Cardiff City play host to Burnley at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 31 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 14 wins, and Burnley have come away with 7 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Cardiff City was just over four years ago, in April 2000, with Burnley inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a League Division Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | LD1 |
1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Cardiff City | 1-2 | Burnley | LD2 |
1999/2000 | Sat 18 Dec | Burnley | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LD2 |
1993/1994 | Tue 01 Mar | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Burnley | LD2 |
1993/1994 | Sat 12 Feb | Burnley | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | LD2 |
1991/1992 | Wed 22 Apr | Burnley | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | DIV4 |
1991/1992 | Sat 29 Feb | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Burnley | DIV4 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Burnley have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Clarets have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's 59 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Burnley are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 47 points from 41 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
Burnley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Bluebirds's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Burnley. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Cardiff City | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
Burnley | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |