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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Leicester City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 12 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was two seasons ago, in March 2008, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Cardiff City | 0-1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 26 Nov | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Cardiff City | 3 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 26 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Bluebirds, with 5 goals against.
The Foxes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Foxes's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Cardiff City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 36 points from 21 games. Leicester City's total of 34 points from their 21 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 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Bluebirds, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Leicester City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |