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Cardiff vs Ipswich Intro

We’re approaching the culmination of the Championship season as Cardiff play Ipswich. Both teams are in the upper reaches of the Championship table, with Ipswich in particular having enjoyed an excellent campaign so far. Three points for either side could go a long way in deciding the final places of these two teams. They meet at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday March 9, 2024. Kick off at 12:30 PM. We head into matchweek 37 as the hosts, led by Erol Bulut, currently sit in the 10th position in the Championship table on 50 points. Their opponents are second, having taken 78 points from their 36 games. There’s a decent gap between Cardiff and Ipswich in the Championship table – the two teams are divided by 28 points and 8 places.

Cardiff vs Ipswich Form

With 10 points from the last five games Cardiff have really started to play well. The win against Huddersfield was the third in a row. At the same time, Ipswich are, it seems, unstoppable. The victory over Bristol City in the last round was their fifth in a row. Last 5 games at played at home show that Cardiff have a fairly average points haul, taking 7 from 15. Ipswich have been great when travelling recently, earning 10 points in their last five away matches.

Cardiff vs Ipswich H2H

There is a lot of history in this fixture – but not one that Cardiff will care to remember. Out of 29 matches, Saturday’s hosts have only won on 9 times compared to Ipswich who have been victories on 13 occasions. There have also been 7 draws down the years. With a 3-game winning margin in the most recent six meetings between these two, Cardiff has to be confident of another victory here over Ipswich.

Cardiff vs Ipswich Analysis

Cardiff won their last match. Erol Bulut’s men played against Huddersfield. At the final wistle, the scoring board showed 1-0. Now it is time for Erol Bulut’s men to face Ipswich. While facing Huddersfield, Cardiff had 47% of ball possession. In terms of shots on goal, Cardiff struck a total of 8 shots in attack while in defence conceding 7 shots. In their last game Ipswich came away with a victory. Bristol City was their last opponnent. When the referee called fulltime, the score was 3-2. Against Bristol City, Ipswich had a ball possession of 57%. Often punters look to shots on goal as a true guide of how a team performed. For Ipswich, a total of 12 shots were taken in attack with 8 shots conceded in the last game.

Cardiff vs Ipswich Odds

As far as the betting odds go, the bookmakers’ favourite is Ipswich.