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Crystal Palace face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 9 of the 25 previous games, with the hosts winning just 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 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 |
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. A generous 9 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. Eagles have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Cardiff City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 14 from their 13 matches played. Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 12 points from their 14 games thus 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 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
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 | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |