FootyMAD's Scunthorpe United match preview

History of the Cardiff City v Scunthorpe United fixture

Cardiff City prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 16 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 6 wins, and Scunthorpe U. have come away with 3 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was two seasons ago, in October 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008	Sat 19 Apr	Scunthorpe U.	3 - 2	Cardiff City	CHMP
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

Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Scunthorpe U. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Cardiff City	6	2	1	3	7	13	7
Scunthorpe U.	6	2	4	0	10	6	10

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 Scunthorpe U.. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Cardiff City	4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Scunthorpe U.	Undefeated in last 6 away games. 8 games since last defeat.