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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Ipswich Town at Ninian Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 8 of the 19 previous games, with the Bluebirds winning just 7.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was less than a year ago, in April 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Cardiff City | 0-3 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Ipswich Town | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 09 Apr | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 06 May | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 28 Nov | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
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 total of 10 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Ipswich Town is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Tractor Boys have hit 10 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's total of 27 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Ipswich Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 13 points from their 17 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
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 Ipswich Town in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Ipswich Town | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 10 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |