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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Stoke City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Bluebirds have the slight edge, having won 7 of the 14 games compared to Stoke's 5 wins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was just last season, in May 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in an Div. Two Play-Offs match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Wed 01 May | Cardiff City | 0-2 | Stoke | D2P |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 28 Apr | Stoke | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | D2P |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Stoke | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 19 Dec | Stoke | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 30 Apr | Stoke | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 19 Oct | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Stoke | LD2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 24 Mar | Cardiff City | 1 - 3 | Stoke | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Bluebirds, with 3 goals against.
The away form of Stoke is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Potters have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Cardiff City's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Stoke are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 17 from their 16 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| Stoke | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Bluebirds being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Stoke | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |