 0-15 defeat in the final quarter saw the game end 14-42. With that defeat, the Arizona Cardinals have lost two consecutive matches and their third this season. The visiting team's only victory this season was against the Los Angeles Rams, a game that ended 41-10. 

The San Francisco 49ers looked very sharp in their last weekend game against the Patriots, and I expect them to be at that level here. While the Arizona Cardinals have not played the best of their football this season, they do not look like a team that will cause a lot of trouble in this game. This should be the San Francisco 49ers’ game, and I’m backing them in winning with a huge score.