In a weekend match on Sat Feb 19th, in week 33, Cardiff City and Blackpool will play a match in Cardiff in a meeting of these two closely matched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 19th placed Cardiff City is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Coventry City. Joel Bagan struck first for Cardiff City in the 72nd minute on a feed from Will Vaulks, then Mark Harris added another in the 87th minute on a feed from Jordan Hugill At the end of 90 a dissapointed Coventry City couldn’t manage to score, and Cardiff City took the shutout win. Cardiff City is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Blackpool, recorded a 1-2 loss against AFC Bournemouth. Josh Bowler struck first for Blackpool in the 37th minute, then Jamal Lowe tied it up for AFC Bournemouth in the 86th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 95th minute on a goal by Siriki Dembele to cap off a wild match. Blackpool is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Aug 14th, Cardiff City was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Leandro Bacuna struck first for Cardiff City in the 52nd minute on a feed from Sean Morrison, then Kieffer Moore added another in the 86th minute In the end, Blackpool couldn’t muster any offence and Cardiff City ran away with the shutout win.
Josh Bowler has been the most effective weapon for Blackpool lately. The English midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches. For Cardiff City, their top scorers are Uche Ikpeazu and Joel Bagan, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.