Cardiff must be wary going into 'massive' Hull game
Iwan Roberts says Cardiff City must be wary of Hull City's sparkling away form as they prepare to face their fellow Championship strugglers on Tuesday.Hull visit the Cardiff City Stadium in what is a game in hand on all three sides in the second tier's bottom three for both the Bluebirds and the Tigers.Cardiff are three points and one place outside the relegation zone going into the game, with Hull above their opponents on goal difference.Omer Riza's Cardiff are without a win in their past four matches, though they are unbeaten in five on their own ground.But they take on a Hull side who have a far better record on their travels than they do at their own MKM Stadium this season."It's only three wins in 20 league games for Cardiff and they have drawn six of their last 10. That's why they are not more points clear of the bottom three," former Wales striker turned pundit Roberts told BBC Radio Wales."They have the game in hand at home on Tuesday. It's a massive game."If you look at Hull away from home, they have won four of the last five. Those wins have come at Blackburn, Millwall, Sheffield United and Sunderland on Saturday."So that is going to be a tough game for Omer and the boys."
Anthony Patterson's own goal was enough to earn Hull their shock weekend triumph at Sunderland.That was their sixth away league win this season compared to just two victories at home, one of which was in Riza's game as Cardiff boss back in September.Cardiff head into the return fixture having secured a point at Plymouth Argyle despite losing Dimitrios Goutas to a red card early in the second half.While Cardiff had hoped to claim victory against another of their relegation rivals, Roberts felt the draw was a positive result."When you look at Plymouth's form at home, that's why they have not been relegated already," he said."They were going into this game having won their last three at home and they'd beaten Liverpool in the FA Cup. I think it was a good point."
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