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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Barnsley at Ninian Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bluebirds are clearly on top, having won 10 and lost only 4 of the 17 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was just last season, in February 2007, with Cardiff City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 06 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 02 Feb | Cardiff City | 2-0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 23 Apr | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Bluebirds score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Cardiff City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 61 points from their 45 games played so far, Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 55 points from their 45 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bluebirds are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |