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Cardiff City travel to take on Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Leicester City was amazingly over twenty years ago, in April 1982, with Leicester City running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 17 Apr | Leicester City | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 21 Nov | Cardiff City | 3 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 03 Jan | Leicester City | 3 - 0 | Cardiff City | FAC |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 08 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Fri 21 Dec | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 03 Mar | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City 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, 7 to 6.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bluebirds have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 49 points from their 41 matches. Cardiff City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 46 points from 42 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Foxes, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |