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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Preston North End at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 41 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 19 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was less than a year ago, in December 2008, with Cardiff City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Preston N.E. | 6 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Cardiff City | 2-0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Preston N.E. | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 23 Feb | Cardiff City | 4 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 7 conceded.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the North End have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 27 points from their 18 games so far. Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 25 points from their 18 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Cardiff City, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |