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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 28 games played, Blades have recorded 6 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 5 - 3 | Cardiff City | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 27 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Cardiff City | FAC |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 11 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | DIV3 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 11 Feb | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | DIV3 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 22 Dec | Cardiff City | 1 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | DIV2 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 01 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 7 conceded.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Cardiff City's 52 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 63 points from 38 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Blades has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Cardiff City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | 5 games since last defeat. |