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Cardiff City play host to Ipswich Town at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Bluebirds have the slight edge, having won 4 of the 10 games compared to Ipswich Town's 3 wins.
The last time the two teams met at Cardiff City was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1967, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1967/1968 | Sat 24 Feb | Ipswich Town | 4 - 2 | Cardiff City | DIV2 |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 07 Oct | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Ipswich Town | DIV2 |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 17 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | DIV2 |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 20 Aug | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | DIV2 |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 09 Apr | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | DIV2 |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 30 Oct | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | DIV2 |
| 1964/1965 | Sat 12 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Bluebirds, with 4 goals against.
The Tractor Boys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Tractor Boys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Cardiff City's total of 31 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Ipswich Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 31 from their 19 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Ipswich Town | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |