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Cardiff City travel to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Wolves was well over fifteen years ago, back in January 1989, with Wolves running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1988/1989 | Tue 04 Apr | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Wolves | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 10 Jan | Wolves | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 06 Feb | Wolves | 1 - 4 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 05 Sep | Cardiff City | 3 - 2 | Wolves | LGE2 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 24 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Wolves | LGE2 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 06 Sep | Wolves | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 26 Apr | Wolves | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Wolverhampton Wanderers losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Wolves's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Wolves find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 9 matches. Cardiff City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 5 points from their 9 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wolves | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Wolves, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wolves | Drawn last 4 games at home. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Cardiff City | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |