Cardiff City vs Southampton betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Carabao Cup match on August 28th, 2024

Cardiff City and Southampton are scheduled to play against each other on August 28th, 2024, Wednesday, in a Carabao Cup match to be held in England, check the Cardiff City vs Southampton betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We now come to the competition stage where the EPL Leagues 1 and 2 teams that won the first match of the Cup will play their second match in the tournament. At this stage, Premier League teams that have not qualified for European Competitions join the board to compete for a spot in the next phase. So it is expected to be a great football match.

Unlike other competitions, the Carabao Cup has a one-leg format per round, with the exception of the semi-final which is played two-legged. Thus, each game will be seen as a final and there is no room to let the guard down.

The game takes place in the Cardiff City Stadium stadium, in the city of Cardiff, with a capacity for 26828 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Cardiff City vs Southampton betting tip 2024/2025

A team from the Premier League lines up for this match, which gives an advantage from their preview for the encounter. However, it doesn't always mean success, as the home factor will also impact, and both teams will be looking for a win in this clash.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. Cardiff City performance to this stage is 2 goals scored and still 0 against.

On the other hand, Southampton will play the first game of the competition in this game.

The last time these teams faced each other was in a Championship match on 20-04-2024, during the 2023/2024 season, which resulted in a 2-1 victory for the Cardiff City team.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it doesn't make that much difference, as neither team has had the honor of adding a Carabao Cup trophy to their respective trophy cabinet.

Considering the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that Cardiff City has displayed greater consistency over the past five recent encounters, securing 2 victories, whereas Southampton managed to win 1 game. It's important to highlight that there are friendlies in the history between the two teams, meaning that the current abilities of the squads may not have been fully reflected in the final score of these matches.

Cardiff City

In the Championship, the Cardiff City formation has 0 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw, making a total of 1 points after 3 rounds, ranking them in 24th place. Adding to this data, the Cardiff City team goes with a total of 1 goal scored and 8 goals conceded.

As we are still in the initial phase of this great competition, there is no history of recent data of Cardiff City in this competition, information and statistical data regarding the performance of this team in its championship at the beginning of the season.

It should be noted that the data that will be presented relating to the early stages of competitions may vary depending on the opponents faced in the few games this season.

Cardiff City come from a draw in the last match. The game against Swansea City, valid for the Championship, ended with a 1-1. The team coached by E. Bulut lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The main objective of all teams is to score goals, and we need to scrutinize this aspect now. It's evident that Cardiff City, in their two major domestic tournaments (Championship and Carabao Cup), has managed to score a total of 3 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

Southampton

At the moment, in the Premier League, the Southampton group has 0 wins, 2 defeats and 0 draws, thus obtaining a total of 0 points after 2 rounds, ranking them in 16th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Southampton team goes with a total of 0 goals scored and 2 goals conceded.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Southampton, who used a 3-5-2 formation, faced the Nottingham Forest team with a final score of 0-1.

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Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this Carabao Cup, it is evident that the Southampton team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on Southampton to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.6 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

Score market betting suggestions

The early rounds of a cup competition are often characterized by extremes. Teams with significant technical disparities or those with similar abilities may face off in competitive matches. Therefore, it's important to assess the national league division of each team to predict the likely outcome of the game. This allows us to gauge the gap between the two teams and estimate the number of goals that may be scored.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.