Opta Stats: Cardiff v Manchester City

Dan Fitch
20 September 2018

Will Pep Guardiola have the answers when Manchester City travel to Cardiff?

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Can Manchester City bounce back from midweek defeat when they travel to Cardiff? Opta reveals all.

"Cardiff are winless in their last nine Premier League matches (D3 L6) since a 1-0 win at Southampton in April 2014."

Manchester City are 1.625/8 to win half-time/full-time.

This will be the third meeting between Cardiff and Man City in the Premier League, with the previous two encounters providing 11 goals - Cardiff winning 3-2 at home and losing 4-2 at the Etihad in 2013-14. Over 4.5 goals is 3.814/5.

Cardiff City have won just one of their 14 Premier League games against the 'big six' sides (W1 D1 L12), losing each of their last 10 conceding 30 goals in the process. Manchester City are 1.192/11 to win.

Cardiff have conceded in each of their last 20 top-flight games against the reigning champions, however the Bluebirds have only failed to score once in the previous 13 such contests - their most recent game against Manchester United in January 2014. Both teams to score is 2.3611/8.

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 21 Premier League games against promoted sides (W16 D5) since a 0-1 defeat at Burnley in March 2015. The draw is 8.615/2.

Cardiff are winless in their last nine Premier League matches (D3 L6) since a 1-0 win at Southampton in April 2014. Manchester City are 1.625/8 to win half-time/full-time.

Man City have won eight of their last nine Premier League matches played immediately following a Champions League game. The draw half-time/Manchester City full-time double result is 4.77/2.

Manchester City haven't lost any of their last 31 Premier League games kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday (W27 D4), since a 0-1 home defeat against Stoke in August 2014. They are 1.784/5 to win to nil.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has scored 12 and assisted two more in his last 12 Premier League games against newly promoted sides. However, he's failed to score in both meetings against such sides this season (vs Wolves and Fulham). Aguero is 1.68/13 to find the net.

Cardiff manager Neil Warnock has lost all six of his league meetings against reigning top-flight champions, by an aggregate score of 0-13. Manchester City are 2.111/10 to win both halves.

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