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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at Ninian Park at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 1 of the 11 previous games, with the Bluebirds winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was just last season, in September 2003, with Cardiff City running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Cardiff City | 3-0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 16 Jan | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Bluebirds score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. The Railwaymen have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Cardiff City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 41 points from 37 matches. Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 44 points from their 38 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Bluebirds's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Crewe Alex.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | 6 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 13 most recent games. |