FM Preview: Cardiff City v Coventry City 21 Mar 2012

Last updated : 20 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cardiff City v Coventry City fixture

Cardiff City prepare to entertain Coventry City at Cardiff City Stadium on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bluebirds are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 5 of the 23 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cardiff City Stadium was just last season, in December 2010, with Cardiff City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 22 Nov Coventry City 1 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2010/2011 Sun 26 Dec Cardiff City 2-0 Coventry City Championship
2010/2011 Tue 19 Oct Coventry City 1 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2009/2010 Tue 16 Mar Coventry City 1 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2009/2010 Tue 20 Oct Cardiff City 2 - 0 Coventry City Championship
2008/2009 Wed 28 Jan Coventry City 0 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2008/2009 Tue 30 Sep Cardiff City 2 - 1 Coventry City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Bluebirds have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Coventry City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Sky Blues have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 58 points from their 37 games so far.

Coventry City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 31 points from their 37 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cardiff City 6 1 3 2 6 10 6
Coventry City 6 1 3 2 3 6 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Cardiff City are not exactly setting the world alight at Cardiff City Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Coventry City in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cardiff City Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Coventry City Not won in previous 21 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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