West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City Betting Tip Home Win HT/FT – 2 January 2022

Easy win for the Baggies

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West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City
2nd January 1400hrs
Football – England – EFL Championship
Pick Home Win HT/FT
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 7/5 odds taken 1008 GMT, Saturday 1 January

Valerien Ismael’s West Bromwich Albion and Steve Morison’s Cardiff City do battle at The Hawthorns in EFL Championship action on Sunday afternoon. Premier League chasing Albion will be desperate to get back to winning ways after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat at Derby County in their last one. As for the Bluebirds, they be looking for a response after their heavy loss at Bournemouth. Read on for the latest betting odds and tips.

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West Bromwich Albion Preview – Will the Baggies get back to winning ways?

West Bromwich Albion were tipped for an instant return to the Premier League before a ball was kicked this season, but the Baggies have found it tough going lately. Valerien Ismael’s men head into this one having won only two of their last eight.

Since a 1-0 win over lowly Reading at The Hawthorns on 11th December, Albion have taken just one point from their last two. After drawing at Barnsley, bottom club Derby got the better of the Baggies last Monday. West Brom have slipped eight points behind leaders Bournemouth after recent results.

Our betting prediction:
West Brom to win to nil
6/4

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(odds taken 1012 GMT, Saturday 1 January)

 
On the whole, West Brom have been strong at The Hawthorns this season, and the Midlands outfit should strike back with all three points from this one. They are the bookies’ favourites at 11/20.

Cardiff City Preview – Another damaging defeat for the Bluebirds?

Cardiff City returned to action on Thursday with a 3-0 loss to Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. That was the Welsh club’s first game since coming from two down to draw 2-2 at Birmingham City on 11th December.

Since a 2-1 victory at Luton Town in late November, Cardiff have taken just one point from a possible nine. Steve Morison’s troops are living dangerously close to the edge, with 22nd-place Peterborough United just three points behind.

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This will be another stern test for the struggling Bluebirds. The bookies are not giving them much hope, pricing the away win at 11/2.

 

West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City Betting Advice

West Brom ran riot at the Cardiff City Stadium in the reverse fixture back in September. Karlan Grant opened the scoring early on, and an own goal from Curtis Nelson took the game beyond the Bluebirds. Alex Mowatt and Matt Phillips added goals late on to leave Wales with a thumping 4-0 win.

This will be the first meeting between the pair at The Hawthorns since October 2019. Back then, Matheus Pereira, Grady Diangana, Charlie Austin and Romaine Sawyers were on target in a 4-2 Albion win.

 

Key Facts – West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City Betting Tip

  • West Brom are unbeaten at home in the league
  • Cardiff were unbeaten in four away games before the Bournemouth defeat
  • Albion thumped Cardiff 4-0 in the Welsh capital in September

 

Cardiff are finding things tough right now, and Albion will be looking to capitalise on that. The Baggies are unbeaten at home in the league this term, and they should cruise to victory on Sunday. Have a punt on the hosts to be winning at half time and full time at 7/5.

West Brom have conceded just one goal at home in their last six, winning four of those. You can get the decent price of 6/4 for the home team to win to nil.

 

The best betting odds for West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City

West Bromwich Albion to win: 11/20 at Bet365
Draw: 14/5 at Bet365
Cardiff City to win: 11/2 at Bet365