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Cardiff City travel to take on Southend United at Roots Hall on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 4 wins, and Southend Utd. have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Southend Utd. was back in January 2001, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | Southend Utd. | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 28 Aug | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 13 Apr | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 28 Nov | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 26 Aug | Southend Utd. | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 12 Aug | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGEC |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 22 Apr | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 6 conceded.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Bluebirds's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Southend Utd. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 8 matches. Cardiff City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 8 games giving them a return of 17 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 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 Southend Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Cardiff City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |