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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 9 of the 24 previous games, with the Bluebirds winning just 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was just last season, in September 2005, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Crystal Palace | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Cardiff City | 1-0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 05 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 23 Aug | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Eagles have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's total of 41 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Crystal Palace find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 25 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 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City are not exactly setting the world alight at Ninian Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Crystal Palace in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 8 away matches. |