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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Leeds United at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bluebirds are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 3 of the 20 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was just last season, in August 2005, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Cardiff City | 2-1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 06 Jan | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | FAC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 29 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Leeds Utd. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Whites have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's total of 53 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Leeds Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 31 games have yielded only 30 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Bluebirds's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Leeds Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Leeds Utd. | 16 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |