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Cardiff City and Manchester City meet at Cardiff City Stadium in a 6th round match of the Barclays Premier League. There has been only one direct confrontation in the last 3 years between these two teams, on 28-01-2018, which ended the victory of Manchester City by (0-2). In this match the home factor could play an important role, since Manchester City presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Analysis of Cardiff City

The home team is currently in 17th place with 2 points earned after 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, lost at home to Arsenal by (2-3). In the last match, lost out to Chelsea by (4-1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches has recorded 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 37 goals scored and 17 conceded, against 8 victories , 2 draws and 5 defeats at home, with 22 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 10 home games, Cardiff City recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.

In this competition, you have not won for 5 matches. There are 1 highlights in the last 4 home matches in all competitions: he suffered 3 of his 6 goals in minutes (61'-75 ').

Cardiff City enter this unmotivated round after a 4-1 away away defeat at Chelsea. The home club tends to play 4-2-3-1, favoring a style of constant transition game where the three most advanced men are Hoillet, Camarasa and Ward. One of the weaknesses of the team visited is the way they defend the standing balls. Coach Neil Warnock will not be able to count on Gunnarsson and Mendez-Laing for being injured.

Manchester City Analysis

The visiting team is currently in 3rd place with 13 points, after 4 wins and 1 draw. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Newcastle by (2-1). In the last match, won at home to Fulham by (3-0). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played for the UEFA Champions League, he lost to Lyon at home (1-2). His last away game for this competition ended with a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton. In the last 10 games as a visitor Manchester City won 8, drew 1 and lost 1. Their attack has regularly marked as they scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 games for this competition. In 15 games, only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Manchester City enter this unmotivated round after a 1-2 loss at the Lyon reception in the Champions League group stage. In the last round of the English championship, visitors beat Fulham 3-0. The Manchester club usually plays 4-3-3, where the three men responsible for creating dangerous moves on the defensive opponents are Sterling, Sané and Aguero. Thus, and even away from home, Manchester City is expected to take a more offensive stance, bearing in mind that it has more individual and collective quality. For this game, the visiting coach will not be able to count on Mendy, Bravo and Kevin de Bruyne.