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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Burnley at Ninian Park on Monday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bluebirds are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 7 of the 36 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was just last season, in October 2007, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 09 Dec | Burnley | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Burnley | 3 - 3 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Cardiff City | 2-1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Burnley | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Burnley | 3 - 3 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 8 conceded.
Burnley have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Clarets's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Cardiff City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 70 points from 41 games. Burnley's total of 69 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| Burnley | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 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 run of 3 matches. |
| Burnley | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |