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Cardiff prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at Ninian Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was less than a year ago, in April 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Cardiff | 0-0 | Wigan | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Wigan | 2 - 2 | Cardiff | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Wigan | 4 - 0 | Cardiff | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 12 Oct | Cardiff | 2 - 2 | Wigan | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Wigan | 2 - 0 | Cardiff | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Cardiff | 0 - 0 | Wigan | LD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Mon 31 Mar | Wigan | 0 - 1 | Cardiff | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Bluebirds have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.
The Latics have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Latics, and 1 goals against.
Cardiff's 14 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Wigan are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 20 points from the 9 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
| Wigan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Wigan will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wigan | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 6 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |