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Cardiff City face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 5 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, the The Owls carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 03 May | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 6 conceded.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 9 points from their 8 games played so far, Cardiff City's total of 13 points from their 8 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 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Cardiff City only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Hillsborough will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |