Week 4 features a match on Wed Aug 17th, where Cardiff City will travel to West Bromwich to battle West Bromwich Albion in a clash of the Championship. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 19th placed West Bromwich Albion, recorded a 1-1 draw against Watford. Ismaila Sarr struck first for Watford in the 12th minute, then Karlan Grant tied it up for West Bromwich Albion in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Grady Diangana earning West Bromwich Albion at least a draw. West Bromwich Albion looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while cardiff City sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Birmingham City. Jaden Philogene-Bidace scored the first goal for Cardiff City in the 17th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Birmingham City couldn’t manage to score, and Cardiff City took the shutout win. Cardiff City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season West Bromwich Albion won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Sheyi Ojo and Ryan Wintle are the top scorers for Cardiff City in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. John Swift has been the most prolific scorer on West Bromwich Albion in the last five matches with 3 goals.