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History of the Cardiff City v Blackpool fixture

Cardiff City prepare to entertain Blackpool at Ninian Park on Tuesday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was less than a year ago, in April 2008, with Cardiff City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sat 04 Oct	Blackpool	1 - 1	Cardiff City	CHMP
2007/2008	Sat 12 Apr	Cardiff City	3-1	Blackpool	CHMP
2007/2008	Tue 11 Dec	Blackpool	0 - 1	Cardiff City	CHMP
2002/2003	Tue 18 Mar	Cardiff City	2 - 1	Blackpool	LGE1
2002/2003	Sat 19 Oct	Blackpool	1 - 0	Cardiff City	LGE1
2001/2002	Sat 09 Mar	Cardiff City	2 - 2	Blackpool	LGE1
2001/2002	Sat 15 Dec	Blackpool	1 - 1	Cardiff City	LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 6 conceded.

Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.

Cardiff City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 22 points from 13 games. Blackpool's 18 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Cardiff City	6	3	2	1	9	6	11
Blackpool	6	1	5	0	8	7	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Blackpool is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Bluebirds in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Cardiff City	4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Blackpool	Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 8 games since last defeat.