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Cardiff City travel to take on Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 3 wins, and Southampton have come away with 9 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was more than a decade ago, in October 1995, the Saints carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 04 Oct | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 19 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1977/1978 | Wed 29 Mar | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Mon 26 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Mon 11 Apr | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Wed 10 Nov | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Bluebirds's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Southampton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 43 points from 40 matches. Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 59 from their 40 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Bluebirds has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Southampton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | 4 games since last away draw. |