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History of the Walsall v Cardiff City fixture

Cardiff travel to take on Walsall at Bescot Stadium on Saturday evening,

The last time the two teams met at Walsall was more than a decade ago, in August 1992, with Cardiff inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the The Saddlers in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
1992/1993	Sat 30 Jan	Cardiff	2 - 1	Walsall	LD3
1992/1993	Sat 22 Aug	Walsall	2 - 3	Cardiff	LD3
1991/1992	Tue 03 Mar	Cardiff	2 - 1	Walsall	DIV4
1991/1992	Sat 18 Jan	Walsall	0 - 0	Cardiff	DIV4
1990/1991	Sat 09 Mar	Walsall	0 - 0	Cardiff	DIV4
1990/1991	Sat 15 Dec	Cardiff	0 - 2	Walsall	DIV4
1989/1990	Tue 24 Apr	Cardiff	3 - 1	Walsall	DIV3

Recent respective form guides

Walsall are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Saddlers in those games, with 5 conceded.

Cardiff have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Bluebirds have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far, Cardiff lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 7 from their 4 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Walsall	6	2	2	2	8	6	8
Cardiff	6	4	1	1	11	5	13

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Cardiff on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Walsall. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Walsall	Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Cardiff	Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago.