Fulham hosts Cardiff City in the second leg of the English Championship playoffs semifinals. The match will be played on Thursday, July 30th at Craven Cottage (London)
Fulham lacked a little to promote to the Premier League directly. It was only two points behind the second place. The team gained excellent shape at the finish of the championship, won five victories in the last seven rounds, and tied two times. And its two rivals in the fight for 2nd place (West Bromwich and Brentford) tied and lost in the last matches. If there were one more round in the tournament, perhaps the Cottagers would have already been in the elite division. But they will most likely gain promotion. Fulham won the first leg in Wales (0-2).
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Cardiff has had an excellent segment after quarantine. It won six out of nine matches and tied once. Thanks to this, it took fifth place and deservedly reached the playoffs. However, a home loss could undermine all its efforts during the championship. All the same, losing at home with a difference of two goals is a serious negative handicap for the Welsh club. Yet, the Birds will not surrender without a fight if there are some chances left. An interesting fact is observed in their goals scored. In total, the team managed to score 68 times in 46 rounds of the championship. 33 goals were scored in 23 away games. That is, they scored almost half of their goals outside their stadium. It’s a rather good indicator, leaving some chances for at least extra time.
Cardiff has nothing to lose now. This means that its tactics for the match will be attacking since the situation obliges to play that way. The Welsh club scores away no worse than at home. And Fulham makes mistakes in defense quite often - it conceded 48 goals in the championship. The Cottagers managed to keep a clean sheet in the last two meetings with Cardiff. But before that, they conceded in 15 out of all 16 head-to-head matches. Cardiff scored in 18 of 23 away league games. Nobody knows whether it will be able to win back a handicap of two goals, but the visitors will surely manage to score a goal. Fulham will probably not be able to play all 90 minutes clearly and without mistakes in defense.
Prediction for the match: Cardiff City to score over 0.5 goals
