Bet on Cardiff - get a refund if they slip up
After a brief period of uncertainty, Cardiff and their fierce rivals Swansea are now both back in top form and it's looking increasingly likely that the Premier League will welcome its first Welsh club next season, or maybe even both if they can sustain their current momentum.
Cardiff have responded in style to a defeat to Nottingham Forest that threatened to prove costly by beating two of the teams planning to barge into the play-off picture with the finishing line in sight, Leicester and Hull, and they are [1.87] to build on those results with victory over improving Ipswich.
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The Bluebirds' home record is weaker than those of their closest rivals for automatic promotion, however that's because they tend to drop points against those the division's best and worst. Ignore their clashes with the top four and bottom four and they boast nine wins and two draws from 11 games.
Ipswich, who are [4.8] if you'd prefer a loss-proof punt on the outsiders, made a fine start to life under Paul Jewell after the former Bradford and Wigan boss replaced Roy Keane, but since pulling clear of the relegation zone, they have slumped, going three fixtures without a triumph, the latest a disappointing 2-0 loss when hosting Portsmouth.
If you are firmly behind Dave Jones' side then it's worth noting that their last four triumphs have all come in encounters where they have kept a clean sheet, so wagers on both under 2.5 goals at [1.88] and the Cardiff win to nil at [3.15] could prove shrewd.
Cardiff v Ipswich
Kick-off: 5.20pm (Saturday)
Live on Sky Sports 2
Think Cardiff can still finish first this term? They can be backed at [8.6]...
Published: 4 Mar 2011
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