Cardiff take on the visitors Colchester in the round 1/64-finals of English FA Cup. The match will be played on Wednesday, August 9th at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff).
Cardiff City embarks on a new experiment at the behest of its owner. The Bluebirds have long been owned by Vincent Tan. At their peak under the controversial Thai billionaire, they managed to break into the Premier League. However, firstly, they were relegated after just one season there, and secondly, gradually, even in the Championship, the team began to struggle. Finally, in the spring, the Welsh club finished a disappointing 21st – and if it weren't for Reading's penalty, they would have been even lower, considering all the caveats. It's clear that something needed to change, but the management's move surprised everyone: Erol Bulut, whose previous club was Gaziantep, was appointed as the head coach. The Turk made his debut on Leeds' field, just three days after this match, on Sunday.
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Colchester are struggling in the lower ranks of the country's fourth division. Despite the grandiose prefix, U's have not shown anything substantial in their almost 90-year history. A brief surge was observed in the late first decade of the new century when they managed to finally jump into the Championship and linger there for a bit. However, after dropping to League Two, they occasionally produce unsatisfactory results there, nearly sliding into the Conference. In the past season, they managed to finish only in the top 20. They were supposed to start with a match against Swindon, but it was eventually postponed.
The clubs played against each other three times, with the last match taking place in the cup in early 2015. Back then, the representative of Wales won 3-1 at home. The guests will undoubtedly be fresher, but it's unlikely to help them - the overall difference in team class is too significant. Let's bet on Cardiff with a handicap of -1.0 goal scored.
Prediction for the match: Cardiff to win with -1.0 handicap.
