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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Ipswich Town at Ninian Park on Tuesday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 6 of the 14 previous games, with the Bluebirds winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was just last season, in November 2003, with Ipswich Town inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 May | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Cardiff City | 2-3 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 07 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 07 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 24 Feb | Ipswich Town | 4 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 07 Oct | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The Bluebirds have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Cardiff City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 41 points from 36 matches. Ipswich Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 69 points from 37 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Ipswich Town will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Ipswich Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |