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Cardiff City travel to take on Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 8 of the 37 games.
The last time the two teams met at Bristol City was just over four years ago, in May 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 3) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 May | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | D2PO |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | D2PO |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 22 Apr | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Cardiff City | 1 - 3 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 09 Oct | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 22 Feb | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These games have seen the Robins score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bluebirds have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 35 points from 21 games. Cardiff City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 26 points from their 21 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Cardiff City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |