Bet of the day: Bluebirds whistling a winning tune

We stick our noses into a battle near the bottom of the Championship

Welcome to the highlight of the sporting week and there’s no lack of options to consider for our bet of the day. Saturday’s NAP goes at the Cardiff City Stadium where the locals look to continue their progression with a win over fellow Championship strugglers Burton Albion.

This is a real six-pointer. That may be a cliché in football, but it’s worth a mention here as both sides go into the weekend floating around the relegation zone. The Bluebirds have managed to put up just eight wins from their first 25 starts, and may go as a bit of a surprise pick for our best bet of the day, but they are on the up.

Cardiff capable of better

Neil Warnock’s side have lost just one of their last seven, the spare coming courtesy of a 4-3 reverse against Barnsley in mid-December, but fans will take much more from wins over Wolves, Aston Villa and Bristol City.

The Bluebirds were last seen getting the better of The Robins with the odd goal in five, thanks to strikes from Harris and a Pilkington double, snatching the Severnside derby 3-2. Perhaps the most pleasing aspect of that win for followers of Cardiff was the way in which they finished the match, fighting back from 2-1 down to claim the points with goals in 82 and 85-minutes.