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Cardiff travel to take on Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff Utd was just over four years ago, in January 1999, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Wed 27 Jan | Sheff Utd | 4 - 1 | Cardiff | FAC |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 11 Apr | Sheff Utd | 0 - 1 | Cardiff | DIV3 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 11 Feb | Cardiff | 0 - 0 | Sheff Utd | DIV3 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 22 Dec | Cardiff | 1 - 3 | Sheff Utd | DIV2 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 01 Sep | Sheff Utd | 2 - 1 | Cardiff | DIV2 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 05 Feb | Sheff Utd | 2 - 0 | Cardiff | DIV3 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 25 Sep | Cardiff | 2 - 0 | Sheff Utd | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Blades in those games, with 7 conceded.
Cardiff have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Sheff Utd's total of 14 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Cardiff's 11 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff Utd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| Cardiff | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Cardiff not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Sheff Utd will ease to victory over the Bluebirds. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff Utd | Unbeaten in the last 14 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Cardiff | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |