Week 22 features a match on Saturday Dec 11th, where Cardiff City and Birmingham City will play a match in Birmingham in a clash of these two closely matched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Birmingham City is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Millwall. Murray Wallace struck first for Millwall in the 10th minute, then Tom Bradshaw added another in the 41st minute on a feed from Scott Malone. Birmingham City is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while cardiff City is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Sheffield United. Mark Harris struck first for Cardiff City in the 32nd minute, but Morgan Gibbs-White got the equalizer for Sheffield United in the 61st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 73rd minute on a goal by Billy Sharp. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Cardiff City won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Kieffer Moore and Mark McGuinness have been the hottest scorers for Cardiff City in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Scott Hogan and Lukas Jutkiewicz are the top scorers for Birmingham City in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.