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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 31 games played, The Blades have recorded 7 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2006, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 3 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 14 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
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, 9 to 8.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.
Cardiff City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 22 matches. Sheff. Utd.'s 30 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Cardiff City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |