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Cardiff City face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 7 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2005, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Cardiff City | 4 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 03 May | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 08 Dec | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 28 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Bluebirds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Bluebirds, and 5 goals against.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 19 points from their 14 games played so far, Cardiff City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 14 games giving them a return of 30 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Sunderland. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Cardiff City | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |