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Cardiff City are ready to welcome Barnsley to Ninian Park on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bluebirds are clearly on top, winning 56.25% of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Ninian Park was more than three years back, in February 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 23 Apr | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 15 Sep | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 04 Feb | Barnsley | 2 - 3 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 01 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's total of 49 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Barnsley are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 32 from their 30 matches played.
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City are not exactly setting the world alight at Ninian Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Barnsley in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Barnsley | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |