FM Preview: Cardiff City v Crystal Palace 26 Dec 2012

Last updated : 25 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cardiff City v Crystal Palace fixture

Cardiff City prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Cardiff City Stadium on Wednesday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cardiff City Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2012, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in an League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 22 Sep Crystal Palace 3 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2011/2012 Sat 28 Apr Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2011/2012 Tue 24 Jan Cardiff City 1-0 Crystal Palace League Cup
2011/2012 Tue 10 Jan Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Cardiff City League Cup
2011/2012 Sat 05 Nov Cardiff City 2 - 0 Crystal Palace Championship
2010/2011 Tue 08 Mar Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Cardiff City Championship
2010/2011 Tue 28 Sep Cardiff City 0 - 0 Crystal Palace Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Bluebirds, with 4 goals against.

Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Cardiff City are leading the way in the npower Championship, with their 23 games giving them a return of 47 points.

Crystal Palace are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 43 points from 23 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cardiff City 6 4 1 1 10 5 13
Crystal Palace 6 1 4 1 9 7 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Cardiff City may be coming up against a decent side in Crystal Palace, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Bluebirds. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cardiff City 13 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Crystal Palace Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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