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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Doncaster Rovers at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bluebirds are clearly on top, having won 9 and lost only 3 of the 14 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was less than a year ago, in January 2010, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 30 Jan | Cardiff City | 2-1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Cardiff City | 7 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 04 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 08 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 3 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 4 points from their 2 games so far. Doncaster Rvs.'s total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bluebirds go into their game against Doncaster Rvs. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |