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Cardiff City play host to Walsall at Ninian Park at lunchtime on Friday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bluebirds are clearly on top, winning 7 and drawing 4 of the 12 games played.
The last time the two teams met at Cardiff City was more than a decade ago, in January 1993, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | LD1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 30 Jan | Cardiff City | 2-1 | Walsall | LD3 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 22 Aug | Walsall | 2 - 3 | Cardiff City | LD3 |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 03 Mar | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Walsall | DIV4 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 18 Jan | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | DIV4 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 09 Mar | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | DIV4 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 15 Dec | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Walsall | DIV4 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
Walsall have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Saddlers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Cardiff City's 35 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 31 points from their 24 games played so far,
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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 5 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City are not exactly setting the world alight at Ninian Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Walsall in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Walsall | 4 games since last away draw. |