West Ham made the news headlines on Tuesday when they parted ways with manager Nuno Espirito Santo just 13 games into the Championship season.
The Hammers made the decision that changes were needed after suffering back-to-back home defeats to Southampton and West Brom, but their position is hardly desperate as those results left them in the play-off positions in eighth place and only six points off top spot.
Hosts Cardiff City have not had such a strong start and ended the weekend in 17th place in the Championship after winning only three of their first 13 league games and being beaten 3-0 by Wolves at Molineux on Saturday.
Cardiff City v West Ham Tips Summary
Best Bet - West Ham to win @ 19/20
Alternative Bet - Jarrod Bowen anytime goalscorer @ 5/4
Bet Builder - Over 3 goals, Yousef Salech 1+ shot on target & Joel Bagan to be booked @ 31/4
Cardiff City v West Ham Prediction
Best Bet: West Ham to win @ 19/20
West Ham are 9/4 second favourites to win the Championship this season despite their mixed start to the campaign, but provided Tuesday's drama has not unsettled the squad, the Hammers should be up to the task of dispatching the Bluebirds.
The Londoners have lost only three of their first 13 games despite the consecutive defeats by Southampton and West Brom on the last two Saturdays, and both of those sides are more challenging opponents than City.
The Bluebirds have been a far stronger outfit at home, winning their last three matches in Cardiff against Charlton, Watford and Birmingham, but they are their only league successes all season and the first two of those sides are struggling early on.
The Irons are unbeaten on the road in the league, with three wins and three draws, and, after thumping Lincoln 6-0 and beating second-placed Swansea 1-0 on their last two road trips, they should be confident as they head down the M4 again.
The combination of West Ham's impressive forward options and the defensive injury issues of the home side should see the Hammers picking up three points to improve their chances of promotion under their next manager.
Alternative Bet: Jarrod Bowen anytime goalscorer @ 5/4
It should be no surprise that a player of Jarrod Bowen's quality has had little trouble scoring goals after dropping into the Championship and the England international is joint-third in the second-tier list with seven goals.
Bowen should relish the prospect of taking on a depleted home defence, with Callum Chambers, Dylan Lawlor and Krystian Bielik likely to miss the game and Will Fish doubtful with a hamstring issue, while Gabriel Osho is serving the final match of a three-game suspension.
Bowen has scored in three of West Ham's last five games, against QPR, Lincoln and West Brom, and can hit the target again in Cardiff.
Cardiff City v West Ham Bet Builder Tip
Over 3 goals
Yousef Salech 1+ shot on target
Joel Bagan to be booked
Pays 31/4
Kick off a three-leg bet builder on Wednesday's Championship fixture at Cardiff City Stadium by expecting a lively encounter with over 3.5 goals.
City have played in some high-scoring games lately, beating Charlton 3-1 and Watford 5-1 while drawing 2-2 at Middlesbrough, and they conceded three times against Wolves in their latest defeat on Saturday.
West Ham have played in 11 games with over 3.5 goals from 16 league and cup outings this season and this could be another entertaining fixture.
Yousef Salech scored Cardiff's winner against Birmingham in the Bluebirds' last home match and, with six goals already this season, he can be fancied to have at least one shot on target on Wednesday.
To complete the bet, add home defender Joel Bagan to be booked. He can't seem to stay out of trouble at the moment and has picked up three successive yellow cards against Middlesbrough, Birmingham and Wolves.
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Key Match Stats
West Ham are unbeaten in six league away games this season (W3, D3)
Cardiff City have won only three of their first 13 Championship matches
Cardiff have scored nine goals in their last three home games
West Ham have scored more away goals than any other Championship side
Five of Cardiff's last six games have produced over 2.5 goals
Jarrod Bowen has scored three goals in his last five appearances
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