Brighton v Cardiff Betting Tips: 1, 2016-12-30

Brighton to cash in against Cardiff at the AMEX Stadium

Championship Tips

BRIGHTON v CARDIFF CITY

Friday 30th December 2016 – Kickoff: 1945hrs

Football – England – Championship Betting Tips

Brighton recently took over at the top of the Championship following their Boxing Day 3-0 romp at home over hapless QPR, and The Seagulls will be looking for more of the same when bottom half strugglers Cardiff City visit their AMEX Stadium on Friday night.

With Newcastle United suffering a shock 1-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday on Boxing Day, Brighton have now moved top of the league with a handy two-point buffer ahead of The Magpies and with the best defensive record in the Championship under their belts, Chris Hughton’s side look set to continue their excellent 17-match unbeaten run here this evening.

Brighton’s home record stands at a very solid looking  9-2-1  25/6 having put together a nine-game sequence without defeat on home turf, while their record at home against bottom half opposition stands at an excellent  6-1-0  16/3.

Visitors Cardiff City find themselves languishing in 19th place in the English second tier as they look to improve a disappointing away record which stands at  2-4-5  13/20 so far on their travels this season.

Cardiff earned a solid point away at mid-table Brentford on Boxing Day but they’re expected to face a much sterner test on Friday night when they come up against a well-organised, in-form and confident Brighton outfit on the south coast. However, The Bluebirds have lost just once in their last five league matches overall which will give them some hope here.

On the flip side, Cardiff are without a win from their last four on their travels as they’ve drawn at Ipswich Town and Brentford but suffered earlier defeats at Newcastle United and Aston Villa.

Pick; Brighton to win @ 1.62 William Hill