The stat that bodes well ahead of Bournemouth

The stat that bodes well ahead of Bournemouth

Cardiff City are set to begin their first Premier League campaign for five years next weekend and if their recent history is anything to go by, they could be in for a successful afternoon.

Bookmakers.tv has put together a league table of all 92 clubs in the English pyramid based on their results for every opening day fixture of the season from the last 10 years.
Cardiff emerge a creditable sixth - beating Liverpool and Arsenal among other Premier League heavyweights. The findings show:

Cardiff City has won half its open day games in the last 10 years
The Bluebirds have only conceded one game this decade
They’ve secured 19 points with a total of 12 goals scored by the team