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Cardiff City travel to take on Charlton Athletic at The Valley 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 18 and win only 4 of the 32 games.
The last time the two teams met at Charlton Ath. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in March 1985, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1984/1985 | Tue 05 Mar | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 4 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 25 Aug | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 31 Jan | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 27 Aug | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 13 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Mon 28 Dec | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 08 Mar | Cardiff City | 3 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Charlton Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Addicks in those games, with 7 conceded.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Charlton Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 25 points from 15 games. Cardiff City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 15 from their 14 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Addicks, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Charlton Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Cardiff City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |