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Cardiff City are ready to welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 26 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 12 wins, and Brighton & HA have come away with 6 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Ninian Park was more than three years back, in September 2001, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Thu 31 Jan | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Feb | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 05 Dec | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | AM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 09 Mar | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 5 conceded.
Brighton & HA have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Cardiff City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 34 from their 31 matches played. Brighton & HA find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 32 matches.
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 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Brighton & HA | No win in the 3 most recent games. |