Crystal Palace face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 9 of the 24 previous games, with the hosts winning just 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Crystal Palace | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
2000/2001 | Tue 05 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
2000/2001 | Wed 23 Aug | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Eagles have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's total of 41 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Crystal Palace find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 25 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Cardiff City | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bluebirds, as the Eagles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Cardiff City | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 8 away matches. |