Cardiff City vs Coventry City Predictions and Betting Tips | January 1, 2025

Cardiff City host Coventry City at the Cardiff City Stadium on New Year's Day in the Championship.

Cardiff picked up their fifth win of the season in a surprise 2-1 victory over seventh-placed Watford last time out, ending a nine-game winless streak. The 22nd-placed hosts are a point away from safety.

Coventry, meanwhile, are seven places and as many points ahead of Cardiff in the league table but have three wins and as many losses in their last 10 matches. The visitors ended the year with a goalless draw with Millwall on Sunday.

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Cardiff City vs Coventry City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The two teams have met 60 times, with Cardiff winning 25 and losing 21.
• Cardiff have lost three of the last 15 games in the fixture.
• Coventry have failed to score in two of their last 10 meetings with the Bluebirds.
• Cardiff have the second-worst offensive record in the league, with 23 goals scored in 23 matches.
• Coventry have scored 32 league goals this season, the highest of any team in the bottom-half of the pile.

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Cardiff City vs Coventry City Prediction

The two teams are closely matched, with four of Cardiff's five wins have come at home.

Coventry, meanwhile, will rely on their superior quality in attack to get a win but will have to be at their best in other departments to get all three points. They have, however, struggled on the road recently and may have to settle for a point.

Prediction: Cardiff 2-2 Coventry

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Cardiff City vs Coventry City Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Three of their last four meetings have featured more than 2.5 goals.)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes (Both teams have scored in three of their last four matchups.)