' Cardiff City Vs Birmingham City: Match Preview '

Cardiff City Vs Birmingham City: Match Preview

Thursday May 5, 2016

By Jamie Kemble



Cardiff City Vs Birmingham City: Match Preview


Cardiff City take on Birmingham City in a dead rubber fixture on the final day of the season at the Cardiff City Stadium. Both teams held play-off hopes throughout the campaign but those hopes have now faded for both cubs.


The Bluebirds host Birmingham City on the final day of the season as they look to seal a seventh place finish while Birmingham look to secure ninth. Cardiff are up against Ipswich for seventh place with the Tractor Boys only a point behind while Birmingham could finish as low as 11th.

Last time out, Cardiff’s play-off hopes were given the kiss of death by Sheffield Wednesday who booked their play-off place with a 3-0 rout at Hillsborough. Slade’s men will be looking to secure a more positive end to the season against Birmingham on Saturday.

Birmingham’s play-off hopes tailed off around a month ago due to a poor run of form and the Blues are still on that run with no win in five games and only one win in 11.



Gary Rowett’s men managed to pick up a good point last time out against promotion-chasing Middlesbrough. The two sides couldn’t be separated at St Andrews but a harshly disallowed Middlesbrough goal denied them a crucial away win.

When the two sides met earlier in the season, Birmingham managed to take all three points in a controversial 1-0 win at St Andrews. The referee awarded Birmingham a penalty for a handball when the ball actually collided with Matthew Connolly’s face.

With little to play for, both managers are expected to give young and fringe players an opportunity to shine, as is tradition in dead rubber finales.