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Cardiff City face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Cardiff City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 16 Mar | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 20 Oct | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 28 Jan | Coventry City | 0 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 30 Sep | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 12 Feb | Coventry City | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Coventry City | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Coventry City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 18 points from their 11 games so far. Cardiff City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 23 points from the 11 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Coventry City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Cardiff City | 11 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |