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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Ninian Park on Tuesday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 9 of the 25 previous games, with the Bluebirds winning just 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was less than a year ago, 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 30 Dec | Cardiff City | 0-0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Crystal Palace | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 05 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
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. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Eagles have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Cardiff City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 14 from their 13 matches played. Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 12 points from their 14 games thus far.
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 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
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 Crystal Palace in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |