Pick of the stats: Cardiff City v West Ham United

On Wednesday, West Ham United will face Cardiff City in a Championship match, with the Hammers without their Portuguese manager Nuno Espirito Santo following two recent losses. Cardiff aims to recover from their recent defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers and build momentum for the upcoming campaign. The two teams meet for the first time since March 2019, when Cardiff triumphed 2-0.

Cardiff's last consecutive wins against West Ham came in April and September 1950. West Ham, on the other hand, have claimed four of their last five matches against Cardiff (losing just one), with their most recent victory coming at Swansea in the current season.

Interestingly, West Ham have not won two away games against Welsh clubs in a single league season before. Conversely, Cardiff have been unbeaten at home this season, claiming three wins in a row. They last achieved four consecutive league wins in October and November 2024. Meanwhile, West Ham have maintained an unbeaten away record this season, securing three victories and drawing once, with an impressive aggregate score of 7-0.

The last time they won three consecutive matches away from home was in October 2021. Prior to that, they managed four consecutive wins without conceding a goal between April and September 2007.