2025-01-01 15:00
Geoff Eltringham, England
Cardiff City Stadium - Caerdydd
Cardiff have lost three of their last 18 league games against Coventry (W10 D5) and are unbeaten in four against the Sky Blues (W2 D2).
Coventry have lost six of their last eight league visits to Cardiff (W1 D1) and lost 3-2 there last season under Mark Robins.
Cardiff City have lost five of their last six league games on New Year’s Day, though did win 2-1 at QPR last year. They have never won on January 1 in back-to-back years before.
Coventry haven’t lost their opening league game of a calendar year in any of the last 11 years (W9 D2) since they lost 1-0 to Shrewsbury Town in 2013.
Coventry manager Frank Lampard has never lost a league game against Welsh opposition in three previous meetings (W1 D2).