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Cardiff City face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor 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 19 and win only 8 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2004, the Clarets carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Burnley | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Dec | Burnley | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 01 Mar | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Burnley | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Clarets, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Burnley, Cardiff City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bluebirds have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burnley are currently lying in 19th place in Coca Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 4 from their 6 matches played. Cardiff City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Clarets, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | 4 games since last away draw. |