Two sides in the bottom half of the EFL Championship table will face each other this Friday as Hull City welcomes Cardiff City to MKM Stadium in game week 42 of the competition. Match day schedules for 15th April 2022 at 17:00 EAT.
Hull City is placed 20th with 44 points in the standings, and even though the 22nd to 24th spots are reserved for relegation, the 15-point lead they have over the 22nd placed Barnsley is a relief. Hull suffered back-to-back home losses to Luton Town and Huddersfield Town either side of the international break but managed to return to winning ways in impressive fashion on Saturday, as Keane Lewis-Potter’s 74th-minute effort secured all three points at the Riverside Stadium.
The Tigers were buoyed by their previous result and they will be hoping for another win following 0-1 Championship victory over Middlesbrough. In that game, Hull City had 38% possession, five shots on goal with three of them on target and goal scored by Keane Lewis-Potter (74′). Middlesbrough on the other end got 11 shots with four of them on target.
The opponents, Cardiff occupy the 17th spot with 49 points. The Bluebirds finished eighth in the Championship last season but have found it more difficult this term, hence the bottom half position. Cardiff’s away record this season is relatively strong considering their spot in the table, picking up 25 points from their 19 matches, and they will be taking on a Hull side with the worst home record in the second tier this season, having collected just 18 points from 20 matches.
Bluebirds get into this fixture off the back off 1-2 Championship success over Reading in their most recent outing. In that game, Cardiff City had 58% possession, seven shots with three of them on target and goals scored by Alfie Doughty (59′) and Will Vaulks (85′). Reading got 10 shots with two of them on target and a goal by Lucas João (7′).
Hull City vs Cardiff City head to head
These two sides have had 21 head to head meetings since 2005. Hull City claims nine victories, Cardiff City eight wins and four matches ended in shared spoils.
- Cardiff 0-1 Hull 24/11/21
- Cardiff 3-0 Hull 22/07/20
- Hull 2-2 Cardiff 28/09/19
- Hull 0-2 Cardiff 28/04/18
- Cardiff 1-0 Hull 16/12/17
Home
- Middlesbrough 0-1 Hull
- Hull 0-1 Huddersfield
- Hull 1-3 Luton
- Coventry 0:- Hull
- Birmingham 0-0 Hull
Away
- Reading 1-2 Cardiff
- Cardiff 0-4 Swansea
- Cardiff 2-1 Stoke
- Cardiff 0-0 Preston
- QPR 1-2 Cardiff
Hull City team news
Manager Shota Arveladze will not be able to call upon Andy Cannon and Josh Emmanuel, who have been ruled out through injuries.
Cardiff City team news
The Bluebirds will do without Isaac Vassell, Max Watters and Sean Morrison who are all recovering from injuries.
Prediction and odds
Hull City lost their two games before the last week win, and at home they are on a six-fixture losing streak while Cardiff City is now unbeaten in all but one of their last six games and we predict they will carry this fine form into Friday’s game and claim maximum points.
- Cardiff City Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
