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Cardiff City will host Blackburn Rovers at the Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday in another round of the 2024-25 EFL Championship campaign. The home side enjoyed a brilliant run of form in October after a poor start to their season and sit 21st in the league table with 15 points from 14 matches.
However, they saw their unbeaten streak come to an end on Wednesday as they suffered a 1-0 defeat away at Luton Town, conceding the only goal of the game just before the hour mark as they recorded a fourth straight defeat to the Hatters.
Meanwhile, Blackburn Rovers seem to have lost their way after a strong start to the season and are slowly losing ground in the race for the playoffs. They were beaten 2-0 by Stoke City last time out and perhaps deserved more from the game but were guilty of wasteful finishing, particularly in the second half.
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The visitors now sit 10th in the league standings with 19 points from 14 matches and will be looking to get their campaign back on track with a win on Saturday.
Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Saturday's game will mark the 80th meeting between Cardiff and Blackburn. The home side have won 25 of their previous matchups while the visitors have won 31 times, with the other 23 clashes ending in draws.
- The visitors are undefeated in their last four games in this fixture and have lost just one of their last 12.
- The Bluebirds have scored 13 goals in the league this season. Only Queens Park Rangers (12) and Swansea City (11) have managed fewer.
- Blackburn are one of just five teams in the Championship this season without a win on the road.
Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers Prediction
Cardiff's latest result ended a six-game unbeaten streak and they will be looking to bounce back here. They have won their last four home games on the bounce and will be hopeful of extending that streak on Saturday.
Blackburn are on a run of three consecutive defeats and have won just one of their last seven games. They have lost their last three games on the road and could see defeat here as well, albeit narrowly.
Prediction: Cardiff City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Cardiff City to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Five of the last six matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last six matchups)
