Cardiff City vs Newport County Match Analysis and Prediction

League Tow side Newport County make a trip to the Cardiff International Sports Campus to take on Championship outfit Cardiff City in a club friendly on Tuesday.

The clubs head into the contest off the back of victories in their respective last matches, and both will be looking to pick up where they left off.

Cardiff City began their pre-season campaign on a positive note following a thrilling 3-2 victory against Cambridge United on Saturday.

The Bluebirds opened the scoring early on through James Collins but were pegged back before the half time through Harvey Knibbs, but after they took a two-goal lead in the second half through Max Watters and Joel Bagan, Saikou Janneh scored a late consolation goal to set up a cracking finale.

Following a five-game winless run, Steve Morison’s side have now won back-to-back matches for the first time since March, and the situation is looking better once again.

With three consecutive friendlies on the road to follow Tuesday’s fixture, the hosts will be looking to put on a show for their fans in this one.

Meanwhile, Newport County eased past the challenge of non-league side Hungerford Town in a 3-0 victory at Dragon Park on Saturday.

The Exiles broke the deadlock in the early stages of the game through James Clarke before further goals from Will Evans and Chanka Zimba put the result beyond doubt.

James Rowberry’s side have now won their last two matches by a combined score of 10-0 having beaten Undy Athletic by seven goals to nill on July 1.

Ahead of the start of league action in the fourth tier of English football, which is set to kick off this month, the Ironsides will be looking to put together a solid pre-season campaign to help set the tone on a positive note.

Cardiff City vs Newport County head to head

The two teams have previously met on just one occasion in a club friendly last year, where Cardiff City claimed a 2-0 home victory. They meet for the second time in a friendly match.

Cardiff City 2-0 Newport County 31/07/21

Cardiff City latest home form

Cardiff City have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They defeated Cambridge United 3-2 in their last home game in a friendly. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded nine.

Cardiff City 2-1 Stoke City 16/03/22

Cardiff City 0-4 Swansea City 02/04/22

Cardiff City 0-1 Luton Town 18/04/22

Cardiff City 1-1 Birmingham City 30/04/22

Cardiff City 3-2 Cambridge United 09/07/22

Cardiff City latest away form

Cardiff City have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost three of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Derby County 1-0 in their last away game in the Championship. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded six.

Reading 1-2 Cardiff City 09/04/22

Hull City 2-1 Cardiff City 15/04/22

Sheffield United 1-0 Cardiff City 23/04/22

Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City 27/04/22

Derby County 0-1 Cardiff City 07/05/22

Newport County latest home form

Newport County have recently been on a poor run of form at home, as they have lost each of their five most recent matches. They lost 2-0 to Rochdale in their last home game in the League Two. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded 10.

Newport County 2-3 Hartlepool United 18/03/22

Newport County 0-1 Exeter City 02/04/22

Newport County 1-2 Crawley Town 15/04/22

Newport County 1-2 Colchester United 22/04/22

Newport County 0-2 Rochdale 07/05/22

Newport County latest away form

Newport County have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They defeated Undy Athletic 0-7 in their last away game in a friendly. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded two.

Bradford City 0-0 Newport County 26/03/22

Swindon Town 0-1 Newport County 09/04/22

Sutton United 1-0 Newport County 18/04/22

Port Vale 1-2 Newport County 02/05/22

Undy Athletic 0-7 Newport County 01/07/22

Cardiff City news

Cardiff City’s Ebou Adams was withdrawn with an injury against Cambridge United, and it remains to be seen whether the midfielder will passed fit to feature here.

Off the back of an impressive cameo off the bench last time out, Max Watters could be handed a spot in the starting lineup.

Newport County news

Since arriving from Bala Town as a free agent, Will Evans has hit the ground running for Newport County, and he is one keep an eye on.

Chanka Zimba, who is currently on loan from Cardiff City, will be looking to score for the second game running and make an impression against his parent club.

Prediction and Odds

The teams have been in good goalscoring form in recent occasions, and we are expecting them to get on the scoresheet in this contest.

That said, we are also backing the hosts to come away with all three points considering their higher-tier quality and the home advantage in their favour.

Odds: 1.88 2.00 2.26

Probable outcomes

Cardiff City 2-1 Newport County

Cardiff City 3-1 Newport County

Cardiff City 4-2 Newport County

Cardiff City 1-1 Newport County

Cardiff City 2-2 Newport County

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