Cardiff vs West Ham prediction

So far in the Championship, Cardiff have won three, drawn five and lost five of 13, with 19 goals scored and 20 conceded, good for 17th place and 14 points.

Over the last six matches it has been three wins, one draw and two defeats, averaging 2.0 goals for and 1.5 against. Last time out they lost 3-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers away; before that came a 1-0 win at home to Birmingham and a 2-2 draw away at Middlesbrough.

At home they've won three of three recently (9 scored, 2 conceded).

West Ham have won six, drawn four and lost three of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 33 and letting in 18. That has them 8th on 22 points.

Their last six in all competitions read two wins, two draws and two defeats, at 2.2 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 3-1 to West Bromwich Albion at home; before that came a 3-2 defeat at home to Southampton and a 1-0 win away at Swansea.

They have scored in each of their last six. Two clean sheets in that spell. On the road they've won two of three recently (9 scored, 2 conceded).

Home and away form points to Cardiff: Cardiff have won three of their last three at home, West Ham two of their last three on the road. Eight points separate the two sides in the table.

We make West Ham favourites at 48%, with Cardiff on 28% and the draw at 24%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 3.1 in the game: 1.2 for Cardiff and 1.9 for West Ham. Over 2.5 goals is 60% and both teams scoring 60%. When they last met, on 9 Mar 2019, Cardiff won 2-0.