Cardiff v West Brom

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Cardiff City will be in confident mood ahead of Tuesday night's clash at home with West Brom after recording a 2-1 win away from home at Preston NE which helped extend The Bluebirds' recent encouraging sequence of results which has helped lift the Welsh hosts up into seventh place, while West Brom also registered all three points by way of a solid 2-0 home win against Ipswich Town at The Hawthorns.

Cardiff's recent promising set of results include picking up three wins out of their last five league matches which includes two previous wins registered against the likes of Huddersfield Town and Bristol City, the latter a Severn derby 2-0 win at home.

However, although the Welsh club posted an excellent five-match winning streak from mid-September through to the end of that month with home victories over Swansea City, Coventry City and Rotherham United respectively, the hosts have since managed to collect just three wins from their last eight matches overall in the Championship.

Goals could be set to feature though on Tuesday night as five of Cardiff City's last 10 home games at their Cardiff City Stadium have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

West Brom moved up into fifth place in the Championship standings after recording a 2-0 home win against fellow high-fliers, Ipswich Town, which also became The Baggies' fourth win in five games overall in the English second tier which included previous wins chalked up against the likes of QPR, Coventry City and Hull City and although the west midlands club were handed a 2-1 loss at Southampton, these four wins have given West Brom valuable momentum.

Indeed, the west midlands visitors have been dealt just the two defeats in their previous 12 matches overall in the second tier which includes previous victories over Preston NE and Sheffield Wednesday while goals may also figure in this upcoming clash across the border in Wales as six of West Brom's last 10 away games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored.

The straight win markets look to be fraught with danger though as both Cardiff City and West Brom have struggled for consistency, especially West Brom when on the road as The Baggies have managed to collect just two wins out of their last 10 outings on the road in the Championship, so the goals market looks to be the best option for this encounter.

Cardiff City v West Brom Verdict

Each of the last three meetings between Cardiff City and West Brom have ended in stalemate while four of the last seven encounters have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals so a high-scoring score-draw may be on the cards here in Wales between two sides keen to further their play-off ambitions.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 2.15

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.30

Correct Score: 2-2 @ 8.50