The Bluebirds VS The Citizens are trying to victory

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CARDIFF CITY VS MANCHESTER CITY

Match on 25-08-2013
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium

Kick off: 03.20 pm(BST) and 08.20 pm(PST)

Head to Head:
At Cardiff City Stadium=
Cardiff City won 7            Manchester City won 5
                             Draws 8

At Etihad Stadium=
Cardiff City won 1           Manchester City won 10
                             Draws 8

Overall=
Cardiff City won 8          Manchester City won 15
                             Draws 16

In last 5 matches=
Cardiff City won 2          Manchester City won 2
                             Draw 1

Last corresponding meeting=
                   Cardiff City 1-0 Manchester City


Players to watch=
For Manchester City:
      Sergio Aguero                       David Silva     

             Jesus Navas


For Cardiff City:
      Craig Bellamy                        Mark Hudson         

Top 3 predictions=
Cardiff City 0-4 Manchester City
Cardiff City 0-3 Manchester City
Cardiff City 0-5 Machester City
News and Views=

Cardiff City won more points at Cardiff City stadium than any other Championship side in 2012/13 (51).

  

The Cititzens have reserved a clean sheet in 12 of their 19 Barclays Premier League games so far in 2013.

So the Welsh outfit’s 51 absence from the English top flight did not end with a festive afternoon at Upton Park. They gone 2-0 against the West Ham United on the opening day of the season and now they have to dig deep to get something on the board here.

The Bluebirds are heavy underdogs here and you have to question whether they will have the power up front to hurt City. They probably don’t have the excellence to match up to City by taking full initiative and gunning for City courageously. They may just have to rely on the strengths of being competitive in the middle of the park and being organised at the back, while trying to seize the visitors on the break.

Manuel Pellegrini saw a sparkling first 90 minutes of the Premier League season from his side. Truthfully there wasn’t much change in terms of formation from how City played last season under Roberto Mancini. The main difference was in the attacking confidence that they had. They look ruthless and strong-minded just to go out and win matches by as big of a margin as possible, and they have the personnel in their position to do that. Just a more positive attitude has given a whole new existence to the club.

The Citizens lost just 4 away matches last season in the Premier league
The Bluebirds only managed one shot on target at West Ham, Machester City had 11 against The Magpies