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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 1 of the 12 previous games, with the Bluebirds winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was less than a year ago, in March 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 16 Jan | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Railwaymen have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 19 points from their 13 games so far. Crewe Alex. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola Championship with a return of just 12 points from their 14 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Bluebirds being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Crewe Alex. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 18 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |