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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Burnley at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 33 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 16 wins, and Burnley have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Cardiff City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Burnley | 3 - 3 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Burnley is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Clarets have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's 38 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Burnley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 39 from their 28 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Burnley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
None of the two sides are showing much worthwhile form at present, so the Madmen can look no further than a single point for the Bluebirds. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Burnley | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |