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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 34 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 17 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 2006, with Cardiff City running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Cardiff City | 3-0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City 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 Bluebirds, with 5 goals against.
Burnley's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Clarets, and 7 goals against.
Cardiff City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 16 games giving them a return of 33 points. Burnley are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 31 points from 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Burnley | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Burnley will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Burnley | Undefeated in last 7 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |