The English Championship returns this midweek with a few days of rest. Sunderland is back on the road this time around with a trip to the Cardiff City Stadium. Tony Mowbray's team must give a good account of themselves if they are to give themselves some form of hope of reaching the playoffs while Cardiff City is almost ruled out of a place in the English Premier League next season. My recommended betting pick in this game is an away win or draw for Sunderland. Here's why you should bet on the Black Cats to win or draw;

[1] Sunderland and Hull City served up one of the most entertaining games of the English Championship season a few days ago when they played out a 4-4 draw at the Stadium of Light. This result was just after Sunderland's draw against Burnley; the only team to have secured their place in the English Premier League ahead of next season. Sunderland is brimming with confidence right now and they are only six points away from the top six places. So far there have been only two defeats for Sunderland this month and they were against very good teams. Nevertheless, the Black Cats have improved and I don't see them losing to Cardiff City, especially as the promotion race is heating up. Cardiff City's hopes of promotion are practically non-existent now and they are even closer to the relegation group after an inconsistent season. The best they can do here is hold Sunderland to a draw and you should bet on the away team to win or draw.

[2] Cardiff City is one of the poor teams in the English Championship and you don't need to worry about betting against them at home. They are one of the few teams that fails to take advantage of playing at home and they are currently winless in two successive home matches. Their last home game was a relatively easy one against Swansea City where they should have gotten at least a point but they fell to a 2-0 deficit even before halftime and they are facing a stronger Sunderland team here. You should bet on Sunderland to capitalize on Cardiff City's poor home form.

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英冠联赛将于本周中回归，休息几天。桑德兰这一次回到了客场，他们将客场挑战卡迪夫城球场。托尼·莫布雷的球队必须好好表现自己，如果他们想给自己一些进入季后赛的希望，而卡迪夫城几乎被排除在下赛季的英超联赛中。在这场比赛中，我推荐桑德兰客场获胜或打平。以下是为什么你应该赌黑猫队赢或平局;

几天前，桑德兰和赫尔城在光明球场4-4战平，上演了英冠赛季最精彩的一场比赛。这个结果发生在桑德兰战平伯恩利之后;他们是唯一一支在下赛季前锁定英超席位的球队。桑德兰现在充满了信心，他们距离前六名只有6分的距离。到目前为止，桑德兰这个月只输了两场，而且对手都是很好的球队。尽管如此，黑猫已经有了进步，我不认为他们会输给卡迪夫城，尤其是在升级竞赛正在升温的情况下。卡迪夫城现在几乎不存在升班马的希望，在经历了一个不稳定的赛季后，他们甚至更接近降级组了。他们在这里能做的最好的事情就是和桑德兰打平，你应该赌客场球队赢或打平。

卡迪夫城是英格兰联赛中最差的球队之一，你不需要担心在主场和他们对赌。他们是少数几支没有利用主场比赛优势的球队之一，目前他们在连续两场主场比赛中都没有获胜。他们上一场主场对阵斯旺西城的比赛相对轻松，他们本应该至少得到一分，但他们在半场结束前就以2-0落后，他们在这里面对的是更强大的桑德兰队。你应该把赌注押在桑德兰身上，以利用卡迪夫城糟糕的主场状态。