Preview Match: Cardiff vs Manchester City

England»Premier League - 2013/2014»

Cardiff	vs	Manchester City
	Kick off: 16:00 Date: Sun, 25-Aug-13

Probable Lineups

4-2-3-1

Cardiff

4-4-1-1

Manchester City

• Marshall
• 6.03

• Taylor
• N/A

• Turner
• 6.47

• Caulker
• 6.44

• Connolly
• 6.52

• Medel
• 6.33

• Gunnarsson
• 6.33

• Whittingham
• 6.8

• Bo-Kyung
• 6.38

• Bellamy
• 6.38

• Campbell
• 6.18

• Hart
• 6.93

• Clichy
• 7.76

• Lescott
• 7.57

• García
• 6.88

• Zabaleta
• 8.15

• Silva
• 8.34

• Fernandinho
• 7.28

• Touré
• 7.99

• Navas
• 7.54

• Agüero
• 7.98

• Dzeko
• 8.38

Probable Lineups Statistical Comparision

• 
• Cardiff

(0) 0 Goals 3 (4)

(0) 0 Assists 2 (2)

(6.2) 6.4 Average Ratings 7.7 (7.6)

25.9 Average Age 27.5

181.2 Average Height (cm) 180.8

(1.7) 2 Shots pg 2.6 (2.2)

(46%) 50% Aerial Duel Success 65% (62%)

(1.5) 1.3 Dribbles pg 1.6 (1.3)

(1.4) 1.4 Tackles pg 2.9 (2.9)

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• Manchester City

* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Premier League.

Missing Players

Player	Reason	Status	Rating
Andreas Cornelius		Doubtful	N/A

Player	Reason	Status	Rating
Vincent Kompany		Out	7.5
Stevan Jovetic		Out	N/A
Matija Nastasic		Out	N/A
Micah Richards		Out	N/A

Team News

Cardiff

• Andreas Cornelius is a doubt for Cardiff City, but could take his place on the bench after missing the 2-0 defeat to West Ham United last weekend.
• Andrew Taylor returns from suspension and it is expected to replace Declan John at left-back.
• Other than that, Cardiff are set to remain unchanged for the welcome of Manchester City.

Manchester City

• Vincent Kompany limped off during the second half of the 4-0 win over Newcastle on Monday and will join Stevan Jovetic, Micah Richards and Matija Nastasic on the sidelines.
• Javi García replaced Kompany in the victory and is set to partner Joleon Lescott at centre-back.
• Other than that, Manuel Pellegrini won't need to make wholesale changes, with Edin Dzeko expected to start following his impressive performance on Monday.

Match Facts

Man City have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches in the Premier League.	Over 1.5 goals 1.22
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Prediction

• Cardiff's first game in the Premier League ended in defeat, but will have been buoyed by their performance in last weekend's loss to West Ham United.
• Without Andreas Cornelius, Fraizer Campbell looks set to lead the attack once again, although the onus will be on Craig Bellamy to score as he aims to become the first player to score a Premier League goal for 7 different teams.
• Steven Caulker and Gary Medel will make their home debuts for the Bluebirds.
• The loss of Vincent Kompany will come as a blow to Manuel Pellegrini, with Javi García expected to come in alongside Joleon Lescott in the back four.
• Steven Jovetic will miss out through injury, while Álvaro Negredo's first start will have to wait with Edin Dzeko expected to be given the nod on the frontline.
• Manchester City have kept a clean sheet in 12 of their 19 Premier League fixtures in 2013 and look set to do so again, following that up with a win.

Prediction:

Cardiff

0

3

Manchester City