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Cardiff City travel to take on Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 4 of the 20 games.
The last time the two teams met at Leeds Utd. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in December 1984, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Leeds United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Leeds Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 36 points from their 28 games played so far, Cardiff City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 30 points from 28 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Whites, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leeds Utd. | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Cardiff City | 6 games since last defeat. |