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Cardiff City are ready to welcome Leeds United to Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bluebirds are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 3 of the 18 games.
The previous match played between the two at Ninian Park was within the last three years, in January 2002, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sun 06 Jan | Cardiff City | 2-1 | Leeds Utd. | FAC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 29 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Wed 12 Sep | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 11 Feb | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 10 Sep | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 04 Jan | Leeds Utd. | 4 - 1 | Cardiff City | FAC |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 26 Feb | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Bluebirds have conceded a disappointing 9 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Leeds Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Whites have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 8 points from their 11 games thus far. Leeds Utd. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 10 matches.
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 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Ninian Park for the Bluebirds and the Madmen are unable to see past Leeds Utd. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Leeds Utd. | No win in the 2 most recent games. |