Plymouth vs Cardiff City Prediction: Battle of the strugglers

Plymouth will lock horns with Cardiff City at Home Park on Saturday. Both sides are struggling against relegation, and a win for either side will show on their survival race. Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Plymouth

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Plymouth were held to a 1-1 draw in their last game against Luton. Jacob Brown opened the scoring for Luton in the 55th minute before Maksym Talovierov rescued a point for Plymouth. They have lost just once in their last six games in all competitions. At home, they have won their last three games. The Pilgrims are 23rd on the table with 29 points in 33 games, scoring 35 goals and conceding 67. They have picked up 24 of their 29 points at home this season. Brendan Galloway, Joe Edwards, and Ryan Hardie are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Cardiff City

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Cardiff City fought back from 1-0 down to secure a draw in their last game against Bristol City. They have remained winless in 90 minutes in their last four games. However, they are unbeaten in five of their last seven games. The Bluebirds are 20th on the table with 32 points in 32 games, scoring 35 goals and conceding 54. However, Joe Ralls is a doubt for this game, while David Turnbull, Alex Robertson, Ollie Tanner, and Jesper Daland are ruled out due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Plymouth — Conor Hazard, Maksym Taloverov, Nikola Katic, Victor Palsson, Matthew Sorinola, Adam Randell, Jordan Houghton, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Callum Wright, Rami Al Hajj, Mustapha Bundu.

Cardiff City — Jak Alnwick, Perry Ng, Dimitrios Goutas, Joel Bagan, Callum O'Dowda, Aaron Ramsey, Sivert Mannsverk, Anwar El Ghazi, Rubin Colwill, Chris Willock, Yousef Salech.

Interesting Facts

• Eleven of the last 15 Plymouth games have seen 3+ goals;
• Eight of the last 10 Cardiff City games have seen 3+ goals;
• The Pilgrims have won their last three home games in all competitions;
• Cardiff City are winless in 15 of their 16 games on the road this season;
• Plymouth have conceded 67 goals this season, which is the worst defensive record in the Championship.

Expert Betting Tips

Although both sides are struggling in the league this season, I still believe the hosts will win this game. The hosts have won their last three home games in all competitions. However, Cardiff City are one of the worst-performing teams away from home this season, with just one win. However, I expect goals from both sides since the hosts have conceded the most goals this season.

Our prediction for the match is for both sides to score in this game (BTTS) for odds of 1.80 at Bet365.

Our second prediction is for the game to see 3+ goals for odds of 1.95 at Betway.

Our third prediction is Plymouth to win or draw for odds of 1.60 at 1xbet.