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Cardiff City face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 8 of the 38 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, the Robins carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 May | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | D2PO |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | D2PO |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 22 Apr | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Robins have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
In complete contrast to Bristol City, Cardiff City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bluebirds have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 57 points from their 38 games so far. Cardiff City's total of 59 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Cardiff City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |