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Cardiff City face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 10 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Fri 19 Nov | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Apr | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 4 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Mar | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 01 Jan | Preston N.E. | 5 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 6 conceded.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Bluebirds's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Preston N.E. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 71 points from 42 games. Cardiff City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 46 from their 41 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bluebirds are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Preston N.E.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Cardiff City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |