With the end of the Championship campaign nearing, the teams in the top 6 contest must find their best form and make the final sprint towards the Premier League. That is exactly what Brighton are doing at the moment, winning 4 of their last 5 games and achieving a draw in the other against league leaders Hull City.
For exactly one month, Brighton found themselves in a rather unpleasant situation. They struggled a lot in attack and rarely scored a single goal in that period. Between 12.12.2015 and 12.01.2016, Brighton didn’t won any of their matches.
Still, they managed to snap out of this poor form and won 4 games in a row to occupy the 3rd position in the table. Now just 1 point behind Middlesbrough, who are losing many points lately, the direct promotion doesn’t seem that far for Brighton.
On Saturday Brighton face a tough visit to Cardiff. The home side will be highly motivated to win in front of own audience, as they haven’t done so in the past 3 games. Cardiff City are traditionally very strong at home and lost just once this Championship season at their stadium.
This match might turn out to be a really tight affair with both teams with chances of promotion. Last three times Cardiff City and Brighton met, the outcome was a draw and now a similar result is quite likely.