Cardiff City vs Peterborough United: Lineups, Predictions and Betting Tips Predictions

Cardiff City vs Peterborough United Predictions, Lineups and Betting Tips

Match Details: Saturday 2nd August | Cardiff City Stadium | League One | 12:30 GMT

The EFL is back, and it kicks off this weekend! After the first match of the season on Friday night, it is Peterborough who travel down to Cardiff on opening weekend, for a Saturday lunchtime kick off.

Newly relegated Cardiff have a lot of expectations on their shoulders for this season, as early title contenders. Whereas the Posh look to bounce back from a League One season of horror last term.

Key Betting Tip: Cardiff to Win offers good value @ 1.50.

Cardiff vs Peterborough Predicted Lineups

Cardiff Predicted XI: Alnwick, Ng, Chambers, Fish, Mafico, King, R. Colwill, Robertson, Ashford, Willock, Salech

Peterborough Predicted XI: Bilokapic, Johnston, Hughes, Okagbue, Mills, Collins, Khela, Conn-Clarke, Odoh, Frith, Ihionvien

Posh’s brand-new goalkeeper Alex Bass, from Notts County, picked up an injury in pre-season recently. Manager Darren Ferguson has claimed that the severity and longevity of it is uncertain.

Cardiff and Peterborough League Standings

As it is the first match of the season, lets have a look at how both sides performed last season.

Cardiff’s fate was sealed in their penultimate game last term, relegating them to the third tier for the first time since 2003. They finished rock bottom in the Championship, on just 44 points, demoting them alongside both Plymouth and Luton. They won just nine games all season and had only won twice in since the turn of the year, which ultimately steered them towards the drop.

Peterborough’s season wasn’t much better either. They didn’t quite suffer relegation, but by their standards they had a truly disappointing campaign. The Posh finished 18th in League One, on just 51 points – 14 places and 33 points lower than what they achieved the season prior. Despite scoring more goals than promoted Wrexham did, Darren Ferguson’s men conceded a whopping 81 goals – second highest in the league. However, their troubles were consolidated by an EFL Trophy win at Wembley.

Cardiff vs Peterborough Head-to-Head Timeline

This fixture has produced quite the mixed bag in recent years. Both sides have had their fair share of wins, goals and draws. The last time these two met was in the 2021/22 Championship season, when a total of eight goals were scored across both fixtures.

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

• Cardiff 4-0 Posh, 09/02/22 (Championship)
• Posh 2-2 Cardiff, 17/08/21 (Championship)
• Posh 2-1 Cardiff, 30/03/13 (Championship)
• Cardiff 1-2 Posh, 15/12/12 (Championship)
• Cardiff 3-1 Posh, 14/02/12 (Championship)

These two sides have only played each other twice in the last decade.

Cardiff vs Peterborough Predictions

In recent events this fixture has featured many goals, making it a tasty affair. Heading into the new League One season, Cardiff are certainly tipped to do well with the squad they have, making them the favourites for Saturday’s match.

With this in mind, a 3-1 win to Cardiff looks to be a reasonable prediction for this matchup.

Best Cardiff vs Peterborough Betting Tips

Football Park’s Best Bet: Cardiff to Win @ 1.50 (Highbet).

(Odds are subject to change)

Key Players to Watch: Cardiff vs Peterborough

Alex Robertson (Cardiff) - The Manchester City academy graduate was Cardiff’s star-man last season, scoring three goals and grabbing three assists from holding midfield. It was the Australian’s first campaign for the Bluebirds, as he became one of their few saving graces.

Bradley Ihionvien (Peterborough) - With the losses of all three of their top scorers, Posh need someone else to become their next talisman. Ihionvien is starting to display traits of this, after scoring a handful of goals in pre-season. However, with him not finding the net once in League One last term, it is hard to judge how well he will perform.

Cardiff vs Peterborough Match Facts

• Referee: Ben Speedie
• Broadcast Details: Sky Sports Football/Sky Go UK/NOW UK
• Stadium Information: The Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, was opened in 2009 and has hosted many Wales national team matches. It holds 33,280 people on a match-day and cost near £50 million to build.