Cardiff has some concerns ahead of Severnside derby with Bristol City on Sunday. Sean Morrison missed last week's 4-2 victory over Birmingham with a fractured wrist and Bluebirds boss Neil Warnock says his captain is due to see the surgeon on Friday.
Joe Ralls, who scored a hat-trick against Birmingham, has been troubled by a groin problem that is ongoing, while striker Danny Ward (suspension), Robert Glatzel (hamstring) and Isaac Vassell (quad) will inevitably be lost. But Lee Tomlin has trained this week after missing the last two games and Northern Ireland winger Gavin Whyte should release niggle features.
Bristol City also have a problem in the build-up to the Sky Bet Championship clash and influential midfielder Josh Brownhill could lose. Brownhill has not trained all week after suffering a back spasm Robins' 2-2 draw at Barnsley.
Hungarian midfielder Adam Nagy and full-back Jack Hunt also an injury doubt, while Jay Dasilva (tibia fractures) may not return until December at the earliest. Senegal striker Famara Diedhiou completing a three-match ban, so Marley Watkins again could feature in attack alongside Andreas Weimann.
Cardiff vs Bristol City
England – Championship
Date: Sunday, 10 November 2019
Kick-off at 12:00 UK/ 13:00 CET
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff).
Without a win in their away match Cardiff City have been drawn to the bottom of the table. However, the hosting side which has not lost any of their home matches in the campaign. Cardiff is the second best home team in the league at the moment.
Also, their previous clash against Birmingham at home ended with a 4-2 win. Cardiff show their strength when they have to defend their 2-1 advantage from the first half after 53 minutes with only ten players.
Instead, the Bluebirds went to finish the game at 4-2 with a hat-trick star by J. Ralls Also, host of only 34% possession and had 6 of 9 shots they hit the target.
The Bluebirds have saved 5 wins and 4 losses in 15 Championship appearances they put them in 14th place in the campaign. They are four points behind Bristol City which is in the 6th place in the Championship table.
Bristol City have recorded 6 wins and 2 losses with seven draws in their 15 league games. The Robins have won only three of eight of their journey on the road in the campaign. In addition, visitors are without a win in the last four clash went with three draws.
Guests have their previous meetings away from home with Barnsley the lead to 2-2. They could not keep the lead after 75 minutes as they conceded two goals in the last 15 minutes.
Based on the performance of their league at home, Cardiff slightly on profit. Also, Bristol City seem to swim in shape on the road. So, we could count on the Bluebirds to register a victory in the fixture.
Since both teams have a good shape at the table, goals scored on both sides is an opportunity in ninety minutes.