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Cardiff City travel to take on Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Bluebirds have winning an impressive 9 games, and losing 3.
The last time the two teams met at Scunthorpe U. was back in September 2000, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Feb | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 2 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 30 Aug | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 01 May | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 12 Dec | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 2 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Bluebirds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 4 goals for and 3 against.
Scunthorpe U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 39 points from their 43 games thus far. Cardiff City's 60 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Bluebirds of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Glanford Park Stadium with Cardiff City coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 11 games since last defeat. |