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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Colchester United at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 5 of the 11 previous games, with the Bluebirds winning just 4.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was just last season, in December 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Cardiff City | 0-0 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Colchester U. | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 24 Aug | Colchester U. | 0 - 2 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 20 Dec | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 20 Nov | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Bluebirds's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Colchester U. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the U's have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 19 matches. Colchester U. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 20 from their 20 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City are not exactly setting the world alight at Ninian Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Colchester U. in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |